Best 9 Tomato Preserves Recipes

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**Tomato Preserves: A Sweet and Savory Delight**

Homemade tomato preserves are a versatile and delicious treat that can be enjoyed in a variety of ways. Whether you're looking for a sweet and tangy addition to your breakfast toast or a savory condiment to complement your favorite grilled meats, these preserves have something for everyone. This collection of recipes offers a range of options to suit every taste, from classic tomato preserves to unique variations that incorporate herbs, spices, and even fruit. With step-by-step instructions and helpful tips, these recipes make it easy to create your own batch of homemade tomato preserves that will be sure to impress. From the classic sweet and tangy tomato preserves to the unique and flavorful variations, there's a recipe here for every taste. So gather your ingredients, prepare your canning supplies, and get ready to experience the deliciousness of homemade tomato preserves!

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

PEAR TOMATO PRESERVES



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I have lived on a farm all my life, so I have always had a garden. I can a lot of my garden-grown fruits and veggies and I make these wonderful preserves every year.-Evelyn Stearns, Alto Pass, Illinois

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 1h35m

Yield 5 half-pints.

Number Of Ingredients 7

4 cups sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground ginger
2 medium lemons, chopped
1 cup water
2 pounds yellow pear tomatoes, chopped

Steps:

  • In a Dutch oven, combine sugar, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, lemons and water. Cook over medium heat for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the tomatoes. Reduce heat to low; continue cooking for 45-60 minutes or until tomatoes become transparent, stirring frequently., Ladle hot mixture into five hot half-pint jars, leaving 1/4-in. headspace. Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace, if necessary, by adding hot mixture. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight., Place the jars into canner with simmering water, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process 20 minutes. Remove jars and cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 165 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 12mg sodium, Carbohydrate 42g carbohydrate (39g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 0 protein.

YELLOW PEAR TOMATO PRESERVES



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Make and share this Yellow Pear Tomato Preserves recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Mysterygirl

Categories     Fruit

Time 1h15m

Yield 5 half pint jars

Number Of Ingredients 5

8 cups yellow pear tomatoes
1 lemon
3 cups sugar
1 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons gingerroot or 4 tablespoons thinly sliced candied ginger

Steps:

  • Wash& dry tomatoes.
  • Cut a thin slice from blossom end and press out seeds and discard.
  • Combine tomatoes, sugar& salt, simmer until sugar is dissolved.
  • Boil for about 40 minutes.
  • Add thinly sliced lemon and minced or sliced ginger.
  • Boil about 10 minutes longer.
  • Pour into hot jars and seal at once.

TOMATO PRESERVES



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A lovely way to use up those tomatoes! From the Ball Blue Book of Canning! Prep time includes marinating time.

Provided by Sharon123

Categories     Vegetable

Time 14h30m

Yield 6 half pint

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 1/2 quarts green tomatoes or 1 1/2 quarts tomatoes (about 2 pounds)
1 tablespoon mixed pickling spices
1/2 inch gingerroot
4 cups sugar
1 cup thinly sliced lemon (about 2 medium)
3/4 cup water

Steps:

  • Wash and drain tomatoes.
  • Do not core tomatoes.
  • Tie spices and gingerroot in a spice bag.
  • Combine spice bag, sugar, lemon and water in a large saucepot.
  • Simmer 15 minutes.
  • Add tomatoes; cook gently until tomatoes become transparent, stirring frequently to prevent sticking.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Cover and let stand 12 to 18 hours in a cool place.
  • Remove spice bag.
  • Remove tomatoes and lemon from syrup.
  • Boil syrup 2 to 3 minutes or longer to thicken.
  • Return tomatoes and lemon to syrup; boil 1 minute.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Skim foam if necessary.
  • Ladle hot preserves into hot jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace.
  • Adjust two-piece caps.
  • Process 20 minutes in a boiling-water canner.
  • Yield: about 6 half-pints.

HOMEMADE TOMATO PRESERVES



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I love old fashioned preserves (tomato, watermelon, green grape). They taste wonderful and remind me of my mother's kitchen.

Provided by Carol Lattier

Categories     Jams & Jellies

Time 1h15m

Number Of Ingredients 5

7 c crushed tomatoes
7 c sugar
1 lemon, thinly sliced
1/4 tsp salt
4 box surejell

Steps:

  • 1. Scaled, peel and crush 7 cups of ripe tomatoes. Combine crushed tomatoes (do not drain off liquid or seeds) and SureJell over mediumj high heat. Bring to a boil that cannot be stirred down.
  • 2. Add sugar all at once, stirring constantly: boil at a hard boil for 12-15 minutes. Pour into sterilized jars, cap and rim jars.
  • 3. Process in a hot water bath for 10 minutes after water comes to a rolling boil. Remove from heat and tighten rims. Let cool. Be sure to listen for the pop as the jars seal.

YELLOW PEAR TOMATO PRESERVES



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With abundance of yellow pear tomatoes this seems like a good way to use the over flo

Provided by Eddie Jordan

Categories     Spreads

Time 1h25m

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 lb yellow pear tomatoes
1 medium lemon chopped
4 c sugar
1 tsp salt
1 Tbsp ground ginger
1 Tbsp ground cloves

Steps:

  • 1. Wash and dry tomatoes.
  • 2. Cut a thin slice at blossom end, press out seeds discard.
  • 3. Combine tomatoes, sugar, salt and simmer until sugar dissolves.
  • 4. Boil about 40 minutes.
  • 5. Add thinly sliced lemon and minced ginger root.
  • 6. Boil 10 minutes longer.
  • 7. Pour into hot jars and seal. Water bath for 10 minutes.

TOMATO PRESERVES



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A schmear of this on a ham & cheese sandwich...mmmmmm! Now that's good eatin', I don't care who you are! Plan to make several different colored batches - red, black, yellow & orange. I suspect this is a good candidate for hot water bath canning, given how long it is cooked & the high acidity & sugar content.

Provided by Busters friend

Categories     Vegetable

Time 1h35m

Yield 2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 1/2 lbs cherry tomatoes, rinsed and stemmed (about 4 cups)
1 1/4 cups brown sugar, firmly packed
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1/2 lemon, including peel, rinsed and very thinly sliced
2 tablespoons ginger, minced fresh
1 teaspoon cumin, ground
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
1/8 teaspoon clove, ground
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper

Steps:

  • In a 3- to 4-quart pan, combine tomatoes, brown sugar, vinegar, lemon, ginger, cumin, cinnamon, cloves, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring often.
  • Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until mixture is reduced to 2 cups and has the consistency of thick jam, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Add more salt and pepper to taste.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 617, Fat 1.4, SaturatedFat 0.3, Sodium 658.4, Carbohydrate 155.5, Fiber 6.7, Sugar 141.6, Protein 4.1

YELLOW TOMATO-PINEAPPLE PRESERVES



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These preserves do not gel at all, they are very syrupy. Try these as a glaze for chicken or on pork or chicken sandwiches. Posted by request. From The Joy of Jams, Jellies and other Sweet Preserves.

Provided by mary winecoff

Categories     Fruit

Time 1h

Yield 3 pints

Number Of Ingredients 4

2 1/4 lbs yellow tomatoes
4 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 medium pineapple
4 slices fresh ginger

Steps:

  • Dip the tomatoes into boiling water for 30 to 60 seconds. Let them cool and slip off their skins. Cut them into wedges and put the wedges into a bowl. Add the sugar and gently mix. Cover the bowl and let stand for 6 to 12 hours, gently turning the tomatoes once or twice in the meantime.
  • Peel and core the pineapple and chop it coarsely, reserving all the juice. Weigh the chopped pineapple, you should have 3/4 pound.
  • Strain the syrup from the tomatoes into a nonreactive pot. Add an sugar from the bottom of the bowl and any juice from chopping the pineapple. Put the ginger slices into a spice bag and add it to the pot.
  • Stir the mixture over medium heat until the sugar has completely dissolved. Raise the heat to high and boil the syrup until it reaches the thread stage or 230 degrees. Add the tomato wedges and chopped pineapple. Reduce the heat and barely simmer the mixture until the tomato wedges are partially translucent, at least 30 minutes. Skim off an foam.
  • Press the spice bag against the side of the pot, and remove the bag. Ladle the preserves into pint or half-pint jars. Add lids and process the jars for 10 minutes in a boiling water bath.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1252.2, Fat 1, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 79.5, Carbohydrate 320.5, Fiber 3.5, Sugar 307.1, Protein 3.8

TOMATO GREEN CHILE PINEAPPLE PRESERVES



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Found this summery gem in the New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service Guide E-326 - Home Canned Sweet Spreads Made with Green Chile. http://aces.nmsu.edu/pubs/_e/E-326.pdf What a find for folks with tomatoes & peppers coming outta our ears! Will be adapting to our Mesilla Hybrid cayennes & brilliant yellow & orange cherry tomatoes that are producing like nothing we've ever seen to make a jam that will remind us of the sweetness & heat of summer. One use for this recipe is Recipe#388105 - Mmmmm, sounds sooo good when the weather is cold & wet!

Provided by Busters friend

Categories     Pineapple

Time 50m

Yield 6 1/2 pints

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 lb tomatoes, ripe slicing-type
20 ounces crushed pineapple in juice, not drained (1 can)
2 cups green chili peppers, frozen chopped, thawed and drained (mild, medium, or hot)
1 3/4 ounces dry pectin (1 package)
6 cups granulated sugar

Steps:

  • Wash tomatoes. Immerse tomatoes in boiling
  • water for 30 seconds. Remove and plunge into
  • cold water. Slip off skins.
  • Process peeled tomatoes in a food processor for 1 minute.
  • Combine pureed tomatoes, green chile, pineapple, and pectin in an
  • 8-quart non-stick pan. Bring mixture to a full boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Add sugar all at once. Return mixture to a boil, stirring
  • constantly. Boil hard for 1 minute.
  • Remove from heat. Skim off foam if necessary. Ladle hot pre-
  • serves into hot jars, leaving a 1/4-inch headspace. Attach two-piece lids. Process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes, adjusting processing time for elevation as necessary.

HOMEMADE TOMATO PRESERVES



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tried several recipes for this, but never could get it to come out right, so i made up my own, it comes out great, everyone say's a huge success

Provided by phyllis mcdaniel

Categories     Jams & Jellies

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 4

5 c crushed tomatoes
7 c sugar
1/2 tsp butter
2 box surejel

Steps:

  • 1. combine crushed tomatoes,surejel and butter, bring to a boil that can not be stirred down, add sugar all at once, stirring constantly: boil hard for 12 minutes, pour into hot jars, process in hot water bath for 10 minutes after water comes to a rolling boil, cool and enjoy. they are great, another way to use up those tomatoes.

Tips:

  • Use ripe, unblemished tomatoes for the best flavor and texture.
  • If you don't have a candy thermometer, you can test the preserves for doneness by dropping a small amount onto a cold plate. If it wrinkles when you push it with your finger, it's ready.
  • Be sure to sterilize your jars and lids before canning the preserves to prevent spoilage.
  • Store the preserves in a cool, dark place for up to a year.

Conclusion:

Tomato preserves are a delicious and versatile condiment that can be enjoyed in a variety of ways. They can be used as a spread on sandwiches or crackers, as a topping for grilled meats or fish, or as an ingredient in sauces and stews. With their sweet and tangy flavor, tomato preserves are sure to add a burst of flavor to any dish. So next time you have a bumper crop of tomatoes, be sure to try making a batch of these delicious preserves.

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