Can you can Sweet Potato Butter?

Terri_PacNW

19 years ago

Hmm...just did a search..and all the recipes I clicked on were cook, jar and refrigerate.

I did find one that was Spotato and apple..but still refrige...

Can it be BWB?

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Bumblebeez SC Zone 7
19 years ago
Sure, just open the lid and throw it in ( I hate sweet potatoes!) :)
Terri_PacNW
Original Author
19 years ago
LOL..I love Sweet Potatoes...yummmm
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msafirstein
19 years ago
Here is something from the Clemson Extension on canning sweet potatoes. But only pressure canned not BWB.

Here is a link that might be useful: Clemson EDU.
robinkateb
19 years ago
Terri, I am going to guess the answer is no. I know that you cannot can pumpkin butter because of density issues so I going to bet it would be the same for sweet potatoes. it is also never a good sign when you cannot find a recipe with the steps for canning. Sounds wonderful though, can you share the recipe?

-Robin
robinkateb
19 years ago
If you look at the Clemson info on canning it cautions not to mash or puree before canning. That is the same for pumpkin.

-Robin
lindac
19 years ago
I wouldn't....freeze it instead.
Linda C
msafirstein
19 years ago
It's a shame we can not can Pumpkin Butter as it is one of my favorites but the risk is just too high. Good pumpkin butter is getting harder and harder to find too. But Nancy's Peach Butter is so good that I will not miss the Pumpkin Butter too much!

Below is a recipe I would like to try this winter, substituting canned pumpkin for the fresh pumpkin puree. I would also probably cut down the ginger, nutmeg and cloves a bit. This recipe would make a small amount and not take up much space in the frig.

Pumpkin Butter #1 ONLY FROZEN

1 quart pumpkin puree
2 cups brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp powdered cloves

Mix all ingredients over low fire. Simmer until thick, stirring frequently to avoid scorching.

NOTE: Pumpkin Butter is not safe to can but can be frozen.

Michelle
readinglady
19 years ago
Believe me, Ball and Bernardin and the Extension services kept trying to come up with a "cannable" pumpkin butter but had to give up on it. For a while there was a pumpkin butter with OJ in it in the Bernardin book, but the recipe was pulled.

They thought the OJ would make the butter acidic enough for safe canning but it didn't work consistently. The problem isn't just density but water content. The testers found there's such variation from batch-to-batch in the pumpkin (and I assume the same would be true of sweet potatoes) they just couldn't come up with a reliable density or pH. So that attempt went out the window.

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Terri_PacNW
Original Author
19 years ago
Kinda figured..thanks Ladies!

Robin, here's the recipe I found for with the Apples..

Here is a link that might be useful: Sweet Potato Butter

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