By Grocery List Plus Editorial Staff | Published on June 3, 2026
Serves 4
289 cal · 25 min
Pressure Cooker Pear Sauce
Recipe GLPR80bf4339fc1b4c
A simple, naturally sweet pear sauce made in a pressure cooker. Fresh pears are cooked quickly under pressure with warm spices like cinnamon and nutmeg, then blended to your desired consistency. This wholesome sauce is perfect as a side dish, dessert topping, or snack.
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Ingredients
10 large pears, cored and sliced with skin on
1 cup pear juice or apple juice
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Directions
Add the sliced pears to the pressure cooker, filling it no higher than the maximum fill line indicated by the manufacturer.
Pour the pear or apple juice over the pears.
Sprinkle the ground cinnamon and ground nutmeg evenly over the pears and juice. Stir gently to combine.
Lock the pressure cooker lid securely in place according to your cooker's instructions.
Place the pressure cooker on the stove over high heat. Allow the cooker to build pressure until it reaches high pressure (typically when steam begins to escape from the vent).
As soon as the cooker reaches high pressure, remove it from the heat. Allow the pressure to release naturally by letting it sit undisturbed for 10–15 minutes until no steam escapes when you carefully test the release valve.
Once pressure has been safely released, unlock and remove the lid. The pears will be very soft and broken down.
Using an immersion blender, stand blender, food processor, or food mill, blend the cooked pears and their liquid until you reach your desired consistency—smooth for a fine sauce or slightly chunky for texture.
Serve warm or let cool and refrigerate. Use as a sauce, topping, or side dish as desired.
Comments
This is a straightforward win for a Charlotte household. Pears, cinnamon, and nutmeg are stocked at every major grocer—Harris Teeter, Food Lion, Kroger, and ALDI all carry them year-round, and a bottle of pear juice is in any supermarket's juice aisle. At roughly $8–12 total for four servings (depending on pear price), you're looking at $2–3 per serving, which is genuinely cheap for a sauce. The stated 25 minutes is honest—pressure cooker work is fast, though you should budget an extra 5–8 minutes for the pot to come to pressure. The real limitation is that this is a side dish or condiment, not a meal, and reheating works fine but won't improve it; it's also a set-it-and-forget-it dish that needs no hovering, which is ideal for weeknight cooking.
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