Pear Drops

Name: Pear Drops
Yield: Makes about 600 g/1 lb 6 oz
Ingredients: grapeseed or groundnut (peanut) oil, for greasing; grapeseed or groundnut (peanut) oil, for greasing; grapeseed or groundnut (peanut) oil, for greasing; 450 g/1 lb/2¼ cups caster (superfine) sugar; 50 ml/2 fl oz/1¼ cup water; 175 ml/6 fl oz/¾ cup pear juice; 1.25 ml/¼ tsp cream of tartar; 30 ml/2 tbsp lime juice; 1 drop green food colouring

Preparation info

Makes about
600
g

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Home-made Sweets & Candies

By Claire Ptak

Published 2022

About

These simple drops look especially pretty when poured into little moulds. If you can get your hands on an antique mould, use that. Otherwise, pour them out free-form on to an oiled marble slab or baking sheet. Pear drops are a traditional favourite in many countries, and jars of them are still common in many old-fashioned sweet shops.

Ingredients

grapeseed or groundnut (peanut) oil, for greasing
450 g/1 lb/

Dessert
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Grease a sweet (candy) mould or a baking sheet with the oil. Prepare an ice-water bath or fill the sink with a little cold water.
Put the sugar, water, 150ml/¼ pint/⅔ cup of the pear juice, and the cream of tartar in a heavy pan. Heat over a mod

Energy 1841kcal/7860kJ; Protein 2.4g; Carbohydrate 488.1g, of which sugars 488.1g; Fat 0.2g, of which saturates 0g; Cholesterol 0mg; Calcium 251mg; Fibre 0g; Sodium 31mg