Pear Spread for Fruit Bread

Serve this simple, sweet pear spread over fruit breads, coffee cakes and sweet rolls. Try it on ice cream, too!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 34 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 2 pears - peeled, cored and shredded
• 1 tablespoon crystallized ginger

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place pears, crystallized ginger, vanilla extract and white sugar in a small microwave safe bowl. Cover and microwave on high 2 minutes. Uncover and continue to microwave in 1 minute intervals, stirring occasionally, until the mixture attains a thick, spreadable consistency.