Easy Apple Chutney Recipe (No Peeling Required!)

This easy apple chutney recipe with onion, ginger, orange juice, apple cider vinegar and raisins is so good, you might want to grab a spoon and just eat it from the jar. Make this during apple season when there's such a wide variety of apples available.

Add it to roasted vegetable dishes like butternut squash or acorn squash, or stir into soups. For an appetizer, serve this chutney with cheese and crackers.

Want to make this recipe perfectly the first time? I want to help with that. So, check out this Table of Contents to see which sections of this post will help you the most.

Fall is apple chutney season. There's soooo many ways to use it! I spoon it on soups like my new favorite roasted butternut squash soup, on veggies like this roasted cabbage, and my husband's pork chops. And now I'm making a new batch to experiment with it in wraps of black beans and roasted squash.

This apple chutney is slightly modified from one of Ina Garten's on The Food Network that got rave reviews.

❤️ Why you'll love this homemade apple chutney

• It's all about fall.
• There are so many ways to use it. Add it to soups and roasted squash dishes.
• It only take 10 minutes of prep work. The rest of the work is done by the stove.
• Uses ingredients you probably have on hand.
• Best of all, you don't have to peel the apples (yay!!). For me, this makes it an easy apple chutney.

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⏰ Tips to Simplify and Save Time

There's not a lot of prepping involved in making this homemade chutney, but I simplified it a bit.

• The original recipe calls for peeling and coring the apples. I chose not to peel them, and it worked great.
• Instead of peeling and finely mincing fresh ginger, I used ginger paste in a tube. Since ginger in a tube isn't as potent as freshly minced ginger, I used a bit more. This is the only pre-made ginger paste I use, as many other products have very diluted flavors.

🍽 Ways to Use Apple Chutney

• With roasted butternut squash or acorn squash.
• On your morning biscuits, scones or muffins.
• Stir some into yogurt.
• Spoon a little over roasted vegetables, such as roasted squash, sweet potatoes or these Garlic Roasted Cabbage Steaks.
• Fold into your next apple pie or cobbler for a little accent flavor.
• Add to an appetizer cheese board along with crackers and nuts.
• Use it in place of apple sauce for a side dish. This chutney, however, is a chunky sauce, so you may want to use a stick blender to purée it a bit.
• Spoon a little into a cheese empanada or add to a grilled cheese sandwich.
• Top soups with it, like this Roasted Butternut Squash Soup.
• Spoon over pork chops if you have meat eaters at your table.

🙋‍♀️ What's the Difference Between a Chutney and Relish?

Chutney, a spicy - savory condiment that originated in India, are sometimes confused with relish. They're both cooked in a spiced vinegar, and can be either sweet or savory. But they are not the same.

• Chutneys cook for a longer time. Relishes are typically barely cooked.
• Because of the longer cooking time for chutneys, they're chunky but spreadable.
• Relishes have a bit of a crunch, and is usually made of veggies.
• Chutneys are softer, due to the longer cooking time.. And you can have either a fruit chutney, as in this recipe, or a vegetable chutney, such as green mint chutney.

💡Ideas for Possible Variations

• Add walnuts. This adds a little crunch, and a great balance of savory with the sweet.
• Add warming spices such as cinnamon, ground cloves, ground cardamom, or allspice.
• Caramelize the onions.
• Use two different kinds of apples to add a little depth of flavor.
• Brighten with a little lemon juice.

📇 More Condiments To Have On Hand

• Apple Cider Syrup
• How To Make Pomegranate Molasses
• Harissa
• Spicy Red Pepper Jam

Print Recipe

4.81 from 41 votes

Apple Chutney

This spiced apple chutney recipe is modified from one by Ina Garten on The Food Network, and is full of apples, onion, ginger and raisins. This recipe makes 2 cups, or 8 servings each ¼ cup.

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time1 hour hr 15 minutes mins

Total Time1 hour hr 25 minutes mins

Course: Condiment

Cuisine: American

Keyword: apple chutney

Servings: 8

Calories: 125kcal

Author: The Wimpy Vegetarian

Equipment

• Chef's knife
• Dutch oven or other heavy-bottomed pot

Ingredients

• 3 apples, cored (but not peeled) 2 tart Granny Smith apples, 1 Honey Crisp (see Ingredient Notes in the post)
• 1 cup finely chopped yellow onion
• 4 teaspoons ginger paste
• ½ cup orange juice
• 3 ounces apple cider vinegar, a little more than ⅓ cup
• ½ cup brown sugar, lightly packed
• ½ teaspoon brown mustard seeds
• ⅛ teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
• ⅓ cup golden raisins

Instructions

• Finely chop the cored apples to roughly ¼" X ¼" pieces. It is not necessary to peel the apples.
• Combine the apples, onion, ginger paste, orange juice, vinegar, brown sugar, mustard seeds, pepper flakes and salt in a heavy bottomed sauce pan or pot over medium heat. Le Creuset cookware is perfect for this.
• Bring the mixture to a low boil, and reduce the heat to simmer for 1 hour, or until most of the liquid has evaporated. Stir occasionally to ensure none of the chutney sticks to the bottom of the pot.  
• Add the raisins, and simmer for an additional 15 minutes.
• Serve immediately while warm or at room temperature. Store leftovers in mason jars or other airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one month.
• Note: This recipe is not using a canning process to seal the jars, and therefore has a shortened shelf-life.

Nutrition

Calories: 125kcal | Carbohydrates: 31.3g | Protein: 0.7g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.04g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 444.1mg | Potassium: 205.1mg | Fiber: 2.3g | Sugar: 26.2g | Vitamin A: 77.5IU | Vitamin C: 12.6mg | Calcium: 26.1mg | Iron: 0.4mg

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