Autumn In Season – Pear

In season now are beautiful Pears!

There are so many delicious things to make with fresh Pears, we’ve put together a few ideas for you;

Pear Crumble
Blend into salad dressing, or serve thinly sliced on a salad
Vanilla Spiced Pear Butter
Pear Custard Pie
Prosciutto wrapped Roasted Pears with Brie and Blue Cheese
Pulled Pork with Sticky Pears
Honeyed Pear Teacake

If you’ve got more than a couple of pairs of pears (see what we did there?), why not give this Spiced Pear Jam a go at home!
Perfect for chilly mornings on warm toast to spice up your breakfast time.

Spiced Pear Jam

Total Time: 2 hours
Servings: 6 x 250mL jars

Ingredients

Peeled Pears, 8 cups chopped (about 2.5kgs)
Sugar, 4 cups
Ground Cinnamon, 1 teaspoon
Ground Cloves, 1/4 teaspoon
250mL jars, 6 for storage

Method

Combine all ingredients in a dutch oven.
Simmer uncovered, for 1.5-2 hours or until thick, stirring occasionally, but increasing frequency as the mixture thickens.
Remove from the heat; skim off foam. Carefully ladle into hot jars, leaving around 5 mm headspace.
Remove air bubbles; wipe rims and adjust lids. Process for 10 minutes in a boiling-water canner.