Butter Me Up: 3 New Ways with Apple Butter

Apple butter – it's not applesauce, and it's not butter. What it is, though, is a delicious preserve-like concoction made by slow-cooking apples with sugar and warm spices until caramel-colored, thick and spreadable.

In honor of the return of Kowalski's Apple Butter this season, we’ve developed a few entirely new recipes to celebrate this buttery, sweet spread. Here, we're also suggesting some novel ideas to enjoy it that go way beyond spreading it on pancakes and toast:

• Stir into oatmeal
• Spoon over cheesecake
• Serve on a cheese board with mild Cheddar or tangy blue cheese
• Toss with hot-from-the-oven roasted Brussels sprouts
• Serve as a condiment with roasted pork tenderloin or pork chops