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Slow Cooker Pear Butter

[heart_this] · Oct 20, 2017 · 18 Comments

Slow Cooker Pear Butter

An intensely flavoured pear sauce with a thick, spreadable, buttery consistency that’s perfect slathered on your bagel or toast!

Apple butter is essentially an apple sauce that has been reduced until it has the constancy of a butter in that it is spreadable with a knife and given how easy it is to make, it’s one of my favourite fall treats. One day I was thinking that if you could make apple butter then why not pear butter? After trying it, finding out that not only did it work but it worked really well, it quickly became my new favourite! This pear butter is just as easy to make as the apple butter and you can make it in the slow cooker! You simply peel and core the pears, place them in the slow cooker with some sugar and spices and cook until tender, puree and then cook on high, uncovered, until the sauce reduces to the consistency of a butter or a spread. I like to add a hint of ginger in the form of fresh grated ginger to my pear butters but it is completely optional! No matter how you spread it, this slow cooker pear butter is an amazing way to enjoy some fall flavours!

Slow Cooker Pear Butter
Slow Cooker Pear Butter
Slow Cooker Pear Butter

Slow Cooker Pear Butter
Slow Cooker Pear Butter

Slow Cooker Pear Butter

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 10 hours Total Time: 10 hours 10 minutes Servings: 16(~2 cups or 16 1 tablespoon servings)

An intensely flavoured pear sauce with a thick, spreadable, buttery consistency that’s perfect slathered on your bagel or toast!

ingredients
  • 3 pounds pears, peeled and cored
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons ginger, grated (optional)
directions
  1. Mix everything, place in a slow cooker and cook, covered, until the pears are nice and tender, about 6-10 hours on low or 2-3 hours on high, before pureeing in a food processor.
  2. Cook on high, uncovered, until the sauce has thickened to the desired consistency, about 2-3 hours.
Nutrition Facts: Calories 66, Fat 0 (Saturated 0, Trans 0), Cholesterol 0, Sodium 2mg, Carbs 17g (Fiber 2g, Sugars 12g), Protein 0.3g

Nutrition by: Nutritional facts powered by Edamam
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Comments

  1. KatieBritt says

    October 21, 2017 at 1:02 am

    Hi Kevin, just wanted you to know that you’re 1 of 2 recipe email subscriptions that has survived the test of time! I recently made maple bourbon apple butter & am really happy with it. A spoonful adds a really nice taste to my porridge (I’m a Brit living in Canada so really should be saying “oatmeeeeeeal”)! I look forward to trying this pear butter, sounds genius! Thanks for all of your cooking ideas.

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  2. Unknown says

    October 21, 2017 at 2:42 pm

    I'm going to try this on Sunday. I love pears!

    Reply
  3. Agness of Run Agness Run says

    October 23, 2017 at 11:06 am

    This pear butter is my new favorite breakfast recipe. Do you store it in the fridge?

    Reply
  4. kevin says

    October 23, 2017 at 9:11 pm

    Agness: Yes, store it in the fridge! Enjoy!

    Reply
  5. Rebekah Hamby says

    November 21, 2017 at 1:25 am

    Finally a fairly simple pear butter recipe. My family got a whole case of pears this weekend and must have over 30 pounds of fruit. So I pretty much filled two slow cookers with about 12 pounds of pears and still have quite a bit of pears left over. Looks like pear butter will be in a lot of canning jars or Christmas gifts this year.

    Reply
  6. rose g says

    October 8, 2018 at 6:53 pm

    Do I cook the pears in the slow cooker, then puree, then put them back in slow cooker or stove top?

    Reply
    • kevin says

      October 8, 2018 at 8:42 pm

      Cook the pears in the slow cooker, covered, until tender, puree them and return to the slow cooker and cook on high, uncovered, until the pear sauce thickens to a butter consistency. Enjoy!

      Reply
  7. Sonja Naas says

    October 30, 2019 at 9:24 pm

    What kind of pear do you recommend ?

    Reply
    • kevin says

      November 4, 2019 at 9:20 am

      Bosc and bartlett peas work well. EnjoY!

      Reply
  8. Ellie says

    September 16, 2020 at 7:09 am

    After putting in jars, can they be stored in a dark cupboard or do they have to go straight in the fridge? And how long do they keep for, unopened?

    Reply
    • kevin says

      September 21, 2020 at 9:11 am

      I store them in the fridge and use them within a few weeks. If you want you can look into proper canning procedures to store them longer or at room temperature.

      Reply
  9. Andrea says

    October 8, 2020 at 5:20 pm

    Can I use canned pears??

    Reply
    • kevin says

      October 13, 2020 at 8:22 am

      I have not tried it with canned pears but they should work! Enjoy!

      Reply
  10. JANA says

    October 16, 2021 at 4:34 pm

    MY PEAR TREE AND APPLE ALWAYS RIPEN AT THE SAME TIME. I HAVE USED BOTH TOGETHER IN A DELICIOUS BUTTER. TRY NEXT TIME USING BOTH. SO GOOD.

    Reply
    • kevin says

      October 18, 2021 at 9:32 am

      Pear and apple butter sounds amazing!

      Reply
  11. Carmel Hogan says

    September 18, 2022 at 2:17 pm

    What is the approximate yield from this amount of pears?

    Reply
    • kevin says

      September 19, 2022 at 8:38 am

      Using 3 pounds of pears will yield about 2 cups of pear butter. Enjoy!

      Reply

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