Chocolate Pear Jam

Name: Chocolate Pear Jam
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters almond liqueur, such as amaretto; 1 teaspoons almond extract (optional); 142 grams extra-dark chocolate (at least 70%), chopped; 828 milliliters granulated sugar; 59 milliliters freshly squeezed lemon juice from about 2 lemons; 1 kilograms ripe, juicy pears; 3 teaspoons Pomonas Universal Pectin; 4 teaspoons calcium water (included in the Pomonas box)

You can never have too many condiment recipes, so give Chocolate Pear Jam Head to the store and pick up lemon juice from 2 lemons, pears, pomona's universal pectin, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Instructions

Combine the sugar and pectin in a medium bowl and whisk to blend.

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Pectin

Sugar

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Whisk

Bowl

Peel, core, and chop the pears.

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Pear

Transfer them to a food processor and pulse until they are coarsely pureed, about 10 pulses.

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Food Processor

Combine the pears, lemon juice, amaretto, calcium water, and almond extract (if using) in a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring frequently.

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Almond Extract

Lemon Juice

Amaretto Liqueur

Pear

Water

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Sauce Pan

Add the sugar-pectin mixture and return the mixture to a full rolling boil. Boil for one minute.

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Pectin

Sugar

Remove the pot from the heat and skim any foam from the surface of the jam. Stir in the chocolate until melted and smooth.

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Chocolate

Jam

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Pot

Ladle the hot jam into hot, clean jars. To preserve the jam, process it in a hot water bath for 10 minutes. The preserved jam will keep for up to a year on the shelf. Otherwise, store the jars in the refrigerator for up to two months.

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Water

Jam

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Ladle