Spread Illinois Pumpkin Butter Across Your Fall

Illinois knows its pumpkins. From pie and bread to baked seeds to chuckin’, the Land of Lincoln fully embraces these beautiful gourds. But have you sampled the unofficial fall topping of Illinois, Pumpkin butter?

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You may have grown up with apple butter, full time or seasonally. Illinois pumpkin butter is the next step. Especially the sweet spreadable made by those pumpkin aficionados in state. Yes, you quite possibly can find pumpkin butter at farmer’s markets and roadside stands, and you should purchase a jar of pumpkin butter locally if you can. If you haven’t seen any at your local farmer’s markets, there are some pumpkin butters made in Illinois that you can travel to, purchase online, or at the very least ask your local grocer about.

Farmstead Foods – Benton, IL.  offering up Plank's Pumpkin Butter of Arthur, IL.

Twidley Bits – Chicago, IL. makes and distributes their own Pumpkin Butter

Kathy’s Kitchen – Virginia, IL. - makes and distributes their own Pumpkin Butter (that you may find in some locations in the Tri-State area) 

Yeager's Farm Market- Cortland, IL. - make and distribute their own Pumpkin Butter

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‘Tis the season to smear some pumpkin butter across your baked goods. Find your favorite and export the flavor of Illinois all around.