{"id":281,"date":"2024-11-23T18:09:46","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T18:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ontheshorterside.com\/?p=281"},"modified":"2024-11-23T18:10:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T18:10:07","slug":"salted-caramel-pear-butter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ontheshorterside.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/23\/salted-caramel-pear-butter\/","title":{"rendered":"Salted Caramel Pear Butter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">INGREDIENTS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4 lbs. Pears, peeled, cored and coarsely chopped<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1\/3 cup apple cider<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2 Tbsp. bottled lemon juice<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2-1\/2 cups dark brown sugar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2 tsp. Sea salt or kosher salt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DIRECTIONS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FIRST, LET&#8217;S PREP!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newellbrands.imgix.net\/8d0877bb-3281-3f4c-8379-b1c145f8752d\/8d0877bb-3281-3f4c-8379-b1c145f8752d.png?fm=png\" alt=\"Icon Text List Image\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wash pears under cold running water and drain. Cut in half lengthwise, core and peel. Coarsely chop. Place chopped pears, apple cider and lemon juice in a 4-6 qt. Crock-Pot\u00ae. Set the heat on high and simmer, covered, until pears have softened; about 40 minutes. Turn heat off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newellbrands.imgix.net\/999bcba6-f36e-3d28-8858-9dedc1a8a2f1\/999bcba6-f36e-3d28-8858-9dedc1a8a2f1.png?fm=png\" alt=\"Icon Text List Image\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Process pear mixture using an immersion blender, or in batches in the bowl of a food processor, until puree is smooth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newellbrands.imgix.net\/919db515-9f25-354e-956c-acd4448f3b0d\/919db515-9f25-354e-956c-acd4448f3b0d.png?fm=png\" alt=\"Icon Text List Image\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Combine pear mixture with brown sugar and salt in the Crock-Pot\u00ae; turn heat to high and place lid on a diagonal over Crock-Pot\u00ae allowing steam to escape at both ends. Simmer on high, stirring every 30 minutes or so, until puree thickens, darkens in color, and holds it\u2019s shape on a spoon; about 3-4 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newellbrands.imgix.net\/58cd4981-4664-3279-83a5-12d29f0d119d\/58cd4981-4664-3279-83a5-12d29f0d119d.png?fm=png\" alt=\"Icon Text List Image\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prepare boiling water canner. Heat jars in simmering water until ready to use, do not boil. Wash lids in warm soapy water and set aside with bands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NEXT, LET&#8217;S CAN IT!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newellbrands.imgix.net\/2654ea7f-f6de-3bb0-b53b-972987b7cae6\/2654ea7f-f6de-3bb0-b53b-972987b7cae6.png?fm=png\" alt=\"Icon Text List Image\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ladle hot pear butter into a hot jar leaving a 1\/4 inch headspace. Remove air bubbles. Wipe jar rim. Center lid on jar and apply band, adjust to fingertip tight. Place jar in boiling-water canner. Repeat until all jars are filled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newellbrands.imgix.net\/b3dcce66-463d-355c-9743-d2bb49e5dace\/b3dcce66-463d-355c-9743-d2bb49e5dace.png?fm=png\" alt=\"Icon Text List Image\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Water must cover jars by 1 inch. Adjust heat to medium-high, cover canner, and bring water to a rolling boil. Process half-pint jars 15 minutes, adjusting for altitude. Turn off heat and remove cover. Let jars cool 5 minutes. Remove jars from canner; do not retighten bands if loose. Cool 12-24 hours. Check lids for seal, they should not flex when center is pressed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ballmasonjars.com\/blog?cid=salted-caramel-pear-butter\">https:\/\/www.ballmasonjars.com\/blog?cid=salted-caramel-pear-butter<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INGREDIENTS 4 lbs. Pears, peeled, cored and coarsely chopped 1\/3 cup apple cider 2 Tbsp. bottled lemon juice 2-1\/2 cups dark brown sugar 2 tsp. Sea salt or kosher salt DIRECTIONS FIRST, LET&#8217;S PREP! Wash pears under cold running water and drain. Cut in half lengthwise, core and peel. Coarsely chop. Place chopped pears, apple &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ontheshorterside.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/23\/salted-caramel-pear-butter\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Salted Caramel Pear Butter&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,45,32,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appetizers","category-crockpot","category-glutenfree","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ontheshorterside.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ontheshorterside.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ontheshorterside.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ontheshorterside.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ontheshorterside.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=281"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ontheshorterside.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":282,"href":"https:\/\/ontheshorterside.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281\/revisions\/282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ontheshorterside.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ontheshorterside.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ontheshorterside.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}