Pear and Chocolate Butter

• 1 lemon, juice of
• 2 lbs pears
• 3 cups sugar (preferably pectin enriched)
• 13 lb bittersweet chocolate, chopped (makes about 1 cup)

1. Put a small plate in your freezer.
2. Pour the lemon juice in a bowl.
3. Peel and core the pears.
4. Dice them and mix the pieces in the bowl with the lemon juice.
5. In a large saucepan mix the pears and sugar and bring to a boil under medium high heat.
6. Cook for 20 to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally and foaming if necessary.
7. To check if it is set, pour a little jam on your cold plate.
8. Wait for a few second and see if it doesnt run, it is set, otherwise, keep on cooking and try again a few minutes later.
9. Stir the chocolate into the jam, wait for a simmer then turn the heat off.
10. Ladle into jars leaving a 1/4 headspace.
11. Process for 10 minutes in a boiling water bath.
12. Adjust time according to altitude.

lemon, pears, sugar, bittersweet chocolate

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pear-and-chocolate-butter-390276 (may not work)