Pumpkin Butter

This Pumpkin Butter is like a spreadable version of the most delicious pumpkin pie you've ever eaten. Spread it on scones, toast, pancakes, or anything that stands still long enough. It's that awesome.

The sound of a bubbling cauldron is so witchy. Whether you're brewing a healing potion, craft a delicious pot of hearty soup, or simmering an aromatic concoction to sticky sweet perfection, there's always a beautiful alchemy taking place in that pot. This is why the kitchen is such a magical place. It's a deeply sensual experience filled with sights, sounds, smells, and taste that transport you.

Patience is often a key ingredient in both spellwork and cooking. Those bubbles in the pot aren't just for show. They're slowly concentrating flavors and energies to make your food and your life as delicious as possible. The longer you can let some things cook together, the more awesome the result will be.

What makes this Pumpkin Butter so awesome?

It took all my willpower not to just go back to the fridge with a spoon and get another bite of this Pumpkin Butter straight up from the jar. If you're a fan of pumpkin laced with sugar and spice, you're gonna absolutely love this. This thick, rich spread is perfectly sweet and loaded with cinnamon, nutmeg, and all your favorite autumnal prosperity spices.

This time around, I enjoyed my jar of Pumpkin Butter with scones and clotted cream. But there's not much this wouldn't make awesome. Spread it on pancakes or waffles or even crunchy toast. If you want to get real fancy, make some Pumpkin Stuffed French Toast. You'll love it so much, you'll want to keep it in your fridge year 'round.

Magical Properties of Pumpkin

Pumpkins are not just delicious, they're also a wonderful magical ingredient. Of course, there's the classic home protection spell, the Jack-o-Lantern. Carve a scary face and light a candle inside to keep wayward spirits away from your home when the veil is thin. Pumpkin also contains hundreds of seeds, making it ideal for abundance and fertility magick. The long lasting qualities of this gourd are ideal for long term prosperity spells.

Pumpkins are ruled by the moon as well as the elements of earth and water. They are tied to the cycles of life and death as well as protection and spirituality. (Source: The Kitchen Witch's Guide to Healing & Self-Care by Maggie Haseman)

To learn more about the magical properties of the ingredients in this recipe, check the Kitchen Magick page.

Ingredients

Here's everything you'll need to make this dish. The full details are in the recipe card below.

• Canned pumpkin puree - NOT pumpkin pie filling
• Brown sugar - or muscavado sugar
• Maple syrup
• Apple juice - make sure it's not a sweetened apple juice drink
• Lemon juice - bottled is fine
• Pumpkin pie spice - buy a spice mix or make your own
• Cinnamon
• Salt

Tips for making Pumpkin Butter

This is a simple dump, stir, and simmer situation. The key is to be patient and let it cook down slowly until it's thick and intensely flavored. Add all your ingredeints to a saucepan and bring it to a bubble, then lower the heat and let it simmer away, stirring frequenty. Use your ears to guide you. You want to hear frequent bubbles, but it shouldn't be rapidly boiling. Adjust the heat as necessary.

Let it simmer for up to 20 minutes. Don't put a lid on. You want the steam to escape to thicken your mixture. Once it's nice and thick, remove it from the heat and give it a taste. Let it cool completely before transfering to clean glass jars and storing it in the fridge. This pumpkin butter will keep for a couple of weeks.

I can't wait for you to try this Pumpkin Butter. You're going to be spreading it on everything you can get your hands on.

Looking for more awesome sweet spreads or toppings recipes? Try this Apple Butter or some Maple Bacon Pancake Syrup.

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Recipe slightly adapted from Minimalist Baker.