Perfect Pear Butter

Name: Perfect Pear Butter
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

9 ingredients

3 steps

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

Directions

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.