Pear Butter
Ingredients
- 2kg ripe pears
- 400g (approx.) sugar
- 1 tsp grated orange zest
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- 4 tbsp orange juice
Method
- Peel, core and roughly chop the pears.
- If they are firm, put them in a bowl with 4tbsp water and microwave on high for 5-10 mins or until soft.
- If soft already, do not pre-microwave.
- Weigh pears and add to a pan with ⅓ of their weight in sugar and stir over a medium heat until the sugar dissolves.
- Add the orange zest, nutmeg and orange juice and cook over medium heat until the mixture begins to thicken, stirring often so that it doesn’t burn on the bottom.
- This will take 45-60 mins.
- Alternatively, cook uncovered in a low oven for about 2 hours until thickened (the time is dependent on how juicy the pears are).
- Remove and whiz in a food processor or leave chunky.
- Set aside to cool and spoon into sterilised jars, leaving 2cm headspace, and seal.
