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I absolutely love pears and they are one of the few fruits that I can usually find organic at my local grocery store. Needless to say, I buy a lot of pears! A couple of weeks ago, I stocked up on pears as usual but then we had to leave town for several days for a family emergency. Do you know how quickly pears go from ‘just right’ to ‘way too ripe’? Well, let me tell you, it takes only a few days! I came home from our trip to find a basket full of very over ripe pears sitting on my counter!
I started looking for recipes for over ripe pears and came across lots of ideas for canning but that was just way too much work. I decided to create a Crock-Pot 
So, what do you do with this delicious pear sauce? Well, as I type I am spooning it out of a bowl and directly into my mouth. A deliciously sweet treat after dinner, just as it is! I have also put this pear sauce into a bowl of Greek yogurt for breakfast or topped my kids pancakes with it. You could serve it alongside ham or pork roast for a fancy dinner, just like you would applesauce. I’m sure there are other uses but those are the ones I have discovered so far. I will have to make another batch soon since it has disappeared quickly!
Caramel Vanilla Pear Sauce
Suburbia Unwrapped
Sweet and delicious way to use up lots of pears!
Save RecipeIngredients
- 8 to 10 pears, the riper the better. Peeled, cored and chopped.
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 3 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup water or apple juice
Instructions
- Place chopped pears, brown sugar, vanilla, and water/juice in a crock pot.
- Cover and cook on high for 4 hours.
- Remove cover and mash with potato masher. You can use a hand blender to mix if you want a smooth consistency but the potato masher will leave it a bit chunkier.
- Leave cover off and continue to cook on high until it reaches desired thickness. Stir occasionally with a wooden spoon.
- Let cool and store in covered container for up to 2 weeks. Eat as is or use as a topping for pancakes or a side dish with dinner.
Diane is a professional blogger and nationally certified pharmacy technician with two teens, one husband and more pets than she will admit to. She has a BS in Microbiology and is a Nationally Certified Pharmacy Technician but left her career in science to become a stay at home mom. Years of playing with LEGO and coloring with crayons had her craving a more grown up purpose to her life and she began blogging full time. She currently deals with emotional teens, suburban politics, and middle aged metabolism while sharing her opinions in an honest and down to earth fashion on her blog. You can learn more about her HERE.
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