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

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

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