Cherry Pear Conserve
I use pears harvested from my own trees to make this conserve. I love it combined with cream cheese and spread between two waffles that are topped with pure maple syrup.160 ServingsPrep: 1-1/4 hours + chilling Process: 10 min. + standing
Ingredients
- 2 medium lemons
- 2 medium limes
- 8 cups chopped peeled ripe pears
- 2 cans (16 ounces each) pitted tart cherries, drained
- 2 cans (20 ounces each) crushed pineapple, undrained
- 2 cups raisins
- 10 cups sugar
- 1-1/3 cups coarsely chopped walnuts
Directions
- Grate peel from lemons and limes; set peel aside. Remove pith from
- lemons and limes; section the fruit and place in a large bowl. Add
- lemon and lime peel, pears, cherries, pineapple, raisins and sugar.
- Cover and refrigerate overnight.
- Transfer to a large kettle or Dutch oven. Cook over medium heat for
- 50-60 minutes or until thickened. Stir in nuts; bring to a boil.
- Remove from the heat. Immediately ladle into hot sterilized jars,
- leaving 1/4-in. headspace. Adjust caps. Process for 10 minutes in a
- boiling water bath. Yield: 10 pints.
Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (2 tablespoons) equals 70 calories, 1 g fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 1 mg sodium, 17 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, trace protein.