Baker's Choice Prune Butter Lekvar is a smooth, traditional Eastern European prune spread made from cooked prunes, perfect for filling pastries, cakes, and cookies, or spreading straight from the jar. It ships fast from our New Jersey warehouse as a Single jar, Pack of 3, or Pack of 6.
Why You'll Love It
- Traditional Lekvar Recipe — smooth prune butter made from cooked prunes.
- Naturally Sweet — rich, fruity prune flavor with no artificial flavors.
- Kosher Certified — suitable for kosher baking and holiday desserts.
- Dairy-Free & Vegan — a clean-label option for a range of dietary needs.
- Smooth, Spreadable Texture — ideal for filling, spreading, and layering.
- 12 oz Jar — sized for home and professional baking.
How to Use
Use as a filling for rugelach, hamantaschen, kolache, and cake rolls; spread on challah or toast; or use as a topping for pancakes, waffles, and crepes.
About Baker's Choice
Baker's Choice produces specialty baking ingredients and dessert mixes for home bakers and professional kitchens, following traditional recipes trusted by kosher bakers for generations. Explore our full grocery and gourmet food collection for more baking ingredients and specialty foods.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is lekvar?
Lekvar is a traditional Eastern European prune butter — a thick, smooth spread made from cooked prunes, classically used as a filling for pastries, rugelach, hamantaschen, and cakes.
Is this lekvar kosher?
Yes, Baker's Choice Prune Butter Lekvar is Kosher certified, dairy-free, and vegan, making it suitable for a variety of dietary needs.
How do I use prune butter lekvar in baking?
Use it as a filling for rugelach, hamantaschen, kolache, and cake rolls, as a spread on bread or toast, or as a topping for pancakes, waffles, and crepes.
How should I store it after opening?
Keep the jar tightly sealed and refrigerate after opening to preserve freshness, and use it within a few weeks for the best flavor.
Can’t say enough about how easy this is to use…grew up on prune pierogies and always made them with whole prunes like my momma did…tedious and difficult to stretch dough over prune…ordered this and OMG how easy…takes half the time and they turn out so very yummy..
Fast delivery, excellent product, delicious tasting.
Delicious. More flavor than the canned Lekvar. Pastries taste much better!
Is made with prunes
Lekvar not as I remember as a kid but it was ok !
Perfect! My recipe came out delicious with this!!
Good flavor
Nice texture and taste
Closest to "fischers brand " that my wife used for many years and can no longer get in this area
Good
Very good thank you for my purchase
I've used this lekvar for several years now and it is good. Also want to say that it was exceptionally packaged so not to break or be opened in transit. Thank you!!
Delicious but miss Lekvar prune butter in a glass jar
I used this lekvar for an old Hungarian recipe made with noodles. It was very good.
I bought this product to make Hamantaschen cookies, could not find it anywhere else. Was very happy to find a place that had it instock. I will definitely buy again.