LALA's Jam Bar — Gravenstein Apple Butter

Gravenstein apple butter, cooked down slow from Sonoma County's heirloom apple.

Gravensteins are the heirloom apple of Sebastopol, tart, aromatic and hard to find outside Sonoma County. Apple butter is not butter at all: it is apples cooked down for hours until they turn dark, thick and spreadable, with sugar kept low because the apples concentrate on their own. Rich in fiber, and it tastes like fall.

Who this is for

• Toast, biscuits and oatmeal on a cold morning
• Swirled into plain yogurt
• Spread on a pork sandwich or served with roast pork
• Baking: swap it for some of the fat in muffins and quick breads

Details

• 8 oz reusable glass jar
• Low sugar, so the fruit leads
• Gluten free and vegan
• Made with in-season, local and organic fruit when possible
• Refrigerate after opening

Made in small batches at LALA's Jam Bar in Petaluma, California, the only jam shop in Sonoma County, from a family recipe passed down from Lala's Scottish grandmother.