One Hour Easy Pear Butter
Well-spiced pears are cooked down and blended into a creamy pear butter that's easy to make and easy to store.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 3 15 ounce cans chopped pears drained (or about 6 pears, cored and chopped)
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons agave nectar or honey
- Juice from 1/2 lemon
- 1/2 tablespoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- pinch ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest optional
- 1 star anise totally optional
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring to combine.
- Bring to a boil, then cover (cover partially to allow steam to leave the pot) and simmer for 50 minutes. Stir occasionally to make sure the bottom doesn't burn.
- After the mixture has cooked down and the pears are super soft, transfer to a food processor (remove the star anises) or blender.
- Blend until completely smooth.
- Store in a mason jar for up to 3 weeks in the fridge. Enjoy!
Notes
- Simmer the ingredients with the lid partially covering the pot. This will help to trap some of the steam so that it doesn't dry out.
- Stir the pear butter occasionally as it cooks so that it doesn't burn to the bottom of the pan.
Nutrition
Calories: 138kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Sodium: 148mg | Potassium: 147mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 30IU | Vitamin C: 6.1mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 0.5mg