Amish Pear Butter Recipe (2024)

FAQs

How do you thicken pear butter? ›

*If your pear butter is too thin, feel free to run the mixture through a strainer to remove extra liquid. Alternately, let the mixture simmer on the stove longer to reduce more.

If your pear butter isn't thick enough after the cooking time, prop the lid open and cook for an additional hour or until desired consistency is reached. Ladle in to mason jars.

Place pears in a food processor or blender; puree until smooth. Measure 3 cups pureed pears into a saucepan. Add sugar. Cook, stirring occasionally, until bubbling, about 15 minutes.

Leaving the skin on the pears is not an issue and usually comes down to personal preference. With the skins on, the canned pears can become a bit tough and turn an off-color in the jar, so I prefer to remove them.

Introduction: Pear Butter (and How to Can It!)

Contrary to the name, we aren't actually making "butter", per se; there are no dairy products in this recipe. Prepared this way, the jars should have a shelf life of about 18 months to 2 years...and possibly even longer depending upon the conditions.

Adding Spice to Complement the Pears

Cardamom contains essential oils similar to those found in herbs like mint and fruits like lemon, a combination that adds a sense of freshness to the pears, which can often seem dull after baking.

If the butter is too soft, put in the fridge to harden a bit before continuing. You can add salt to your butter as your taste prefers during the final kneading. You will notice more liquid coming off if you do.

Make a Hot Water Bath

Pour hot water into a ceramic or glass cup or bowl (something that can fit over your butter). After a few minutes, dump the water out of the vessel and quickly cover your butter. The heat from the cup will soften your butter in just a few minutes.

Fruit butters generally don't use pectin, which is usually what is added to jams and jellies to make them thicken. Make a slurry with about 1 to 2 TPS of arrowroot or tapioca flour, in a 1/2 cup of your apple sauce. Add to the sauce and cook until thickened.

Pear butter is a fruit spread or thick sauce; it has no butter in it, and I don't know where the name came from. But just like citrus fruits turn into marmalade and berries become jam, pears or apples cooked down into a spread are called “butter.”

What is the benefit of butter pear? ›

Avocados contain a wide range of nutrients. Health benefits of avocado consumption may include improving digestion, lowering the risk of depression, and preventing bone loss. Also known as an alligator pear or butter fruit, avocados are a type of berry. They grow in warm climates.

Bartlett pear

Bartlett pears have a buttery texture, and are the pears most often used in canning in the U.S..

Procyanidins were the entities responsible for the appearance of pink discoloration. However, it seems that this pink discoloration also involved the formation of strong, probably covalent, bonds to the cell wall.

If planning to use pears uncooked, freeze using juice or water method. Freezing pears using dry packing or in sugar is the best method for pies or other cooked dishes. If planning to use pears in a sweetened jam, jelly, fruit butter, or sauce, try freezing using the juice or water method, but choose unsweetened juice.

count Medium sizes are 110 and 135 counts (2 or 3 pears = 1 lb.). Usually picked mature but not ripe and require 2 to 3 days to ripen after received.

The longer you cook it, the thicker it will be. Apple butter is high in natural sugar so if you want don't want to add sugar, then use sweet apples. The thing about sugar is that helps thicken your apple butter. I used about 5 tablespoons of coconut sugar so my apple butter was satisfyingly sweet.

Simply peel and core the apples, chop them into small pieces, and add them to the fruit mixture. Citrus fruits: Citrus fruits like lemons and oranges contain pectin, and the zest and juice can be added to the fruit mixture to help it set. Chia seeds: Chia seeds can be used as a natural thickener for jams and jellies.

Turn off the heat, remove the lid, and let apples cool for at least 15 minutes. Blend apple mixture with an immersion blender until smooth. If you want to thicken your apple butter, return it to the stove over low heat and let it cook down until it's reached your desired consistency.