Apple spreads are a healthy substitute to popular nut or chocolate-based ones, offering a more wholesome and fruit-based alternative at a higher price point. Food blog Skinny Taste shares this easy to follow recipe to make apple butter at home for a fraction of the cost so consumers can stick to a healthier diet without breaking the bank.
Apple butter is a great spread to add to toast, pastries and even sliced fruits as a breakfast or afternoon snack. To make the butter at home, the recipe calls for six large apples of your choice allowing you to customize the flavoring to incorporate your favorite produce type. The apples are boiled down with sugar, cinnamon and spices that are then blended to create a spread-like consistency. The finished product contains only 9g of sugar and a low sodium content of 1mg.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Fruit-based Spreads
- The trend towards using more fruit-based spreads offers an opportunity for food companies to innovate using natural ingredients that cater to health-conscious consumers.
- DIY Home Cooking
- The trend of consumers making their own spreads at home creates opportunities for food bloggers and chefs to create and share easy-to-follow recipes, making it easier for people to create and customize their favorite spreads.
- Healthy Alternatives
- The trend towards healthier and lower sugar, lower sodium alternatives to popular spreads offers opportunities for food companies to reformulate their existing products or create new ones that appeal to health-conscious consumers.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Food Manufacturing
- Food companies can produce healthier and more natural spreads that cater to health-conscious consumers.
- Food Blogging
- Food bloggers can create and share easy-to-follow recipes for making homemade, healthier spreads to their followers.
- Home Cooking
- The trend of making homemade, healthier spreads opens up opportunities for cooking enthusiasts to experiment with new ingredients and customize their favorite spreads.
