Pear jam cooked in a slow cooker turns out to be very healthy. It’s not difficult to prepare, and the procedure is convenient because you don’t need to take up extra dishes and stand by the stove watching the process. Adults and children will enjoy this aromatic delicacy, especially in the cold winter season.
The subtleties of making pear jam in a slow cooker
Pear jam will turn out perfect if you know certain nuances of its preparation. You can easily diversify the tastes of the dessert by adding not only fruits or berries, but also spices. It is better to collect pears for cooking on a dry, sunny day. This will give you the opportunity to get maximum aroma and taste. Despite the recommendations given in the recipe, varieties with thick skin must be removed.
If you want to get jam with whole pieces, then you need to cook it in small portions. To prevent the pears from turning dark after chopping, especially when you need to go somewhere before cooking the delicacy, you should soak them in acidified water.
If the jam should not be too sweet, and the pear variety is straight honey, then you need to use half the amount of sugar recommended in the recipe.
How to choose pears for jam
To prepare the perfect dessert, you need to choose the right fruit. They try to select pears with the same degree of ripeness. This will make the jam as homogeneous as possible. The fruits must be well ripened; even overripe ones can be taken. To prepare delicacies, they try to choose sweet and aromatic varieties. It is important to ensure that you do not come across spoiled or rotten material, otherwise the taste of the finished product will be spoiled.
How to make pear jam in a slow cooker?
There are many options for making pear jam in a slow cooker. In addition, each housewife can create her own unique recipe by adding certain seasonings, fruits, and berries.
Standard recipe for winter
Pear jam according to the standard recipe can be prepared not only in a slow cooker, but also in a pressure cooker.This will not change the taste characteristics.
The following components will be required:
- ripe aromatic pears - 1500 g;
- granulated sugar - 1000 g;
- citric acid - 2 pinches (can be replaced with lemon juice).
Cooking method
Wash the fruits, cut into slices and clean out the centers. Cut the slices into small pieces and place in a cooking bowl. Sprinkle granulated sugar on top. Put the device in the “Extinguishing” mode for 10 minutes, then remove the resulting foam. Leave to stand for 4 hours until the pears become translucent. Boil again and leave to steep again for 4 hours. Turn on the “Extinguishing” mode again for the third time, after turning it off, add citric acid and mix everything thoroughly.
Pear jam with lemon in a slow cooker
To prepare pear jam with a pleasant citrus taste, which is also very beneficial for the human body in winter, you will need:
- juicy and aromatic pears - 1000 g;
- medium lemon - 1 pc.;
- granulated sugar - 1100 g.
Cooking method
Wash and dry the fruits (you can use a paper towel for this). Cut them into slices and remove the core. Cut the resulting slices into thin slices and place in a deep bowl. Wash the lemon well and scald with boiling water, then cut into thin slices.
Pour the pears and lemon, along with the released juice, into the cooking bowl. Sprinkle granulated sugar on top and leave for 20 minutes to release more juice. Turn on the device in the “Extinguishing” mode for 25 minutes. After this time, the treat is ready.
Amber pear jam slices in a slow cooker
To prepare a delicious, beautiful and healthy dessert you will need to take:
- ripe and fragrant pears - 2500 g;
- lemon juice - 60 ml;
- granulated sugar - 500 g;
- bee honey - 2 tbsp. l.;
- vanillin - 1 pinch.
Cooking technique
Place thoroughly washed and sliced fruits in a soda solution for 15 minutes (dilute a teaspoon of soda in one liter of water), then rinse with clean water and place in a suitable container. Add vanillin, granulated sugar and honey, pour in lemon juice, cover with cellophane and leave overnight.
In the morning, pour the ingredients into the cooking bowl of the multicooker, turn on the “Stew” mode for 25 minutes. After turning off the device, the dessert is ready.
Features of jam storage
Pear jam in a hermetically sealed glass container can be stored even at room temperature, but provided that the room has dry air. If, when preparing fruit, more pears were used than sugar, then such a product must be stored in the basement.
Under proper conditions, pear jam, cooked in a slow cooker and hermetically sealed, can be stored for 3 years. The unrolled product is kept in the refrigerator for no more than 2 weeks.
