Best Sugar Free Pear Butter Recipes

EASY, LOW-SUGAR PEAR BUTTER

Steps:

• Place the pears into a large pot, and fill with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, then cook over medium heat until fruit is soft, about 30 minutes. Drain and transfer the pears to a blender. Puree the pears and return them to the pot.
• Stir the sugar, sweetener, orange zest, nutmeg and orange juice into the pot and bring to a boil. Cook, stirring frequently until slightly thickened, about 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the gelatin until completely dissolved. Ladle into hot sterile jars and seal with lids and rings, or fill freezer containers and freeze if you prefer.

SLOW COOKER PEAR BUTTER (GLUTEN-FREE, VEGAN, PALEO)

Steps:

• Place the cubed pears in a greased large slow cooker and put the rest of the ingredients right on top of the pears.
• Cover and cook on high for 4 hours, no mixing required at this time.
• After 4 hours, remove the lid and mash the pears a bit before carefully transferring into a large blender. Blend the mixture until completely smooth, about 30 seconds.
• Add the mixture back into the slow cooker with the cover slightly ajar and cook on high for another 3-4 hours until thick, mixing every 30 minutes or so. (It thickens more after cooking as it cools).
• Allow it to cool a bit before storing in glass jars and refrigerating for 3-4 weeks.

SLOW-COOKER PEAR BUTTER

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.

SUGAR FREE PEAR BUTTER

Steps:

• In a kettle, combine water and half the lemon juice. Peel, core and quarter the pears, placing them in lemon juice mixture to retard browning until all have been peeled.
• Drain liquid in kettle. Add grape juice and remaining lemon juice; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium; cook until pears are soft,about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cool.
• Press through a sieve or food mill, or process in a blender until smooth. Return puree to kettle. Add spices;cook and stir until very thick; 20-35 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in sweetener. Adjust sweetener to taste.
• Pour into jars or plastic containers. Refrigerate up to 3 weeks. ( For longer storage time pour hot into hot jars, leaving 1/4 inches headspace. Process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes. Use within 3 weeks of opening).

DIABETIC PEAR BUTTER

Steps:

• In a kettle, combine water and 1/4 cup lemon juice.
• Peel, core and quarter the pears, placing them in lemon juice mixture to retard browning until all have been peeled.
• Drain liquid in kettle.
• Add grape juice and remaining lemon juice; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to medium;cook until pears are soft,about 20@minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Cool.
• Press through a sieve or food mill, or process in a blender until smooth.
• Return puree to kettle.
• Add spices;cook and stir until very thick;20-35 minutes.
• Remove from heat; stir in sweetener.
• Adjust sweetner to taste.
• Pour into jars or plastic containers.
• Refrigerate up to 3 weeks.
• (For longer storage time pour hot into hot jars, leaving 1/4 in. headspace. Process in a boiling~water bath for 10 minutes. Use within 3 weeks of opening) Diabetic Exchanges: One 1-tablespoon serving equals 1/2 fruit.