Pear Jam

Submitted by RConley

"I made this recipe by experimenting with several other pear jam recipes. It turned out really good so I decided to post."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Yields: 3 pints
• Serves: 60

ingredients

• 4 1⁄2 cups pears, finely chopped
• 5 cups sugar
• 1⁄4 cup lemon juice
• 1⁄2 cup crushed pineapple, drained
• 1⁄2 teaspoon butter
• 1 (1 3/4 ounce) package premium fruit pectin

directions

1. In a large pot, put the pears, fruit pectin and lemon juice, bring to a full rolling boil and cook until thickened, stirring constantly. Add butter to keep from foaming.
2. Stir in sugar quickly. Return to full rolling boil and boil exactly 1 minute.
3. Remove from heat and skim off any foam.
4. Ladle into jars filling to within 1/8 inch of tops.

Reviews

[Mick's Kitchen]

Very easy and yummy. Next time, I will try adding oranges as some have suggested, as it is very sweet as is. Pears are my favorite non-berry fruit, and turned them into a delicious marmalade.

 

[alexblondebiker]

This is a lovely jam which is dead easy to make. I didn't read the instructions properly, liquidized all the fruit first [thank you Krista], threw the whole lot - including the sugar, pectin and a couple of apples, into a large pot and boiled it. It was at setting point within 10 mins of a rolling boil and perfect marmalade consistency once cooled. I also doubled the recipe, plus a large tin of pineapple, but only used 40 grm pectin but it may be our pectin in bularia is stronger than yours. I will definately make this again as have a wealth of pears at the mo but I think I will add an orange or two next time to make it even more like a marmalade.

 

[krista harberson]

this jam turned out really well. i doubled the recipe and threw in a couple of green apples to balance the sweetness. i tossed all the fruit into my food processor and came close to pureeing it before cooking. the results were a little more like marmalade because of the texture. very delicious and makes about six pints with a double recipe.