Tropical Fruit Conserve - S

Total Time: 1 hr 38 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 32
• 1 cup dry roasted macadamia nuts, chopped
• 2 medium mangoes (peeled, pitted, and finely chopped)
• 1 medium papaya (peeled, seeded, and finely chopped)
• 1 cup orange juice
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 (1 3/4 ounce) package pectin (no sugar added pectin by ball. (low methoxyl pectin with calcium)
• 1 cup splenda granular (sugar substitute)
• 1 tablespoon fresh grated orange peel

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350ºf.
• 2 place the nuts in a baking pan; bake, stirring once, for 8 minutes or until lightly toasted. set aside.
• 3 wash jars and lids in hot soapy water; rinse with warm water.
• 4 fill boiling-water canner half full with water; add jars and water to cover.
• 5 bring water to a boil, reduce heat and simmer.
• 6 place lids in water to cover in a small saucepan; bring water to a simmer.
• 7 simmer until ready to use.
• 8 remove and drain jars and lids, one at a time, as needed for filling.
• 9 combine mangoes, papaya, orange juice, lemon juice, cloves, and pectin in a large saucepan; stirring until pectin dissolves. let stand 10 minutes.
• 10 bring fruit mixture to a full rolling boil (a boil that doesn't stop bubbling when stirred) over medium-high heat.
• 11 boil 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• 12 remove from heat; add splenda(r)granular, stirring until splenda(r)granular dissolves.
• 13 skim off any foam with metal spoon.
• 14 stir in nuts and orange zest.
• 15 pack hot conserve immediately into prepared jars, filling to within 1/4-inch of tops.
• 16 wipe jar rims and threads.
• 17 cover with 2-piece lids.
• 18 screw bands tightly.
• 19 place jars on rack in canner. (water must cover jars by 1 to 2 inches. add boiling water, if necessary.).
• 20 cover; bring water to gentle boil.
• 21 process 10 minutes.
• 22 remove jars and place upright on towel to cool completely.
• 23 after jars cool, check seals by pressing center of lid with finger. (if lid springs back, lid is not sealed and refrigeration is necessary.).
• 24 store in a cool, dark place for up to 1 year.
• 25 once opened, store refrigerated and use within 2 weeks.
• 26 nutrition info (per serving).
• 27 calories 49 (54% from fat) | protein 0.5g | fat 3.2g (sat 0.5g) | carbohydrate 5.6g | fiber 0.9g | cholesterol 0mg | sodium 4mg.