What kind of apple butter should I use?

Choose an apple butter with the most genuinely concentrated and the most deeply flavorful individual character — look for brands using real apples and the most minimal added sugars. A good apple butter should taste the most intensely of cooked apple with warm spices and a slightly caramel-like depth from the most slow cooking process. Avoid thin or overly sweet varieties that lack the most essential concentrated apple character that makes this frosting so genuinely extraordinary.

Can I substitute apple butter with something else?

Apple butter is the most specifically irreplaceable ingredient for the most authentically apple-flavored individual frosting — no direct substitute provides the same concentrated apple and spice character. If apple butter is genuinely unavailable, reduce three cups of fresh apple juice to a quarter cup by simmering in a saucepan over low heat for the most concentrated individual apple reduction that approximates the most essential apple butter flavor profile.

How do I make this dairy-free?

Substitute the unsalted butter with the same quantity of softened vegan butter — most coconut-oil-based vegan butter brands produce the most similarly smooth and the most properly creamy individual dairy-free buttercream. Use almond milk or oat milk in place of the dairy milk for the most beautifully consistent dairy-free apple buttercream frosting result.

Apple Buttercream Easy Apple Butter Cinnamon Fluffy Frosting Recipe

Description

The most extraordinary fluffy Apple Buttercream made by beating 1 cup room temperature softened butter on medium speed 2 to 3 minutes until light fluffy and pale scraping bowl occasionally then on lowest speed gradually adding 4 cups sifted powdered sugar one cup at a time mixing just combined 15 to 30 seconds per cup stopping to scrape bowl then adding 1/2 cup apple butter on medium 1 to 2 minutes until well combined pouring in 2 tbsp milk and 1 tsp vanilla mixing 1 to 2 more minutes until light fluffy and glossy adding optional 1/4 tsp cinnamon and pinch salt on low just combined then whipping medium-high 1 to 2 minutes until most incredibly fluffy tasting and adjusting adding more apple butter for stronger apple flavor or more powdered sugar for sweetness. A completely perfect fall spiced apple butter cinnamon fluffy buttercream frosting recipe.

Ingredients

Scale

1 cup 2 sticks Unsalted Butter softened to room temperature

4 cups Powdered Sugar sifted

1/2 cup Apple Butter

2 tbsp Whole Milk or Heavy Cream

1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract

1/4 tsp Ground Cinnamon optional but recommended

Pinch of Salt

Instructions

1. Beat room temperature butter on medium 2 to 3 minutes until light fluffy and pale. Scrape bowl occasionally.

2. On lowest speed gradually add sifted powdered sugar one cup at a time. Mix just combined 15 to 30 seconds per cup.

3. Stop and scrape sides and bottom of bowl thoroughly.

4. Add apple butter. Increase to medium. Mix 1 to 2 minutes until well combined.

5. Add milk and vanilla. Mix medium 1 to 2 more minutes until light fluffy and glossy.

6. Add optional cinnamon and salt. Mix low just combined.

7. Whip medium-high 1 to 2 minutes until incredibly fluffy.

8. Taste and adjust flavor and consistency as needed.

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Category: Frosting, Buttercream, Fall, Autumn
Method: No Cook
Cuisine: American

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 150
Sugar: 20g
Sodium: 50mg
Fat: 7g
Saturated Fat: 4g
Unsaturated Fat: 2g
Trans Fat: 0g
Carbohydrates: 22g
Fiber: 0g
Protein: 1g
Cholesterol: 30mg

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