Use applesauce recipe for pears?

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I’ve been using this simple recipe for years. Can I use it for Bosc pears?

3 lbs sweet apples cored, cut into approximately ½ inch cubes, skins on (i.e. gala)

½ cup apple juice

Place cubed apples in a cooking pot, add the apple juice and mix. turn on heat to medium, cook for 25 minutes.

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I don’t see any reason why you couldn’t. I might add a touch of vanilla to the mix, but that’s just me.

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Maybe some pear nectar instead of of apple juice. But yes, it should be fine.

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Vanilla. I like that.

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That’a a nice idea.

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So structurally, you approve of the recipe?

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You might think about diluting the apple juice as pears tend to have a higher sugar content than apples and so if you use pears with apple juice it might get quite sweet

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I don’t think any juice is necessary to make a good apple sauce or pear sauce. The fruit gives off liquid. I would add lemon juice to keep the apple sauce or pear sauce from turning brown.

I would make something like this I would not bother with the water.

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Bosc pears tend to stay more firm when cooked vs Bartlett, but you can puree them mechanically if desired.

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I make applesauce every year and it does require liquid. I use local apple cider.

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No.

It would be a waste of Bosc pears, which I adore.

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