Homemade Spiced Pear Butter
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Recipe type: dessert
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Serves: 8
 
Ingredients
  • 4-5 pears
  • 2 tsp. lemon juice
  • 2 T. Maple syrup
  • 1 T. brown sugar
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • ½ tsp fresh ginger-slice
  • ¼ tsp. nutmeg
  • ⅛ tsp. salt
Directions
  1. Peel and dice pears.
  2. Place pears, lemon juice, maple syrup, brown sugar, ginger slice, nutmeg, and salt in a medium sized saucepan over medium high heat- bring to a boil.
  3. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 30 minutes with a lid, slightly ajar.
  4. Remove fresh ginger slice and use an immersion blender, or mash by hand, simmer an additional 10 minutes.
  5. Transfer mixture to a jar with a tight fitting lid and store for up to 2 weeks.
Recipe by Premeditated Leftovers™ at https://premeditatedleftovers.com/?p=31575