Pear in syrup for the winter is often harvested by those housewives who in the cold season love to enjoy sweet and soft home-made fruits. It should be especially noted that all the efforts spent on the production of such an unusual dessert fully justify themselves. After all, canned fruits are very tasty, and most importantly, they can even be used to prepare various cakes, biscuits, fruit drinks and so on.
How to make Pear in Syrup dessert at home
Essential Ingredients:
- small-sized ripe pears of any grade - 1.5 kg;
- vanilla sugar - 7 g;
- granulated sugar - 400 g;
- purified drinking water - 3 l;
- citric acid or lemon juice - 1 dessert spoon or from ½ fruit.
Features of the choice of the main product
Pear in syrup for the winter can be prepared from any kind of fruit. They can be purchased at the store, or can be used from your own garden. The main thing is that the fresh product is not too soft and overripe. Indeed, in order to create a beautiful and very tasty piece, it is extremely important that the main product does not lose its shape.
Fruit processing
Before the pear in syrup for the winter will be sent to sterilized glass jars, the main ingredient should be carefully processed. To do this, you need to take 1.5 kg of small fruits, wash them thoroughly in warm water, and then cut lengthwise into 4 parts, taking out all the bones, stalks and other hard elements.
Syrup preparation process
Syrup for such a homemade sweet product is made quite easily. To do this, pour 3 liters of purified drinking water into a large pot, add granulated sugar and bring to a boil over low heat. After the entire bulk product has melted, it is necessary to proceed to the direct formation of the workpiece.
Dessert making
So that the pear in syrup for the winter was prepared efficiently, it was tasty and retained all the useful properties as much as possible, it should not be boiled on gas. To do this, fresh fruit must be laid tightly in sterilized jars. Next, they must pour the previously prepared boiling syrup and keep them in it for about 7 minutes. After this, the liquid needs to be poured back into the pan and boiled, and the pears left in the jar. It is advisable to repeat this procedure at least 3 times. Moreover, in the latter, it is recommended to add vanillin and citric acid in sugar syrup (juice can be added).
When all the pears are completely filled with sugar syrup, they should be tightly rolled up with lids, and then carefully, using the gloves, turn the jars upside down. In this position, it is recommended to cover the blanks with a duvet and keep in it until completely cooled. This may take about a day. After time, the dessert should be placed in a dark and slightly cool place.
How to serve to the table
Pears in sugar syrup become usable after 1 month. Such a dessert should be presented to the table along with hot tea, a roll, toast, wheat bread or just like that.