Slow Cooker Pear Butter
This Slow Cooker Pear Butter is made with sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and orange peel which makes it the perfect autumn spread for your morning toast, biscuit or bagel.
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Slow Cooker Pear Butter
Every year we get an abundance of pears from my husband’s family farm, so I’ve had to learn how to preserve them in a multitude of ways.
Pears are kind of a funny fruit because they don’t ripen on the tree, so you have to collect them and let them sit for a couple of days. They go from under to overripe in a hurry, so you have to catch them in the right window to be able to eat them fresh.
Some of the ways that I like to use up pears are by making pearsauce, dehydrated pears, pear pie or this Slow Cooker Pear Butter.
I love that this recipe uses the slow cooker because you can basically just set it and forget it until the butter is done. It’s great to start before you go to bed and wake up to a delicious smelling kitchen and a crock full of pears ready to be blended into delicious butter.
If pears aren’t your thing or you have apples instead, then you may want to try out my recipe for Overnight Slow Cooker Apple Butter. Trust me, you won’t be disappointed. Also, if you need more fall recipes, then be sure to check out the links below.
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What’s in Slow Cooker Pear Butter?
- pears
- sugar
- cinnamon
- nutmeg
- orange peel
How to Make Pear Butter:
Wash, core, and slice the pears. (Peeling is optional. This peeler comes in handy.)
Place the sliced pears into the slow cooker.
Add the sugar and spices over the top and toss the pears to coat.
Place the orange peel on top.
Cover the slow cooker and cook on high for 6 to 8 hours.
Remove the orange peel and purée the pears with an immersion blender or transfer the pears to a blender and purée well.
Place the pear butter into clean jars and allow to cool completely before placing in the refrigerator.
Serve on bread, biscuits, English Muffins or bagels.
Using USDA safe canning practices, process in water bath canner for 10 minutes or store in the refrigerator for 2-3 weeks.
Slow Cooker Pear Butter
Ingredients
- 5 pounds Bartlett pears roughly 3-4 pears per pound
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 large strip orange peel
Instructions
- Wash, core, and slice the pears. (Peeling is optional. This peeler comes in handy.)
- Place the sliced pears into the slow cooker.
- Add the sugar and spices over the top and toss the pears to coat.
- Place the orange peel on top.
- Cover the slow cooker and cook on high for 6 to 8 hours.
- Remove the orange peel and purée the pears with an immersion blender or transfer the pears to a blender and purée well.
- Place the pear butter into clean jars and allow to cool completely before placing in the refrigerator.
- Serve on bread, biscuits, English Muffins or bagels.
