I Gotta Create!: Crockpot Pear Butter for Two

We've been gifted by some friends sharing a

bumper crop of pears with us this season.

We love pears.

Plain

and

cooked up fancy.

So I whipped up some Pear Butter

to slather on our

toast, waffles, ice cream…

Most recipes out there call for

something like 7 pounds of pears!

Here's a simple, small-batch recipe

you can leave in your mini crockpot all day

and enjoy for the next few weeks.

Here is how to make

Peel, core and chop 8 pears

and place in a sauce pan.

Add 2 Tablespoons of water.

Bring to a boil for 15 minutes until

pears are tender.

While pears are boiling,

Place the following ingredients in

a mini crockpot:

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon ginger

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon salt

Remove pears from stove top.

Use blender or mixer and mix until semi-smooth -

not puree but not too lumpy.

Transfer to crockpot and stir

until all ingredients are mixed well.

Add 1/2 teaspoon vanilla.

Leave on low for 8 hours until

reduced down to a "butter" that can hold it's shape.

I left the crockpot lid slightly askew

to allow steam to escape.

Cool and place in a recycled jar
or a mason jar.

Refrigerate.

Spread and enjoy!

Here's another way to use pears:

I Gotta Create!