Slow Cooker Pumpkin Butter Recipe - The Magical Slow Cooker (2024)

FAQs

Why can you can apple butter but not pumpkin butter? ›

When cooked down into a butter, pumpkin flesh becomes quite dense, making it difficult for the heat produced in a canner to penetrate fully through the contents of the jar. This means that even in a pressure canner, the interior of the jar may not reach the 240 degrees needed to kill those pesky botulism spores.

Yet year after year, people are disappointed to learn that they cannot can it at home, neither by water bath canning nor by pressure canning. The same holds true for unsweetened purées of pumpkin and winter squash. Pumpkin butter and purée can, however, be safely frozen.

Shelf Life

Pumpkin butter will keep refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 3 weeks. It may also be frozen for 3 to 6 months.

I created this pumpkin seed butter to satisfy my craving for variety. And also to get sufficient magnesium in my diet (here's why). Another reason that I love this alternative to my regular nut-butter is the anti-inflammatory benefits of pumpkin seeds.

There are no research-tested pressure canning recipes for puréed pumpkin that prove the amount of heat penetration into the center of the product is adequate to eliminate the risk of Clostridium botulinum, which can cause botulism toxin and be deadly.

Does pumpkin butter need to be refrigerated? Yes! Because it's perishable, refrigerate or freeze your pumpkin butter.

Home canning is not recommended for pumpkin butter or any mashed or pureed pumpkin or winter squash.

We love pumpkin butter on toast, but there's so much more you can do with fall's ultimate condiment. Spread pumpkin butter on toast, scones, quickbreads, and scones, or dollop atop French toast. It can also be used as an ingredient in pancakes and even as a savory pasta sauce.

Can you use expired butter? Here's the good news: If you notice that your butter's expiration date has passed but you don't have time to run down to the store for a new tub, you can still eat it with relative safety as long as you inspect it first.

No, pumpkin butter is not the same as pumpkin purée. Pumpkin purée is 100% pure pumpkin that has been blended into a smooth consistency, whereas you cook the pumpkin purée with additional ingredients to make this pumpkin spread.

Can you eat 1 year expired butter? ›

But storing it in a cold fridge or icy freezer will put that spoilage off. In the freezer, well-wrapped butter can last up to a year, after which its flavor and quality will be compromised. It may also develop freezer burn. In the refrigerator, well-wrapped salted butter can last up to five months without spoiling.

Home canning is not recommended for pumpkin butter or any mashed or pureed pumpkin or winter squash.

The natural sugars in the apples make this recipe safe to process in a boiling water bath canner. You can also make this quickly in the Instant Pot if you'd like. Check out Katie's Instant Pot Apple Butter for the recipe.

Apple jam is like apple butter in that it features apples cooked down over a long period of time. However, apple jam is thinner in consistency, lighter in color, and often includes bits of fruit, whereas apple butter is thicker, darker in color (thanks to caramelization) and blended until smooth.

Leave the crock of apple butter uncovered, and continue to cook on LOW heat for another hour or so before giving it another stir. The apple butter will be fairly thick, but still run off the spoon–like the texture of commercial apple sauce. Don't worry, the apple butter will thicken as it cools.