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Bypass regular butter and whip up this sweet spread instead. This fall favorite pear butter is great stirred into oatmeal, Greek yogurt, or cottage cheese. It’s also a wonderful spread over pancakes or dolloped on top of frozen yogurt. Maybe even try it over almond butter on toast. Delish any time of day!
This new Royal Riviera® Pear butter recipe was developed by Gina Homolka from Skinnytaste. You can find more delicious recipes in her new cookbook coming out October 2016.
- 312 pounds Harry & David® Royal Riviera® Pears (or Bartlett Pears, about 6 large & ripe. Peeled, cored, finely chopped)
- 12 cup light brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- Vanilla bean
- Place the pears in a slow cooker and sprinkle brown sugar and raw sugar on top.
- Cut the vanilla bean in half lengthwise and scrape the seeds into the slow cooker. Stir well and add the vanilla bean pod halves.
- Cover and cook on high for 4 hours, stirring once halfway, until the pears are tender and dark brown.
- Uncover, remove the vanilla pod halves, and purée with an immersion blender.
- Cook on high, uncovered, for 3 hours, and stir occasionally until thickened.
- Serve warm or cold.
The pear butter will keep well in an airtight container in the refrigerator for at least 1 week. Enjoy!
AUTHOR
Gina's blog Skinnytaste (www.skinnytaste.com) features delicious, healthy, low fat, family-friendly recipes several times per week. The blog began in 2008 with a mission to blend her two passions, great food and beautiful photography.