Capsaicin Free Spiced Pear Sauce
Warm, fragrant, and naturally sweet, this pear sauce hits that perfect balance of cozy spice and bright acidity without a single drop of heat. Ripe pears simmer down with Ceylon cinnamon, ground ginger, and a splash of apple cider vinegar until they're completely tender and practically melting into a silky, spoonable sauce. Ceylon cinnamon is the gentler, more floral cousin of the common cassia variety, and it layers beautifully here alongside the ginger without overwhelming the delicate pear flavor. Many store-bought fruit sauces and spice blends sneak in chili-derived ingredients or "natural flavors" that can be hard to trace — making a batch from scratch with these straightforward pantry staples is a much safer and more satisfying route. You can keep it rustic and chunky with a potato masher or go completely smooth with an immersion blender, depending on your mood. A finishing drizzle of maple syrup lets you dial in the sweetness exactly where you want it. Spoon it over oatmeal, swirl it into yogurt, or serve it alongside roasted pork — it's endlessly versatile and genuinely hard to stop eating.
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6 servings
- 2 lbs ripe pears (about 4 medium), peeled, cored, and cut into 1-inch chunks
- ¼ cup water
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- ½ tsp ground ceylon cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- 1
Combine the pear chunks, water, maple syrup, Ceylon cinnamon, ground ginger, and salt in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir to coat the pears.
- 2
Bring the mixture to a gentle simmer, then reduce the heat to medium-low. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the pears are completely tender and collapse easily when pressed with a spoon, about 20–22 minutes.
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