Secret Recipe Club 10/17: Pear Butter

jar of pear butter

This is my October post for Secret Recipe Club Group B. Interested in joining in on the fun? Find out more information here!

This month I was assigned Theresa from Island Vittles. I had such a hard time picking one recipe to make this month. I ended up bookmarking 4 or 5 different things to go back and try, especially the rosemary and parmesan popoversyum!

I finally settled on a recipe, pear butter. It sounded delicious and very seasonal.

Ironically enough, I am posting this exactly 1 year after Theresa originally posted the recipe!

Pear butter is very similar to other fruit butters I have made. It’s smooth and sweet characteristics make it ideal for spreading on toast, spooning over ice cream, or stirring into yogurt.

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While I was making the delicious vat of fruit butter I started to think of possible uses

My first thought was a turkey panini with granny smith apple slices, crispy bacon and smoked gouda. Then I thought how I could share this with a lot of people. An hor d’oeuvres tray with the fruit butter as a center piece, bread, fruit, cheese, a few salty meats and a bottle of wine would be tasty too.

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Homemade Pumpkin Butter

Pumpkin Butter

I love the change from summer to fall. It is one of the best seasons for baking.

Fall offers so many different flavor inspirations. Pumpkin spice being one of the most iconic.

Pumpkins have a great flavor and consistency that is very versatile. You can use pumpkin in any of your favorite baked goods, or in your favorite savory entrees. Soups, stuffed pumpkins, breads, cakes, and ice cream are just a few items that come to mind.

And my most recent favorite is pumpkin butter. That’s right, pumpkin butter. It’s just like apple butter, but pumpkin.

It is great in place of anything you would normally eat with jam or jelly. It’s also highly recommended as an ice cream topping.

Pumpkins Homemade Pumpkin Butter

The spicy sweet combination in the butter is addicting and this is one recipe everyone should add to their favorites. This butter also makes a great holiday gift.

Making the butter is really easy, and the recipe doesn’t call for many ingredients…you probably have most of them already! [Read more...]

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