• Menu
  • Skip to left header navigation
  • Skip to right header navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Before Header

  • twitter
  • facebook
  • pinterest
  • instagram
  • mail

Kate Battistelli

Author | Speaker | Mentor

  • Home
  • About
  • Books
    • The God Dare
    • Growing Great Kids
  • Podcasts
  • Blog
    • Faith
    • Recipe Index
  • Shop
  • Speaking
  • Contact
  • Home
  • About
  • Books
    • The God Dare
    • Growing Great Kids
  • Podcasts
  • Blog
    • Faith
    • Recipe Index
  • Shop
  • Speaking
  • Contact

Pear and Chocolate Jam

Pear and Chocolate Jam

There are few foods more sublime than chocolate. I’m talking about the good stuff, the 70% cacao that melts in your mouth and makes you forget everything that came before.

I like how Barbara Crooker characterizes it:

Chocolate strolls up to the microphone
and plays jazz at midnight, the low slow
notes of a bass clarinet. Chocolate saunters
down the runway, slouches in quaint
boutiques; its style is je ne sais quoi.
Chocolate stays up late and gambles,
likes roulette. Always bets
on the noir.

– Barbara Crooker

Pear and Chocolate Jam

Paired with fruit, chocolate is heavenly. Dipped, dusted or blended with ripe raspberries or apples, bananas or strawberries chocolate becomes sublime. The combination of pears and chocolate morphs into a sultry and deeply satisfying spread for anything buttery. Think warm and crisp croissants or brioche…..oh my. Or try it on top of your favorite nut butter treat – amazing!

This jam is deeply chocolatey, flavored with warm cinnamon, lots of sugar and gobs of chopped, dark chocolate. Oh let the angel choirs sing! This is perfect to make for gifts anytime but particularly during the holidays. It cooks up quickly and it’s only 5 ingredients. It’s not my recipe but comes from the wonderful Marisa of Food in Jars. (Adapted from “Notes From the Jam Cupboard” by Mary Tregallas.)

Try it out. If you’re a chocoholic like me, it’ll be your new favorite!

Pear and Chocolate Jam

Pear and Chocolate Jam

  • 2 1/2 pounds ripe, organic  pears (approximately 7-8 pears)
  • 2 lemons, juiced
  • 3 1/2 cups granulated organic sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 5 1/2 ounces good quality dark chocolate-I used Scharffen Berger Baking Bar, Bittersweet Dark Chocolate (70% Cacao) (70% minimum, higher is better)
  1. Prepare a boiling water bath canner and 5-6 half pint jars or 10-12 four ounce jars.
  2. Peel, core and chop pears. Place them in a wide, non-reactive pan with the lemon juice and 2 tablespoons water.
  3. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until pears begin to soften and break down.
  4. While pears cook, chop chocolate and set aside.
  5. Once pears are quite soft, add sugar and cinnamon. Increase heat to medium-high. Cook, stirring regularly, until the jam reached 220 degrees F.
  6. Remove the pot from the heat and scrape in the chocolate. Stir until it is fully melted.
  7. Funnel into prepared jars. Wipe rims, apply lids and rings and process for 10 minutes.
  8. When time is up, remove jars from canner and place on a folded kitchen towel to cool.
  9. Once jars are fully cooled, test seals. Any unsealed jars should be refrigerated and used promptly. Sealed jars can be stored at room temperature for up to one year.
  10. Yield: 5 or 6 half pints or 10-12 four ounce jars.

Pear and Chocolate Jam

Kate’s Tips

  • I used Scharffen Berger 70% baking chocolate.
  • For instructions on water bath canning check out these instructions. 
  • You want about a half cup of lemon juice. You need the acidity in the jam so the pH is correct for canning.
  • If you don’t want to water bath can, no worries. Make a batch, pour into sterilized jars, seal when cool and store in your fridge.
  • I bought some ripe Bartlett pears but you could use any you like.
  • I decided to can this in the small 4 ounce jars. It’s a rich jam and it’s perfect for a little gift basket at Christmas. Give it with some fresh croissants!
  • If you love canning, try my Apple Butter recipe. It’s spicy and perfect for using up those extra apples.

What’s your favorite Jam?

Category: Condiments, Desserts, Food, Special Occasions/Holidays, You can CANTag: 70 % cacao, Easy homemade jam, Food in Jars, fruit jams, Gifts from the Kitchen, Holiday Jam, Homemade Gifts, Homemade holiday gifts, Pear and Chocolate Jam, Scharffen Berger Chocolate

Previous Post: «Apple Pumpkin Gluten Free Muffins Apple Pumpkin Gluten Free Muffins
Next Post: Banana Nut Muffins with Streusel & Sour Cream Banana Nut Streusel Muffins»

Reader Interactions

Trackbacks

  1. Strawberry Jam–The French Way - Kate Battistelli says:
    January 27, 2015 at 8:56 am

    […] I prefer to use the French method for making jams and preserves rather than making quick jams with pectin. It takes a bit longer but the results are well worth the wait. My favorite home canning book by far is Mes Confitures: The Jams and Jellies of Christine Ferber, the internationally known patissiere who comes up with the most amazing concoctions like Black Cherry with Pinot Noir, Fig with vanilla and one of my favorites which is on my blog Pear and Chocolate Jam. […]

  2. 31 Days: Gift Giving says:
    January 29, 2015 at 10:31 am

    […] many dear friends, all of whom I’ve met via this little old blog! One friend gave me a jar of homemade pear & chocolate jam. Another brought a bottle of apple cider vinegar from her local farmer’s market. These gifts […]

  3. Five Easy Homemade Staples - Kate Battistelli says:
    June 6, 2015 at 2:27 pm

    […] whipped cream or granola with honey, dried fruit and nuts, fresh out of the oven or a jar of jam canned at […]

Footer

Subscribe to receive updates and goodies from Kate!

When you join me as an INSIDER here at katebattistelli.com, the first goodie I'll send you is a FREE 3-Chapter PREVIEW of my newest book THE GOD DARE, including the introduction, and foreword by my daughter, GRAMMY Award-Winning Recording Artist Francesca Battistelli. More INSIDER surprises to come!

Site Footer

New post up at @momtomompodcast!. So much about Go New post up at @momtomompodcast!. So much about God and His Word is still a mystery, even to the greatest theological minds down through the ages. Faith–simple, childlike #faith is what holds the whole thing up. But, do we just stop there?
.
In 2 Timothy 2:15, we’re charged to rightly handle the Word of Truth and to study to show ourselves approved unto God. And in 1 Peter 3, we’re told to always be ready to give an account of the hope that we have in Christ.
.
Should part of that readiness be Biblical literacy–not just being able to quote Scripture, but being able to use those Scriptures to better know God–His character and attributes–and to better know the doctrines of our faith and how those are to be lived out in our everyday lives? .

Today, we’re joined by @phyliciamasonheimer who is going to help answer that question and hopefully give us some tips for living in the tension of both a simple faith and practical theology.

#christianmom #momtomompodcast #stopcallingmebeautiful #phyliciamasonheimer
#biblicalliteracy #theology #theologymatters #wordoftruth
See that smile on my face? That smile is because G See that smile on my face? That smile is because God sent me a sweet holy reminder this week in the form of my first royalty check for The God Dare.
.
In this day and age it’s a rare thing for most authors to pay back their advance to their publisher, especially within the first 6 months of a books release. So I’m standing here in awe of His goodness and the faithfulness of all of you who’ve read and shared my book. I’m honored and deeply humbled as He used this moment to remind me how good He’s been to me in this writing journey.
.
The God Dare has been a labor of love that took 8 years to go from simple blog post to published book and I stand here amazed today that it’s already in its second printing and, I earned my first royalty check.
.
My first book came out in 2012 and I’ve yet to pay back that advance. It can take time and for most of us it does, especially in the Christian book world. But if you’re a writer who’s got a book coming out soon or you’re thinking of writing some day, follow that dream. Dreams do come true...I promise 💖.
.
Keep writing, keep trusting, keep praying, keep believing. He has a plan and it’s good. Bless you and thank you all so very much for all you love & support 😘. #hopewriters #calledcreatives #authorsofig #writersofinstagram #christianwriters #publishedauthor #hopewriter #thegoddare #christianpublishing #amwriting @hopewriters @calledcreatives
If you’re a mom, you’re human and you’re goi If you’re a mom, you’re human and you’re going to make mistakes. ⠀
⠀
Your kids WILL frustrate you. You’ll get angry, crabby and irritated. It goes with the territory so stop beating yourself up over it. We’ve all done it, we’ll do it again. Living in a fallen world with fallen natures takes everything in us to conquer the sin deep within. But, your children will survive your crabby days, I promise! And, there's hope for change.⠀
⠀
I’m further along in my parenting journey, my daughter is grown with children of her own so I’ll share my perspective. I struggled with anger, I still do to be honest. Mostly because I have a way in my head I think everything should be. When it doesn’t look the way I want it to, I snap. I answer harshly. I’m impatient. I want to control life and I want life a certain way—my way—which is rarely THE way.⠀
⠀
I’m selfish, thinking I have rights but the truth is, when we follow Christ we give up our right to ourselves. We tell the Lord with all sincerity, “I surrender all” until we don’t and the inner ugly rears its head. I must surrender my ways, my wants, my ego, my future, my time, my control, my everything to the only One who can change me from the inside out. ⠀
⠀
The way you love is the way you’ll live. If you sincerely love the Lord with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength, then His love will flow out of you naturally. Not perfectly but naturally. Because, mama, you’ll never be perfect.... .
To read the rest, head to @joyfullifemagazine and look for the same picture as this post. 
#hopewriter #calledcreatives #writersofinstagram #writersofinsta #authorsofinstagram #honestlymothering #mothering #joyfullife
I remember my mom praying "now I lay me down to sl I remember my mom praying "now I lay me down to sleep" each night when I was little, along with some other prayers that weren't very Biblical but brought comfort to a scared little girl. Our family didn't place much emphasis on God or prayer and I didn't come to know the Lord until after I turned 29. When I had my daughter a year later, I knew prayer would be an integral part of our lives. I'm convinced time on our knees is the best investment we can make in our children's lives.⁠⠀
⁠⠀
Before your children were a glimmer in your eye, God knew them and set a plan for his or her life firmly in place. God ordered their steps and set the course of their lives with every twist and turn already mapped out. He dreamed a big dream and gave you the task, with His help, of finding out what that big dream is. He wants to guide you every step of the way and help you dig down deep and mine every ounce of greatness in your child. Because the dreams and desires we hold for our children and ourselves are important to God—more important than we can imagine. ⁠⠀
⁠⠀
I was never afraid to believe God had a huge plan for my daughter. I was just naive enough to take God at His word and believe in the power of destiny. I've seen my belief bear tremendous fruit over the years. I'm pleading with you here: Don't be afraid to dream BIG for your child....
.
To read the rest of the post, please head on over to @joyfullifemagazine .
Blessings!!. #hopewriter #authorsofig #mothering #joyfullife #motherwell #dreambigger #mothersofinstagram ⁠⠀
I’m absolutely loving this beautiful book from t I’m absolutely loving this beautiful book from the amazing @thekatieorr! It’s the perfect book to dive into right now with all the upheaval going on in the world and the temptation to sink into sadness & depression.
.
There truly is a path to happiness, real, enduring happiness. In fact, Katie shares 6 ways to nurture the happy soul already within us.
.
Let her words help you find the happy, fulfilled life you’ve always dreamed about!.
.
The happy soul is a holy soul.
The holy soul is a happy soul.
These are unprecedented times. So many parents are These are unprecedented times. So many parents are being thrown into schooling-from-home with little to no direction. We’ve shared before in episode 30 some general ideas and suggestions for homeschooling, so we’re not going to unpack all of that today. But we would like to dive deeper into one part of homeschooling that we believe is the foundation for what all the rest of our child’s education and really their very lives is built upon.
.
Today, we’re talking about Morning Time. Some folks prefer to call it Morning Basket, Morning Meeting, others who maybe choose to slot it at other times in the day instead of the morning have been known to call it Symposium or Power Hour. No matter what you call it, if you’ve been homeschooling for any length of time, you definitely know that it’s a current buzzword in homeschooling circles. It seems that everyone has caught the fever.
.
Check out our site to find all of our Morning Basket recommendations!.
.
#morningtime #morningbasket #morningmeeting #symposium #powerhour #homeschoolingideas #homeschoolingmom #homeschoolingfamily #schoolathome #homeschoollife #homeschoolmom
Join me on Instagram!

Copyright © 2021 Kate Battistelli · All Rights Reserved · Powered by Mai Theme