Perfect Pear Butter

Name: Perfect Pear Butter
Prep time: 15 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 17 h
Yield: 6 Pint jars
Ingredients: 8 cups pears, peeled and coursely chopped; 1 (12 ounce) can kerrs pear nectar; 1 quart apple juice; 1 cup lighly packed brown sugar; 1 cinnamon stick; 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg; 1/8 teaspoon allspice; 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves; 1 star anise

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Recipe by Tammy F.

If you like the old fashion "Apple Butter", you will love Pear Butter. I made this for christmas gifts and it has been a hit. I found a recipe then tweaked it a little.

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READY IN: 17hrs

YIELD: 6 Pint jars

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

8

cups pears, peeled and coursely chopped
1

(12 ounce) can kerrs pear nectar
1

quart apple juice
1

cup lighly packed brown sugar
1

cinnamon stick
¹⁄₄

teaspoon nutmeg
¹⁄₈

teaspoon allspice
¹⁄₈

teaspoon ground cloves
1

star anise

DIRECTIONS

Combine the pears with apple juice and pear nectar in a large pot and cook for about an hour. Put the pears through a food mill or a large hole strainer,.
Put your smoothed pears with apple juice mixture and the remaining ingredients in a large crock pot. Cook for 2 to 3 hours, stir every 20 minutes and make sure that it doesn't scorch, until it reduces to a nice thick consistancy Can it or store in the refridgerator.
This is great spread on a english muffin.

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