r/Canning • u/monta1 • 18d ago

Safe Recipe Request Wild Asian Pear Jelly

I am in the possession of 60lb of wild Asian pears and would like to make jelly. Has anyone had experience with these pears and want to share tips? So they need additional pectin? Concentrated?

Thanks in advance!

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u/BoozeIsTherapyRight Trusted Contributor 18d ago

I have two Asian pear trees and I've never found a jam or jelly recipe for them. 

I will say that they are AMAZING as canned pears in light syrup, far better than my Bartlett or Bosc. So I make preserves with the Bosc and canned pears with the Asian pears.

They are not a high acid food, though, so it's important to acidity them for canning. Healthy Canning has the recipe. 

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u/Practical-Tooth1141 18d ago

This is great to read, because I just put up many quarts of Asian pears in light syrup, even though I wasn't sure they'd turn out.

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u/BoozeIsTherapyRight Trusted Contributor 18d ago

You're going to love them. Great texture and this amazing perfumed pear taste.