Perfect Pear Butter

Total Time: 17 hrs Preparation Time: 15 hrs Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 8 cups pears, peeled and coursely chopped
• 1 (12 ounce) can kerrs pear nectar
• 1 quart apple juice
• 1 cup lighly packed brown sugar
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon allspice
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 star anise

Recipe

• 1 combine the pears with apple juice and pear nectar in a large pot and cook for about an hour. put the pears through a food mill or a large hole strainer,.
• 2 put your smoothed pears with apple juice mixture and the remaining ingredients in a large crock pot. cook for 2 to 3 hours, stir every 20 minutes and make sure that it doesn't scorch, until it reduces to a nice thick consistancy can it or store in the refridgerator.
• 3 this is great spread on a english muffin.