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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.
This easy pear butter recipe can be made on the stove in 1 hour, and is perfect for spreading on toast other favorites!
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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.
This was easy and delicious! It has a buttery flavor. Great on toast and on cottage cheese! I’m making my second batch tonight! Next, it’s going on pancakes!
This is soooo good!! I only had a pound of pears after coring and peeling ( i am waiting on the other 15lbs to ripen) so sadly there is much less than the recipe calls for-. But i didn’t adjust the seasoning amount and its amazing tasting.
Wow! This was amazing! The first batch was completely gone in one sitting at dinner, so I doubled the next batch. Note: The second time around I was worried there may not be enough liquid, so I added a little water. I will not do that again. Made it just a tad bit too runny. The batch without water was better.
I made this and it tastes wonderful! I only had 2/3 of the amount of pears called for, and adjusted the other ingredients accordingly. I let it simmer just a bit longer and left it slightly chunky. Can’t wait to try it on some pumpkin bread I’m making! Thanks for the recipe! It makes the kitchen smell heavenly!
Made this yesterday. Delicious! I cooked it down quite awhile to thicken. I popped one jar in the freezer to see how it will do. Thanks for the recipe!
I didn’t use the measurements, just chopped up some pears and added the rest. No honey so I used a small amount of home made hickory syrup. But you could use maple syrup too. Turned out really well – my kids loved it.
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Once sealed, does this have to be kept refrigerated?
My question also! Does it need to be refrigerated after it has been sealed?
If you choose to can it , will it last longer than a week?
Canned goods do not need to be refrigerated. Follow safe canning practices and the food is shelf stable.
Can you freeze this?
This seems like its going to be amazing!!!!
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This was easy and delicious! It has a buttery flavor. Great on toast and on cottage cheese! I’m making my second batch tonight! Next, it’s going on pancakes!
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This is soooo good!! I only had a pound of pears after coring and peeling ( i am waiting on the other 15lbs to ripen) so sadly there is much less than the recipe calls for-. But i didn’t adjust the seasoning amount and its amazing tasting.
Made this today so easy and simple and is wonderful thank you
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I used this recipe today. I made 9 half pint jars. It is so pretty and tastes wonderful!
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Made it and it is so yummy.
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This is the basic Recipe I have used for over 25 years to make pear butter with my sixth grade classes! So easy and so yummy!
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Can I use apples instead of pears and get apple butter?
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If you wanted to can this, do you know what he processing time would be?
It’s easy and delicious. Love that it uses honey vs. sugar.
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Wow! This was amazing! The first batch was completely gone in one sitting at dinner, so I doubled the next batch. Note: The second time around I was worried there may not be enough liquid, so I added a little water. I will not do that again. Made it just a tad bit too runny. The batch without water was better.
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I made this and it tastes wonderful! I only had 2/3 of the amount of pears called for, and adjusted the other ingredients accordingly. I let it simmer just a bit longer and left it slightly chunky. Can’t wait to try it on some pumpkin bread I’m making! Thanks for the recipe! It makes the kitchen smell heavenly!
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Made this yesterday. Delicious! I cooked it down quite awhile to thicken. I popped one jar in the freezer to see how it will do. Thanks for the recipe!
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Will this thicken more as it cools
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I didn’t use the measurements, just chopped up some pears and added the rest. No honey so I used a small amount of home made hickory syrup. But you could use maple syrup too. Turned out really well – my kids loved it.
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Pretty bland. Ended up adding more brown sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon and allspice as hubby has an old fashioned sweet tooth
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