Pear Butter

Submitted by KittyKitty

"Apple butter is more popular, but I like the pear butter better, you could use apples in this recipe instead of pears if you like."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 6
• Yields: 2 pints

ingredients

• 10 large ripe pears, quartered and cored (5 pounds)
• 1 cup water
• 2 cups sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon grated orange rind
• 3 tablespoons orange juice
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

directions

1. Combine pears and water in a large dutch oven. Cover and cook over medium-low heat 40 minutes or until pears are soft, stirring occasionally. Drain.
2. Press pears through a sieve or food mill.
3. Measure 1 quart of the pear puree and combine with remaining ingredients in a Dutch oven.
4. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, 15 minutes or until mixture thickens. Remove from heat; skim off foam.
5. Quickly pour hot pear mixture into hot sterilized jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace; wipe jar rims. Cover at once with lid, and metal screw on bands.
6. Process in boiling water bath 10 minutes.

Reviews

[cateyes13]

Delicious Pear Butter! I made this last night, but it was too sweet so I had to add extra pears & more orange and nutmeg. By the time I had finished, this tasted like Orange Marmalade! It was wonderful!