Spiced Pear Applesauce
Spiced Pear Applesauce! Brown sugar, warm cinnamon, cardamom and vanilla bean give this pear applesauce an autumn twist.
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 4 pears I used 2 Bosc and 2 Anjou, peeled, cored and chopped
- 1 Granny Smith apple peeled, cored & chopped
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1 vanilla bean split & scraped
- 1 cinnamon stick or ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
- Place all ingredients (including the scraped vanilla bean pod) in a heavy-bottomed pot oven medium-high heat. Cover and bring to a bubble.
- Reduce heat slightly and allow to simmer for about 10-15 minutes stirring every so often until fruit is tender and juices have been released.
- Uncover and increase heat to medium. Cook uncovered, stirring often for about 15-20 minutes or until the liquid has reduced by about half. Be sure that the mixture does not scorch at the bottom as the sugar will burn if the heat is too high and you don't stir it.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly. Remove the vanilla bean & the cinnamon stick.
- Carefully pour the mixture into a blender or food processor and process to desired consistency. As always, practice caution when blending hot/warm liquids!
- Serve warm if desired or transfer into storage containers with an airtight lid and keep refrigerated.
Notes
*If you don't have vanilla beans, or refuse to give one up for this, add a teaspoon of vanilla extract after removing from heat before you blend it.
**You may use ground cinnamon instead if you prefer, but the result will be a stronger cinnamon flavor.