Dept of Sweet Diversions Apple Butter Review

Dept of Sweet Diversions Apple Butter Review

The first time I tried apple butter, my husband and I had just moved to North Carolina with our daughter.  He took a job at Winston-Salem State University because he wanted to be closer to his family in the south.  We found at Cracker Barrel restaurant close to our house and they gave us some with our biscuits.  I’d never had it before but he’d grown up eating it all the time.  It was delicious.  I had the opportunity to try a jar of apple butter from the Dept. of Sweet Diversions for inclusion in my holiday gift guide.

Dept of Sweet Diversions was commissioned to create a custom holiday gift for Suite 705, this commission also lead to the inspiration to use 100% Agave to sweeten this apple butter.  The end result is The Suite Surprise Apple Butter.  I’ve never had apple butter sweetened with agave before so I didn’t know what to expect, when my jar finally arrived the only thing missing were some warm buttermilk biscuits.  Personally I only use apple butter on biscuits but I know you can use them for quite a few uses in the kitchen and since it’s fall it’s perfect to use it in your fall dishes.  I saved my jar for Thanksgiving morning.  Although I wanted to bake with it I figured it would be great for a quick breakfast on Thanksgiving.  Our family eat about half the jar that morning on warm biscuits.  It was perfect.  My husband said it reminded him of the apple butter his grandmother use to make, it tastes home-made and not like it’s been a jar for months.  We all loved it.  Dept of Sweet Diversions has also made it easy for you to gift their products as well.

A 6oz jar can be purchased online at www.departmentofsweetdiversions.com for $12. It costs $14 for a gift-wrapped jar and $18 for the gift set containing four different 1.5oz jams.  You can also purchase sample jars in ornament boxes for $7.50, perfect for gift giving.  You can also connect with the brand on Facebook

If you’re interested in cooking with apple butter, I’ve round-up some recipes from bloggers around the web.  I hope you give these recipes a try, there’s something for each meal and these would all make great delicious dishes year round.

This delicious Apple Butter Crescent Rolls recipe from Crystal at Crystal & Co would be great for breakfast.  It’s super easy to make and you don’t have to spend house cooking to create this easy breakfast idea.

Another great apple butter recipe from Crystal & Co, this time for dinner is the Apple Butter Pork Chops in the Crock Pot.  Crystal has lots of other great recipes, crafts and so much more so when you visit be sure to click around for even more inspiration.

Busy At Home offers up a delicious Apple Butter Quick Bread that would be perfect for a Sunday Brunch or an afternoon snack.  Check out the recipe and give it a try.

Vicki at Five Spot Green Living offers up Apple Butter Sweet Potatoes, this holiday replace your regular mashed potatoes with these and no one will complain about missing the other potatoes.  These potatoes are a healthier option and perfect for the holidays.

Dorothy at Crazy for Crust has some delicious options for apple butter.  She has few deserts that will make you run out and buy some apple butter just to bake starting with her Apple Butter Snickerdoodles to her Peanut Apple Butter Bites.

Kendra at Simply {Darr}ling wanted to make Apple Butter Popcorn and when she couldn’t find a recipe she created her own.  It looks delicious.  I’ll be trying this for sure for the holidays.