Shellfish Free Spiced Pear Sauce
Warm, fragrant, and just sweet enough, this spiced pear sauce is the kind of simple recipe that makes your whole kitchen smell incredible. Ripe pears are simmered down with maple syrup, Ceylon cinnamon, and ground ginger until they collapse into a silky, luscious sauce with serious depth of flavor. A splash of apple cider vinegar at the end brightens everything up and keeps it from tasting one-note. You can leave it chunky with a potato masher or go completely smooth with an immersion blender — either way, it's gorgeous. Spoon it over oatmeal, pancakes, roasted pork, or a scoop of vanilla ice cream and it instantly elevates whatever it touches. Every ingredient here is straightforward and naturally free from any seafood concerns, so there's zero label-reading stress involved. Make a jar on the weekend and you'll find yourself reaching for it all week long.
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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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