Contest-Winning Winter Fruit Chutney

Total Time:Prep: 20 min. Cook: 20 min.

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Helen Littrell

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Updated on Sep. 10, 2022

The pairing of sweet and tart fruits makes this chutney a wonderful accompaniment for pork. Not only is it a consistent blue-ribbon winner at fairs, it's a natural way to capture the best of autumn's harvest in a jar.

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Contest-Winning Winter Fruit Chutney

Contest Winner
Yield:4 half-pints
Prep:20 min
Cook:20 min

Ingredients

  • 2 cups cider vinegar
  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 tablespoon ground ginger
  • 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 3 cups packed brown sugar
  • 2 medium ripe unpeeled pears, finely chopped
  • 2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
  • 1 large tart unpeeled apple, finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup dried currants
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Directions

  1. In a Dutch oven, combine the first nine ingredients. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
  2. Stir in the brown sugar, pears, cranberries, apple and currants. Return to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour or until fruit is tender and mixture has thickened.
  3. Pour hot mixture into hot jars, leaving 1/4-in. headspace. Adjust caps. Process for 15 minutes in a boiling-water bath.