These kiwi fruit preserves are easy to make and delicious too! The kiwi flavor combines nicely with the sweet, acidity of pineapple and lime juice. It’s delicious on sorbet, toast, or made into a vinaigrette! You can find my super simple vinaigrette recipe here!
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Supplies to Make Kiwi Fruit Preserves
If haven’t read my post about my favorite canning supplies, I recommend taking a look for items that will make canning this recipe easier!
I also highly recommend purchasing either a steam canner or the Ball freshTECH Electric Water Bath Canner and Multi-Cooker, if you are interested in another way to save stovetop space or if you have a glass stovetop and don’t want to put a heavy canner on top of it. I use it exclusively for anything I water bath can. The best feature of this canner is that is can easily hold 12-14 half-pint jars!
Recipe Video
How to Make Kiwi Fruit Preserves
Original Bernardin recipe can be find here.
Instructions
- First, peel and thinly slice 4 kiwis.
- Combine 4 peeled and sliced kiwis, 3 cups of sugar, 3/4 cup of pineapple juice, and 1/4 cup lime juice in a large stock pot.
- Heat over high heat until the mixture comes to a rolling boil that cannot be stirred down.
- Add in 1 packet of liquid pectin. I used Certo liquid pection.
- Bring back up to a boil.
- Stir constantly for 1 minute.
- Remove from heat.
- Store jam in refrigerator or continue with canning instructions.
- Fill clean, warm jars with preserves, making sure to leave 1/4-inch headspace.
- Debubble and double-check headspace. Add more preserves, if needed.
- Clean jar rim off to ensure no preserves are on it.
- Put a clean lid on and screw on band until fingertip tight.
- Put in water bath canner.
- Fill remaining jars until mixture is gone. About 3 half-pint jars.
- Water bath process for 10 minutes, adjusting for altitude.
- Remove jars and set on towel or wooden cutting board to cool for 12-24 hours.
- Remove bands and check seals. If any jars failed to seal, store in refrigerator and use first.
- Wash jars and store without bands on.
