Description
Easy Crockpot Pear Butter is a cozy, sweet, and spiced spread made with ripe pears, brown sugar, and warm pumpkin pie spice—all slow-cooked to perfection.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 ripe pears (about 4 pounds), preferably Bartlett or Anjou
- 1 tablespoon bottled lemon juice
- 1½ cups brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Wash, peel, core, and cut pears into eighths for quicker cooking.
- Add pears to a 6-quart slow cooker with lemon juice, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, and salt. Stir well.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 7–8 hours or HIGH for 4–5 hours, until pears are soft and fragrant.
- Let mixture cool slightly, then blend with an immersion or stand blender until smooth. For a rustic texture, mash with a potato masher.
- Transfer to sterilized jars. Refrigerate for up to 3 weeks, freeze up to 6 months, or water-bath can for long-term storage.
Notes
- This pear butter is perfect for toast, biscuits, or gifting year-round.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 7 hours
- Category: Condiment
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tablespoon
- Calories: 35 calories
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 1mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 9g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg