Description
Homemade slow cooker pear butter delivers rich autumn flavors with minimal kitchen effort. Spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg, this silky spread brings warmth to breakfast breads and provides delightful seasonal comfort you can savor all winter long.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 pears (medium-sized, cubed with cores and stems removed)
- 0.5 cup (120 ml) dark brown sugar
- 0.5 cup (120 ml) granulated sugar
- 1.5 tsps (7.5 ml) cinnamon
- 1 tsp (5 ml) pure Madagascar bourbon vanilla extract
- 1 tsp (5 ml) lemon juice
- 0.5 tsp (2.5 ml) allspice
- 0.5 tsp (2.5 ml) ground cloves
Instructions
- Preparation: Coat a 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray or butter to prevent adhering, ensuring seamless release of pear butter.
- Pear Processing: Dice ripe pears into uniform cubes, creating an even foundation for the butter’s rich, smooth texture.
- Seasoning Infusion: Sprinkle cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugar, and vanilla extract across pear cubes, distributing flavors comprehensively for a harmonious blend.
- Initial Cooking: Cover and set slow cooker to high temperature, allowing pears to transform and meld flavors for 4 hours without disturbance.
- Texture Transformation: Mash pears using a potato masher, then puree in a blender until achieving a silky, luxurious consistency.
- Reduction Phase: Return mixture to slow cooker, positioning lid slightly ajar to facilitate moisture evaporation and intensify flavor concentration.
- Final Cooking: Continue on high heat for 3-4 hours, stirring periodically to prevent scorching and ensure uniform thickening.
- Completion: Remove when pear butter reaches a dense, jam-like consistency with a deep, caramelized color.
- Storage: Cool completely, then transfer to sterilized glass jars, leaving minimal headspace, and refrigerate for maximum preservation.
Notes
- Select Ripe Pears: Choose fully ripe, soft pears that yield gently when pressed, ensuring maximum natural sweetness and smooth texture.
- Prevent Burning: Stir mixture every 30 minutes during final reduction to avoid scorching and maintain even, rich caramelization.
- Achieve Perfect Consistency: Watch for jam-like thickness and deep amber color, which indicates ideal pear butter development.
- Storage Tips: Use sterilized glass jars and refrigerate immediately, consuming within 3-4 weeks for best flavor and food safety.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 hours
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 100
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 5 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 25 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg