Sweet potato butter makes great homemade holiday gifts and is perfect for slathering over biscuits, toast, your favorite bread, or even apple slices.
Sweet potato butter is a smooth creamy mixture of sweet potatoes, brown sugar, and fall spices that sends bread over the top. Serve it on your Thanksgiving table and you’re sure to wow your guests!
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While researching for this recipe, I was surprised to find that there is so much variety in the ingredients of sweet potato butter out there! We chose to use apple juice along with cinnamon, cloves, ginger and dark brown sugar for the added sweetness.
Other recipes use orange juice or even lemon juice for a little tartness. You can also add nutmeg and sweeten with honey, molasses, or even agave if you prefer those over brown sugar. We’re all about making recipes your own!
Sweet potato butter is also a perfect homemade Christmas present or hostess gift! Let’s be honest, 2020 has not been kind to any of our bank accounts and the best gifts come from the heart anyway!
You can whip up enough for everyone on your gift list in less than 30 minutes. Find more great gift ideas here!
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The key to making your butter the easy way to is to buy the sweet potatoes already cooked and mashed. If you want to make it from scratch, though, you’ll just need an extra 30 minutes or so to dice, boil, and mash your sweet potatoes.
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- Top rated, but affordable blender
- A food processor you are going to love
- Adorable mason jars with labels
- a more contemporary gift jar style
If making it homemade you may want to run yours through a blender or food processor to ensure there are no lumps. Other than that, it is seriously so simple and easy to make!
Sweet Potato Butter
Ingredients
- 3 cups mashed sweet potatoes
- 1-1/2 cup unsweetened apple juice
- 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a saucepan over medium high heat. Simmer, stirring frequently, until liquid is mostly absorbed, about 15 minutes.
- If lumps remain, blend in a food processor until smooth. Be sure to vent so steam can escape!
- Store in an airtight container for up to one week, or divide between 4-8 oz. sterilized jars and can to give as gifts.
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I’ve never made sweet potato butter, but after seeing your recipe I’m definitely giving it a try! I looks so creamy and delicious! Makes for the perfect Thanksgiving spread! How long do you recommend for storing the spread? Thanks!
Hey there! I would recommend using it within a week if you store it in the fridge, but you can also freeze it for several months.
I’ve had pumpkin butter, but never sweet potato butter! This looks divine and I can’t wait to try it soon!
Hope you enjoy, Zainab!
This is a fun gift to give. I have never had anything like it. Yum!
We think it will be a unique gift too!
I have never heard of sweet potato butter! So easy to make and I am sure it will taste great too! What a good idea.
Thanks so much, Sunrita!
WOW! Never tried this as butter! This is awesome <3 and looks so yummy too
Thanks so much Maria.
This sounds great! Can this be processed for long time storage?
I feel sure that it could Diane. Canning/processing has never been our thing, so we haven’t test it.