Berry Conserve
Author: Heather Blake
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 40 mins
Total time: 50 mins
A sweet, bursting with flavor conserve, great on a variety of meat.
Ingredients
  • 4 c. mixed berries, blueberries, raspberries and black berries
  • or whatever combo you like
  • 1 c water
  • 1 c pure maple syrup
  • Grated lemon rind from 1 lemon
  • 1 c sugar
  • 1 c packed brown sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon powder
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 1 c dried crasins (any flavor that you like or just plain)
  • 1 c chopped pecans
Instructions
  1. In a large heavy dutch oven, combine berries and water. Bring to
  2. boiling and reduce heat and cook for 5 minutes until berries become
  3. soft. With the end of a large spoon smash some berries to release juices.
  4. Stir in maple syrup, lemon rind, sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon and
  5. cinnamon sticks. Simmer uncovered for about 30 minutes or until
  6. mixture is thickened, stirring frequently to prevent sticking to bottom
  7. of pan. Remove from heat, remove cinnamon sticks and stir in pecans
  8. and dried crasins. ** Conserve will become the consistency of jam when
  9. cooled.
  10. Ladle hot conserve into hot, sterilized 4- ounce canning jars leaving a
  11. ΒΌ inch head space. Wipe rims and adjust rims.
  12. Process filled jars in boiling water canner for 15 minutes (start timing when
  13. water returns to boiling) Remove jars from canner and cool. Makes six 4oz jars.
  14. If you do not want to use for a later date, place conserve in a four cup container
  15. and use immediately.
Recipe by Denver Green Chili at https://denvergreenchili.com/recipes/berry-conserve/