Caramel-pear Butter
by mraguirre22
Brown sugar gives this pear butter a caramel-like flavor.
INGREDIENTS
- 1/4 cup Apple juice
- 6 tablespoons fresh lemon juice ; divided
- 7 ripe Bartlett pears
- 3 cups golden brown sugar ; (packed)
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg ; freshly ground
- 3/4 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
INSTRUCTIONS
Combine apple juice and 4 tablespoons lemon juice in heavy large deep pot. Peel, core, and cut pears, 1 at a time, into 1/2- to 3/4-inch pieces; mix pears into juice mixture in pot as soon as pears are cut, to prevent browning. Cook over medium heat until pears release enough juice for mixture to boil, stirring frequently, about 16 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer until pears are very tender, stirring frequently, about 20 minutes (mixture will splatter). Remove pot from heat. Press pear mixture through fine plate of food mill into large bowl. Return pear puree to same pot. Add 2 tablespoons lemon juice, brown sugar, nutmeg, and 3/4 teaspoon coarse salt. Bring to boil over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer uncovered until pear butter thickens and is reduced to 8 cups, stirring every 5 minutes to prevent scorching, about 1 hour.
Ladle pear butter into 8 hot clean 1/2-pint glass canning jars, leaving 1/4-inch space at top of jars. Remove air bubbles. Wipe jar threads and rims with clean damp cloth. Cover with hot lids; apply screw bands. Process jars in pot of boiling water 10 minutes. Cool completely. Store in cool dark place up to 1 year.
NOTES
Nutrition
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| Serving Size: 1 Serving (258g) | ||
| Recipe Makes: 8 | ||
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| Calories: 417 | ||
| Calories from Fat: 3 (1%) | ||
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| Total Fat 0.3g | 0 % | |
| Saturated Fat 0.1g | 0 % | |
| Monounsaturated Fat 0g | ||
| Polyunsanturated Fat 0g | ||
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0 % | |
| Sodium 243.5mg | 8 % | |
| Potassium 318.1mg | 8 % | |
| Total Carbohydrate 108.3g | 32 % | |
| Dietary Fiber 4.9g | 20 % | |
| Sugars, other 103.3g | ||
| Protein 0.8g | 1 % | |
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Calories per serving: 417
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