How to Make Organic Pear Butter a Canning Recipe

You can preserve pears for use in the winter by canning them as pear butter. Pear butter is wonderful on toast or mixed into hot cereal.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 6 to 7 pounds organic pears (approximately 20 medium pears)
• 2 C Unrefined Raw Organic Sugar
• 2 C Unrefined Raw Organic Honey
• 1 t Grated Orange Peel
• 1/2 t Nutmeg
• 1/3 C Organic Orange Juice (freshly squeezed is best)

1. 

   Wash the pears. I like to wash produce by spraying it with white vinegar, rinsing, then spraying with hydrogen peroxide and rinsing again.

2. Cut the pears in half and remove the seeds.

3. Puree the pears in a blender being careful not to liquefy. You may add water if necessary.

4. 

   Add the pureed pears to a stock pot and simmer with remaining ingredients stirring frequently to prevent burning. When the pear sauce is thick enough to form a lump on a spoon, the pear butter is done.

5. 

   Using a jar funnel, spoon the pear butter into sterilized jars. Leave 1/2 an inch of space at the top of the jar. Place sterilized lids and rims on the jars.

6. 

   Process the jars of pear butter in a water bath canner for at least 10 minutes. Remove the jars from the boiling water and allow them to rest undisturbed overnight. The jars will begin to seal after a few hours.

Resources

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• Applesauce: Canning Recipe
• Mulberry Jam: Canning Recipe
• Dill Pickles: Canning Recipe
• Blueberry Jam: Canning Recipe
• Salsa: Canning Recipe
• Sweet Pickle Relish: Canning Recipe
• Easy Refrigerator Pickles

[FrazzledNanny]

on 3/23/2009 Thanks for the great article on making organic pear butter. I want to start canning and can't wait to make this. I put this in my favorites and 5*

[jimdris]

on 10/7/2008 My grandmother used to make this - yummy!

[Ballzy]

on 10/3/2008 Great Article! 5*

[amylaine]

on 10/2/2008 Sounds great.