Mushroom Free Spiced Pear Sauce
Warm, fragrant, and naturally sweet, 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 and ground ginger until they're completely tender and collapsing into a silky, aromatic sauce that smells like autumn in the best possible way. A splash of apple cider vinegar added at the end brightens the whole thing and keeps the sweetness from feeling one-note. Maple syrup does the sweetening here, so the flavor is rich and rounded rather than sharp or overly sugary. You can leave it chunky with a potato masher or blend it smooth depending on how you plan to use it — both versions are genuinely delicious. Every single ingredient in this recipe is straightforward and plant-based, so there's zero guesswork about what's actually in your sauce.
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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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