Best Slow Cooker Pear Butter Recipes

SLOW-COOKER PEAR BUTTER

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This is a tasty spread for toast, muffins, biscuits or any of your favorite breads. It is easy to make and has a rich pear flavor with hints of cinnamon, star anise and lemon. -Geraldine Saucier, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 6h25m

Yield 6 cups.

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 cinnamon stick (3 inches)
4-5 star anise points (about 1/2 whole)
5 pounds pears, peeled and chopped (about 12 cups)
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest

Steps:

Place spices on a double thickness of cheesecloth. Gather corners of cloth to enclose spices; tie securely with string. In a 5- or 6-qt. slow cooker, toss remaining ingredients. Add spice bag, covering with pears., Cook, covered, on low 5-6 hours or until pears are tender. Remove spice bag., Puree pear mixture using an immersion blender. Or, cool slightly and puree mixture in a blender in batches; return to slow cooker., Cook, uncovered, on high 1-2 hours or until mixture is thickened to desired consistency, stirring occasionally. Store cooled pear butter in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 1 week. Freeze option: Freeze cooled pear butter in freezer containers up to 3 months. Liquids expand as they freeze, so leave extra room at the top of the freezer container. To use, thaw in refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 41 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 2mg sodium, Carbohydrate 11g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 0 protein.

SLOW-COOKER PEAR AND APPLE BUTTER

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Place this spread in decorative jars for gifts, but save some for yourself -- it's great on toast or pancakes.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories Food & Cooking Breakfast & Brunch Recipes

Yield Makes 6 cups

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

2 1/2 pounds Bartlett or Anjou pears (about 5)
2 1/2 pounds McIntosh or Gala apples (about 5)
1 cup packed dark-brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
1 cinnamon stick

Steps:

Peel, quarter, and core pears and apples. In a food processor, finely grate fruit (in batches, if necessary), then transfer to a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker. Stir in dark-brown sugar, salt, and cinnamon stick. Cover and cook on high, 4 hours.
Remove cinnamon stick and reserve. Transfer mixture to processor (in batches, if necessary) and process until smooth. Return to slow cooker, along with cinnamon stick, and cook on high, uncovered, until mixture is thick and browned, 4 hours. Discard cinnamon stick and let mixture cool. Transfer to airtight containers and refrigerate, up to 3 weeks, or freeze, up to 3 months.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 43 g, Fiber 1 g

SLOW COOKER SPICED APPLE AND PEAR BUTTER

Slow Cooker Spiced Apple and Pear Butter image

Provided by Kelsey Nixon

Categories condiment

Time 8h20m

Yield 8 cups

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

6 McIntosh apples, peeled and cored
6 Bartlett pears, peeled and cored
3/4 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup apple juice or cider
1/4 cup molasses
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Two 3-inch cinnamon sticks

Steps:

Cut the fruit into large chunks. Process the apples and pears in a food processor, working in batches, until finely grated. Transfer the fruit to the slow cooker.
Sprinkle in the brown sugar, apple juice, molasses, allspice, cloves and salt, and add the cinnamon sticks. Cover and cook 4 to 6 hours on high heat.
Remove the lid and reserve the cinnamon sticks. Carefully return the fruit, in batches, to the food processor and process until smooth. Transfer the processed fruit back to the slow cooker along with the cinnamon sticks. Continue cooking on high until thick and spreadable, another 2 to 4 hours. Allow the mixture to cool before transferring to sealed airtight containers.
Refrigerate up to 2 weeks or freeze up to 3 months.