Pearsauce Not Applesauce

Submitted by COOKGIRl

"Applesauce, but with pears. We enjoy this in the winter. Serve warm or chilled. Freezes well, too!"

 

• Ready In: 8hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 5 cups

ingredients

• 2 lbs soft pears, peeled, cored, and cut into 2-inch chunks
• 1⁄2 - 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger (not powdered)
• 1⁄4 cup raw sugar (or 2 tablespoons honey)
• 1⁄2 lemon, juice of
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cardamom powder
• 1⁄4 1/4 cup white grape juice or 1/4 cup water
• 1 1⁄2 inches piece vanilla pod (slit down one edge with sharp knife lengthwise to release flavor.)

directions

1. Place all ingredients in crockpot and simmer on LOW 4-6 hours. Remove vanilla pod piece. Use a hand held immersion blender or potato masher to mash any whole fruit that is remaining.
2. Adjust seasoning if necessary.
3. Yield is estimated.

Reviews

[talk2mimisue]

Loved this twist on traditional Autumn applesauce. Recommend using 1/2 Tbs. fresh grated ginger. I used the full Tbs. and it was too much. Didn't spend $$ on vanilla pods, so I used 1 tsp. of vanilla extract. Maybe could have used a little more. Also used cardamom pods (and fished them out before mashing the fruit), and that turned out fine. SO TASTY when warm. Thanks for sharing!