Slow Cooker Salted Caramel Pear Butter

decorative jars filled with salted caramel pear butter on a cutting board

5 from 4 votes

Slow Cooker Salted Caramel Pear Butter

This slow cooker salted caramel pear butter is a treat that will knock your socks off. The sweet and mellow taste of pears slow cooks down with brown sugar and vanilla into a flavor that is out of this world.

Prep Time15

Cook Time6

Total Time6 15

Course: Appetizer, condiment, Dessert, gift

Cuisine: American

Keyword: pear butter, salted caramel pear butter, slow cooker pear butter, slow cooker salted caramel pear butter

Servings: tbsp*

Calories: 45kcal

Author: The Lazy slow cooker

Equipment

Ingredients

4 - 5 lbs ripe pears quartered and cored. (I use 12 pears)
2 cups dark brown sugar
½ cup lemon juice
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoon sea salt

Instructions

grease slow cooker with non-stick agent of choice
cut pears into quarters. remove core and stem. You do not need to remove the skin
add 4 - 5 lbs ripe pears, 2 cups dark brown sugar, ½ cup lemon juice, 2 teaspoon vanilla extract, and 2 teaspoon sea salt to slow cooker
Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours until pears are super soft.
use an immersion blender to fully blend into a butter-consistency

Notes

I use Bartlett pears when I make this recipe, as they are easy to find in my area.
Pears have a naturally gritty consistency. If you want to reduce this somewhat, try running your pear butter through a food mill.
To thicken pear butter further, cook with the lid off for an additional hour or so after blending.
* Yield is approximate as it depends on the size of your pears and if you choose to cook with the lid off for a time to thicken. I generally yield about 4 cups

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