Candied Pear Slices

Name: Candied Pear Slices
Yield: Makes about 1½ pounds
Ingredients: 4 cups peeled, cored, and sliced firm-ripe pears, cut into six segments each (about 2½ pounds before preparation); 2 cups water; 2 cups sugar; Extra-fine granulated sugar (for coating the fruit), either purchased or made in a food processor; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; ⅓ cup light corn syrup

Preparation info

Makes about
1½ pounds

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Better Than Store-Bought

By Helen Witty and Elizabeth Schneider

Published 1979

About

Pears might not be the first fruit that leaps to mind when one thinks of candying, but the process intensifies their delicate flavor and turns their flesh rosy-amber. As with other candied fruits, the leftover candying syrup should be saved for sweetening other fruits or in a drink.

Ingredients

4 cups peeled, cored, and sliced firm-ripe pears, cut into six segments each (about 2½ pounds before preparation)
2

Vegan
Gluten-free
Confectionery

Method

As you prepare the pear segments, drop them into the mixed water and lemon juice in a wide stainless-steel or enameled skillet or pan. Simmer just until fruit is tender, then drain carefully, reserving the liquid.
Measure 1 cup of the cooking liquid and mix it in the w