Perfect Pear Butter

Submitted 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."

 

• Ready In: 17hrs
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 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

directions

1. 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,.
2. 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.
3. This is great spread on a english muffin.