This past weekend was everything I love about Fall.
Long walks with friends in the crisp autumn air. Lazy mornings enjoyed at the coffee shop nextdoor. Days snuggled in cozy sweaters and fluffy slippers. Turning leaves everywhere on fire with color. Catching up on episodes of my favorite fall shows, and then watching a moving book club pick come to life in the theater with friends. Taking full advantage of Daylight Savings Time to sleep in an extra hour. Sunday morning worship and words.
And of course, in my opinion, all good weekends must include some quality time in the kitchen.
This particular weekend was all about the pears for me. Ever since my trip in October to visit Harry & David, I have been craving pears nonstop. And then somehow buying them nonstop. :)
So to use up a few leftover ripe pears this weekend, I decided to make a quick small batch of stovetop pear butter. It’s basically like apple butter — but with pears!
This is no all-day, enormous batch, canning recipe though. Just an easy pear butter recipe that can be ready to go in 1 hour. It’s also naturally sweetened with honey, so you can feel good about generously layering a little extra onto your toast or muffin or wherever you may enjoy your pear butter.
I’ll add it to my list of things I love about fall. It’s seasonal, full of yummy spices, and oh-so-comforting and sweet.
Hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
Easy Pear Butter
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Total Time: 60 minutes
- Yield: About 2 cups
Description
This easy pear butter recipe can be made on the stove in 1 hour, and is perfect for spreading on toast other favorites!
Ingredients
- 3 lbs. ripe pears, peeled, cored and diced
- 3 Tbsp. honey
- 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- pinch of groud nutmeg
- pinch of ground cloves
Instructions
- Stir all ingredients together in a medium saucepan, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium low and simmer for about 50 minutes, covering so that the lid is slightly open, and stirring occasionally. Keep an eye on the mixture so that the bottom does not burn. Once it has reduced slightly and thickened, remove from heat and transfer to a food processor. Pulse until smooth. (Or you can skip this step and keep the pear butter chunky.)
- Transfer to canning jars or a heat-proof container, seal, and refrigerate until ready to use. Keep for up to a week.
- *If your pear butter is too thin, feel free to run the mixture through a strainer to remove extra liquid. Alternately, let the mixture simmer on the stove longer to reduce more.
If you were to can this recipe how long would you put in the water bath?
I’ve made this countless times, and it always turns out perfectly.
Can I process as I would jam canning it
How many pints does recipe yield?
Have you ever canned this? Had lots of pears given to.me…
One word…FABULOUS,,
I love the recipe but can it be sealed for more than a week? I don’t want to put it in fridge.
If hot water hot bath, will last much longer correct?
Made this yesterday and it was so good. I will make homemade from now on. So easy. I used apple and pear as these were on the way out. So so good. Thank you.
This is a great recipe for a delicious pear butter! I prefer mine more caramelized, so I cooked this per the instructions, then ran it through a food mill into my crock pot. I then let it go overnight (on low) until it hits the color and consistency I’m looking for (almost mahogany!). It’s so easy to make and extremely delicious. If you want to save on the cost, find out if your local orchard/farmer’s market has “seconds” which are typically much less expensive. That way, you can double or triple (or beyond) this recipe. I ended up using 12 pounds of pears total! Thanks for sharing this!