This is a delicious and unique preserve to make with pears! It “pears” (pun intended) perfectly with pork and chicken as a savory marinade or sauce!
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What Do I Need To Make Pear-Roasted Garlic Preserves?
To make this pear butter you need jars, clean, new lids, and bands! 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 modified the original recipe, but, if you’re following the original, then you will also need pectin.
Recipe Video
Recipe
Recipe adapted from The All New Ball Book Of Canning And Preserving.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Wrap garlic in foil and place on baking sheet.
- Add pears to baking sheet in a single layer.
- Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes.
- Remove baking tray from oven and flip pears over. Sprinkle pears with 1/4 cup sugar.
- Place baking tray back in oven and bake for another 15 minutes.
- Place the foil pack with the garlic directly on your oven rack and remove the pears from the oven.
- Bake garlic for an additional 15 minutes.
- While garlic is baking, add pears and 1/4 cup water to a large, heavy-bottomed stock pot.
- Simmer until garlic is finished baking and cloves can be squeezed out.
- Add garlic and remaining ingredients to the stockpot with the pears.
- Use a potato masher to coarsely mash the garlic and pears.
- Heat over medium high heat until the gelling point is reached.
- Store the pear-roasted garlic preserves in the refrigerator or continue with canning instructions.
- Fill clean, warm half-pint-sized jars with pear mixture, making sure to leave 1/4-inch headspace.
- Clean jar rim off to ensure no pear mixture is 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.
- Process in a water bath canner 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.
