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Homemade Spiced Pear Butter

September 13, 2019 by Jody 17 Comments

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We have a large pear tree. Each year I enjoy using pears in a variety of recipes, including my pressure cooker pear sauce and Jody’s homemade spiced pear butter. ~Alea

Homemade Spiced Pear Butter Recipe - In less than an hour you can make delicious homemade pear butter. Serve it over pancakes, toast, or even ice cream.

During the fall I love the various fruits and spices that make an appearance like apples, pumpkin, and cinnamon. Sometimes I love to mix up my recipes with something a little different that may not be your typical fall fare. Pears come in the height of the season at the end of summer right on through fall, making them an ideal fruit for many recipes.

I like to season the pears up with cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg and cook them down into delicious pear butter.  It is excellent not only spread over toast, but also spooned over ice cream and mixed into smoothies. You can also put it on a peanut butter sandwich, use it as a waffle topping, and so much more.

This recipe uses fresh ginger to give it a little more “bite”.  Homemade Spiced Pear Butter also makes a wonderful hostess gift or just because gift packaged up in a pretty mason jar with a bit of twine and a simple label.

Homemade Spiced Pear Butter Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 4-5 pears
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp fresh ginger, finely chopped or grated
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/8 teaspoon 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.pear butter
  3. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 30 minutes with the lid slightly ajar.
  4. Remove fresh ginger slice and use an immersion blender or mash by hand. Simmer an additional 10 minutes.Homemade Spiced Pear Butter mashing
  5. Transfer mixture to a jar with a tight fitting lid and store for up to 2 weeks.

Spiced Pear Butter final image

I like to divide mine up into small 4-ounce mason jars and gift them.

*Note- You can use 1/2 tsp. ground ginger in place of fresh ginger but the fresh gives it such a nice, bright flavor that I like to use it whenever I can. You can purchase a small piece in the produce section of your favorite grocery store and keep it in the freezer until needed to extend the life.

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Homemade Spiced Pear Butter

Course Dessert
Prep Time 20 minutes minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes minutes
Total Time 1 hour hour
Servings 8
Author Jody

Ingredients

  • 4-5 pears
  • 2 tsp. lemon juice
  • 2 T. Maple syrup
  • 1 T. brown sugar
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp fresh ginger-slice
  • 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
  • 1/8 tsp. salt

Instructions

  • Peel and dice pears.
  • 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.
  • Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 30 minutes with a lid, slightly ajar.
  • Remove fresh ginger slice and use an immersion blender, or mash by hand, simmer an additional 10 minutes.
  • Transfer mixture to a jar with a tight fitting lid and store for up to 2 weeks.

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This was originally published on September 18, 2015. It was updated on September 13, 2019.

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Comments

  1. Amanda says

    October 2, 2022 at 1:16 pm

    Does this need to be refrigerated?

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  2. Teresa says

    February 25, 2021 at 11:28 am

    5 stars
    Is the lemon juice necessary? I have avid reflux and am not fund of sour foods is all.

    Reply
  3. Nicole says

    October 31, 2020 at 10:49 am

    5 stars
    Mine came out more of an applesauce consistency. We’re my pears not ripe enough?

    Reply
    • Sandra says

      October 2, 2022 at 8:46 am

      Can this be canned?

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      • Sarah says

        August 23, 2023 at 5:33 am

        5 stars
        Can it be frozen or canned

        Reply
  4. Linda Baer says

    November 11, 2019 at 6:57 am

    5 stars
    Can this be frozen?

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    • Alea Milham says

      November 11, 2019 at 11:11 pm

      I don’t believe that it can be frozen.

      Reply
      • Tina says

        November 21, 2019 at 5:14 am

        5 stars
        How many small jars would this make?

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        • Nicole says

          October 31, 2020 at 10:50 am

          About 4

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  5. Twila Claybrook says

    October 24, 2019 at 7:37 am

    If you dont have maple syrup, could you use pancake syrup

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  6. Carol Latta says

    September 2, 2019 at 2:31 pm

    Do you have a preferred pear for this?

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  7. Heather says

    September 11, 2018 at 4:37 pm

    Think this could be processed in a water bath?

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    • Clayton Cooper says

      November 16, 2018 at 10:50 am

      The lemon juice makes it acidic enough. A water bath should work fine.

      Reply
  8. Nicole says

    August 17, 2017 at 8:16 pm

    Yum, this pear butter sounds like the perfect thing for fall. We are so glad you shared your post with us at the #HomeMattersParty last week. Be sure to link up with us again when the party opens this Friday.

    Reply
  9. Roseann Hampton says

    August 7, 2017 at 1:27 pm

    Yum! I have a pear tree in my backyard – pinning to try!

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    • Neha Sharma says

      December 2, 2020 at 4:44 am

      Hi. Is there a substitute for maple syrup? And is nutmeg essential?

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      • Alea Milham says

        December 2, 2020 at 8:11 pm

        You could use honey in place of maple syrup. You can also leave the nutmeg out if you wish.

        Reply

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