CrockPot Pear Sauce {Recipe}

My CSA basket for the past three weeks contained a bag full of 10-15 pears.  They looked pretty beat up (because they are fresh off the farm) and they were pretty tough.  I left them in the fridge and then on the counter for a week hoping that they would ripen, but it seems that they are just a very very hearty pear.  Isla June will eat them just fine, but not me. :)

 

On the hunt for what to do with them, I came across a few recipes for apple or pear sauce.  It seemed easy enough.  After looking through quite a few tutorials, I figured that I could put a few of the tips together and make my own.

The hardest part of this was cutting up 20+ pears.  I started the process at 9 o'clock at night and still made it in bed by 10.  So, it wasn't too bad.

Pear Sauce
15-20 Pears (cored, sliced and then diced)
Ground Cinnamon- 1Tbs
Ginger - 1tsp
Nutmeg - 1 tsp
Cloves - 1/4 tsp
Lemon Juice- 2 Tbs
*Honey- 1/4 C   OR    Brown Sugar- 1 cup
*optional

I cooked mine overnight (12 hours)  It comes out chunky but very soft.  If you want to take the chunks away, you could blend it very easily. 
While still a little hot, I put the finished mixture in my caning jars and put the lid on.  The heat helped to "seal" them without needing a boil.  But, we ate it so quickly it's not like I was worried about any of it spoiling. 
We added the sauce to:

• Vanilla Ice Cream
• Vanilla Yogurt
• Over Pancakes/Waffles
• On Toast

I think this will become a Fall staple for us.  It's also perfect as a housewarming gift or Christmas gift for neighbors. 

Happy November!