Description
Simple homemade canned pears packed in a light syrup and processed in a water bath canner for sweet, shelf-stable fruit you can enjoy year-round.
Ingredients
Scale
- 10 to 12 pounds ripe pears, any variety
- 1 gallon water, for soaking sliced pears
- 1/2 cup lemon juice, for soaking sliced pears
- 2 cups white sugar
- 8 cups water, for syrup
Instructions
- Wash jars, lids, and rings in hot, soapy water, then rinse well.
- Place jars in a water bath canner, large pot of hot water, or warm oven so they stay hot while you prepare the fruit.
- Fill a large bowl with 1 gallon water and 1/2 cup lemon juice.
- Wash, peel, core, and slice the pears into halves or quarters.
- Place sliced pears into the lemon water as you work to reduce browning.
- Combine 2 cups sugar and 8 cups water in a large pot.
- Bring the syrup to a boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves.
- Drain pears from the lemon water.
- Remove one hot jar and place it on a towel.
- Use a canning funnel to pack pears into the hot jar.
- Pour hot syrup over the pears, leaving 1/2 inch headspace.
- Wipe the jar rim with a clean towel.
- Place a new lid on the jar and screw on the ring until fingertip-tight.
- Repeat with remaining pears, syrup, and jars.
- Place filled jars in the boiling water bath canner, covering them with at least 1 inch of water.
- Process quart jars for 25 minutes or pint jars for 20 minutes.
- Remove jars with a jar lifter and place them on a towel.
- Let jars cool completely.
- Check seals by pressing the center of each lid; a sealed lid will not pop back.
- Store sealed jars in a cool, dark place for up to 1 year.
Notes
- Use ripe but firm pears for the best texture.
- Add cinnamon sticks or whole cloves to the syrup for a spiced version.
- This recipe uses a light 25 percent sugar syrup.
- Refrigerate any unsealed jar and use it within several days.
- After opening, refrigerate pears in their syrup and use within 1 week.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Canning
- Method: Water Bath Canning
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 cup
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 58
- Sodium: 10
- Fat: 1
- Saturated Fat: 0.1
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.6
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 77
- Fiber: 11
- Protein: 1
- Cholesterol: 0