Raspberry Apple Butter
3 cup Raspberry Reàl
Makes 1 Quart
4 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and cut into chunks
4 Honeycrisp apples, peeled, cored, and cut into chunks
3/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice
3 cups Raspberry Reàl
1 Tablespoon apple pie spice or pumpkin pie spice
Combine all ingredients except Raspberry Reàl and spices in a saucepot. Simmer for 20 minutes, until apples are soft.
Add to blender; purée until smooth. Add back to pot along with Raspberry Reàl and spices, and simmer for another 15 minutes, until thickened. Store in refrigerator in an airtight container, or can in Mason jars.
Raspberry Reàl is a sumptuous blend of Willamette and Glen Clova Raspberries from the Pacific Northwest infused with cane sugar and designed for a wide range of hand-crafted cocktails, including bellinis, beer cocktails, frozen or shaken daiquiris, and a multitude of alcohol-free drinks.