Slow Cooker Pear Butter Recipe
A recipe for a smooth, delicious, and surprisingly versatile pear butter that requires very little active kitchen time.
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- Serves: 4 persons
Ingredients
- 2pounds ripe pears
- ⅓cup water (or pear juice)
- ¼cup honey or 3 tablespoons sugar, optional
- 1lemon, juiced and grated
Instructions
Step 1
Gather the ingredients.Step 2
Peel and core pears.Step 3
Cut peeled, cored pears into chunks no larger than 1 inch.Step 4
Combine chopped pears together with water or juice, honey or sugar (if using), lemon juice , and zest in a slow cooker. Cover and cook on high setting for 4 to 5 hours, until pears are soft.Step 5
Use a slotted spoon to transfer pears to a blender. Reserve any cooking liquid left behind in slow cooker. Puree pears, adding just enough of the cooking liquid to get a thick, spreadable consistency.Step 6
Transfer pear butter to clean half or quarter pint canning jars, using a butter knife, spoon, or your scrupulously clean fingers to press out any air bubbles. Leave 1/2-inch headspace between top of food and rim of each jar.Step 7
Screw on 2-piece canning lids and process in a boiling water bath for 20 minutes.