The Spicy Olive’s Pumpkin Butter

Maple Balsamic Pumpkin Butter

A delicious Fall treat! Spread on toast or muffins, Make a Spiced Pumpkin Dip by mixing 1 cup Pumpkin butter with a block of  cream cheese until smooth and serve with graham cracker, apple slices or ginger snaps.

The Spicy Olive's Pumpkin Butter

Ingredients
  

  • 2 15 ounce cans pumpkin puree
  • 1/2 cup brown Sugar
  • 1/4 cup The Spicy Olive's Vermont Maple Balsamic Vinegar
  • 1/4 cup The Spicy Olive;s Pumpkin Spice white balsamic vinegar
  • 1/2 teas grated nutmeg
  • 1/2 teas cinnamon
  • 1 pinch Sea Salt

Method
 

  1. In a large heavy saucepan, combine all the ingredients over medium heat, stirring to combine.
  2. Continue to barely simmer the mixture uncovered stirring occasionally for 30 minutes, until the texture of the butter is thick and the aroma complex.
  3. Give it a taste and adjust flavor, accordingly, adding more sugar for sweetness, or maple balsamic to deepen color/flavor/acidity, cinnamon and/or nutmeg for warmth, or salt for balance.
  4. Allow to cool to room temperature before transferring to a storage container. It can be stored for up to two weeks in the refrigerator or frozen for up to a month.