https://foragerchef.com/crab-apple-butter/
Apples are in season and yes, you can make apple butter from crab apples and it's delicious. While most recipes rely on heaps of brown or white sugar, this recipe, inspired by Sam Thayer's locally famous maple-apple spread, is a 100% wild product made with apples, maple syrup, and a pinch of cinnamon.
I recommend starting with a blend of 1/3 tart crabapples to 2/3 sweet or mild apples.
There's all kinds of things you can do with the finished product I describe in the post on my website linked above, if you can resist eating the whole jar with a spoon standing in front of the fridge.
If you're interested in getting an apple sauce maker like I have, they're about a $70 investment and well worth it if you process lots of apples or tomatoes.
