Homemade Pear Juice for Winter

Cooking method

1. Step 1:

   

   How do you make pear juice for winter with a juicer? Start by gathering your ingredients. Choose firm, juicy pears. Wash the fruit well and pat it dry with a towel.

2. Step 2:

   

   Cut each pear into quarters and remove the core and stem. Trim away any bruised or spoiled spots.

3. Step 3:

   

   Feed the pear pieces into your juicer and extract the juice. Exactly how you do this will depend on your particular machine.

4. Step 4:

   

   Juice all the pears the same way.

5. Step 5:

   

   Strain all the juice through a fine sieve to remove excess pulp. You can press it through with a spoon to speed things up—or skip this step entirely if you'd like juice with the pulp left in.

6. Step 6:

   

   From about 2 lb (1 kg) of pears, I got roughly 2 cups (half a liter) of concentrated, pulp-free juice.

7. Step 7:

   

   Pour the juice into a saucepan and add a little sugar to taste. Pear juice is very sweet on its own, so you can leave the sugar out altogether. Bring the juice to a boil over low heat, then let it simmer for about 10 minutes. Keep an eye on the foam the whole time so it doesn't boil over, skimming it off with a spoon. Pour the hot juice into sterilized jars, seal with sterilized lids, and wrap the jars in a blanket to cool slowly.