Have you had it up to your ears with pumpkin recipes or can you not get enough? This Whiskey Maple Pumpkin Butter recipe will get you in the pumpkin spirit, if only as the prefect foodie or hostess gift. Beware, it is a bit addictive. This recipe uses only natural sugars and locally sourced ingredients from the pumpkin and Kauffman’s apple cider to the PA maple syrup.
When you gift the Whiskey Maple Pumpkin Butter include a few recipe tips (Find them here). Make a lovely basket by including the pumpkin butter, handmade Orange Spiced Butter and a quick batch of homemade biscuits.
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Whiskey Maple Pumpkin Butter
Recipe: Phoebe Canakis, phoebespurefood.com
Yield: 10-12 ounces
Tip: Cooking for only 30 minutes will yield a thinner butter. Feel free to adjust the spice. Taste as you go. Lastly, be careful of the bubbles as it simmers. It can make a mess of the stovetop and burn. Turn the heat down if there is too much bubbling and stir often.
Ingredients
- 2 cups pumpkin puree
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup apple cider
- 1/4 whiskey or bourbon
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
Directions:
- Combine all the ingredients in a one or two quart saucepan and stir until combined.
- Heat the pumpkin mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer. Cook for 40-50 minutes, uncovered, stirring frequently.
- The pumpkin mixture may produce hot, splashing bubbles. If this occurs turn the heat lower or prop a plate over the saucepan by placing 2 wooden spatulas on the saucepan and putting a plate on the spatulas.
- Allow to cool and refrigerate.
