Gosh October is almost over and I still have not done a pumpkin puree on the blog. I have so many things I want to make, eat and photograph. Gosh why is October almost over; is it me or does Christmas 2012 feel like it was right around the corner and now we are heading into 2014. Time flies when your blogging it away.
Fall is always the time for apples, you can get them year round but there are special varieties that only make an appearance in the fall. I am not a big fan of apples but I am a pear lover and you know what they are in season too! Pears are just as good as apples; I really think they don’t get as much hype as apples because of their “shape”. That is the only reason I could come up with.
I love making pear butter in the fall. Gosh the things you can do with pear butter are just as good as the things you can do with apples. For the next few weeks I will be highlighting some of my favorite pear recipes; so let’s never forget about pears because they are just as good as apples if not better.
Pear Butter Recipe:
20 pears (remove core and dice)
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup sugar (I used brown)
6 cups water
Recipe Directions: In a large heavy bottom pot on high heat simmer pears for 15 minutes or until the pears are tender . Once tender take immersion blender and blend pears until they puree into a sauce; stir in cinnamon and sugar and let boil, stir puree every 5 minutes until the moisture is out of the pear butter (about 30 minutes). Store pear butter in glass jars and place in fridge.
Yeah, I can’t believe October is almost over either. I too still have tons over October-ish foods to make.
I love your little twist on apple butter here. Sounds great with pears!
It really is yummy! I am looking forward to your adventures 🙂
Wow this looks fantastic!! What a neat idea!! Sorta like apple butter or pumpkin butter 🙂 YUM!
I agree, it’s hard to believe October is almost over – it’s zooming by so fast! I love pears and LOVE the sound of this pear butter! We usually only see apple or pumpkin butter so this is perfect, pinning:)
Ha ha ha I know thanks.. I am really nutty for pears 🙂
Love the cinnamon in this pear butter, super yum!
Thank you 🙂
You’re not the only one! I hvaen’t done a pumpkin-based recipe on the blog…except for having a roasted pumpkin wrap nearby. Pear butter looks so good, I have had fruity buters before but I’ve never had these. Have you tried Asian pears before?
I love Asian pears but never had them in a butter; I am going to half to give it a shot. I never thought about it 🙂
This year is definitely really flying by and I hate that I never seem to have the time to do all that I want to do! Your pear butter looks delicious!