Honey Cinnamon Pears From Ball® Fresh Preserving Products
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Canning season is in full swing, and it is the perfect time of year to preserve crisp pears at the peak of their freshness. Luckily, we have a wonderful recipe to ensure your pears are deliciously preserved in Ball® Jars.
This Honey Cinnamon Pears recipe highlights the sweetness of the fruit, which makes them delicious to eat with yogurt or cottage cheese. You can also warm the pears and serve them over pancakes or waffles, or even turn them into sorbet! This recipe is sure to become a staple during canning season!
Honey Cinnamon Pears from Ball® Fresh Preserving Products
Yield: Makes 6-7 pints
Ingredients
- 6 lbs. mixed green and red pears, unpeeled, quartered and cored
- 3 cups water
- 2 cups unsweetened apple juice
- 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
- 1 c. honey
- 6 cinnamon sticks
- Fruit Fresh or 3 Tbsp. lemon juice
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Directions
- Prepare boiling water canner. Heat jars in simmering water until ready to use, do not boil. Wash lids in warm soapy water and set aside with bands.
- Prepare Fruit Fresh according to the directions on the label; let soak until syrup is simmering.
- Combine water, apple juice, lemon juice and honey in a 4 qt. saucepan set over medium heat. Bring to a simmer.
- Add pears to honey syrup and stir gently until heated throughout.
- Place one cinnamon stick into a hot jar; pack hot pears in jar leaving a ½ inch headspace. Ladle hot syrup over pears, leaving a ½ inch headspace. Remove air bubbles. Wipe jar rim. Center lid on jar and apply band, adjust to fingertip tight. Place jar in boiling water canner. Repeat one jar at a time until all jars are filled.
- Process jars 20 minutes, adjusting for altitude. Turn off heat, remove lid, let jars stand 5 minutes. Remove jars and cool 12-24 hours. Check lids for seal, they should not flex when center is pressed.
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