My parents house has a pear tree that bears lots and lots of fruit. I don't think I can describe just how many pears they have every fall. My mom discovered that often you can use pears in recipes that call for apples. So after making my new favourite breakfast, which calls for applesauce, I though I'd try to make some pearsauce!

I had a quart and a half of pears, that I washed, cut and cored. My mom had picked them straight from the tree, so there weren't too many bruises, but they were very ripe, and I had to compost a fair amount.

Eeeewww, brown grossness that needs to be removed!

One tip: peel the pears before cutting them. I ended up having to pick out as many peels as I could find, and it was a messy job!


Bring about half a cup of water to a boil. Put the pears in, and add the juice from one lemon, and one or two peels of lemon rind.

Boiling pears

Let the pears boil for about 5 minutes or until soft.  Mash the pears with a potato masher, straining as necessary for consistency.  Put into jars and enjoy!

I think it looks just like applesauce!

I had this on my Breakfast Quinoa this morning, and it was delicious, though had a very strong pear taste. I think I'll mix it with the applesauce I plan to make later today.