Carrageenan Free Spiced Pear Sauce
Warm, fragrant, and deeply comforting, this spiced pear sauce is the kind of thing you'll want to spoon over everything — oatmeal, pancakes, roasted pork, or just eaten straight from the jar. Ripe pears simmer down with Ceylon cinnamon, ginger, and a touch of maple syrup until they're meltingly soft and full of natural sweetness. A splash of apple cider vinegar at the end brightens the whole thing and keeps the flavor from feeling one-note. Carrageenan is a common additive in store-bought fruit sauces and flavored condiments, used as a thickener or stabilizer, so making your own from scratch is the cleanest way to sidestep it entirely. Every ingredient here is whole and straightforward — no gums, no stabilizers, no surprises. You can mash it chunky or blend it silky smooth depending on your mood, and it stores beautifully in a jar in the fridge. Once you taste how good homemade can be, the store-bought versions really don't stand a chance.
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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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