Sugar Free Pear Butter

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 4 quarts water
• 1/2 cup lemon juice, divided
• 4 lbs firm ripe pears
• 2/3 cup grape juice
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 10 (1 g) packets splenda sugar substitute (or to taste)

Recipe

• 1 in a kettle, combine water and half the lemon juice. peel, core and quarter the pears, placing them in lemon juice mixture to retard browning until all have been peeled.
• 2 drain liquid in kettle. add grape juice and remaining lemon juice; bring to a boil. reduce heat to medium; cook until pears are soft,about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. cool.
• 3 press through a sieve or food mill, or process in a blender until smooth. return puree to kettle. add spices;cook and stir until very thick; 20-35 minutes. remove from heat; stir in sweetener. adjust sweetener to taste.
• 4 pour into jars or plastic containers. refrigerate up to 3 weeks. ( for longer storage time pour hot into hot jars, leaving 1/4 inches headspace. process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes. use within 3 weeks of opening).