This slow cooker (or crockpot) recipe for homemade pear butter is made with ripe Bartlett pears with their skin left on, cinnamon, nutmeg, and brown sugar!
The slow-cooked pear butter is thick, spreadable, and bursting with fruit flavor. Enjoy the condiment as a spread on toast or as a topping for pancakes!
2. Place the prepared pears into the slow cooker. Add the brown sugar, ground cinnamon, and nutmeg. Toss to coat. Add the orange peel onto the top of the pears.
4. Remove the orange peel and puree the pears with an immersion blender or transfer the pears to a blender and puree well. The immersion blender will make it more chunky. While you are working on blending the pear butter, make sure the slow cooker remains on high temperature and keep the lid on it to maintain the heat.