Hi Friends!
Welcome to Thanksgiving week – one of my absolute favorite times of the year!! Escaping to my kitchen to cook and welcome friends and family around my table is such a delight.
I’m actually soooo excited that I’m bringing you two of my favorite Autumn recipes this week. Couldn’t let the fall season pass by as we transition into winter / holiday without sharing some of my favorite recent recipes.
For the first of these two recipes, I recently developed a series of 3 marmalades for a Germain publication, sisterMAG. Sharing this pear, cardamom & vanilla recipe. It’s incredible on toast, over pancakes, on waffles…. seriously it’s worth making extra to have on hand in your fridge!
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Happy cooking!
Pear, Cardamom & Vanilla Marmalade
Ingredients
- 3 lbs. approx. 6 large Bartlett or red pears, ripe, peeled, cored, cut into 3/4” chunks
- 2 vanilla beans split lengthwise, seeds scraped
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 2 earl grey tea bags
- 1 teaspoon cardamom
Instructions
- Bring ¾ cup (177 ml) water to a boil. Steep earl grey tea bags for 15 minutes.
- Place steeped tea and remaining ingredients in a medium saucepan and bring to a strong simmer (not quite boiling) over medium-high heat, stirring often.
- Lower heat to simmer gently for about 40 minutes, gently mashing the pears halfway through. Continue to simmer for another 15-20 minutes.
- Remove from heat.
- Pulse mixture in blender gently, adding 1-3 tablespoons of water if needed until desired consistency is reached.
- Store in an airtight jar for up to 2 weeks.
