Simple fresh cherry jam

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This cherry jam is packed with a sweet, lightly caramelised cherry flavour. Try it out on some toast or a fresh batch of scones!

Cook Time 15

Course Dessert, Side Dish

Servings 1 large jar

Place a small plate in the freezer- this will be used to test if jam is done later on
De pit all cherries. A simple way is to poke a chopstick through the butt of the cherry toward the stem hole.
Add cherries to saucepan and cook on low heat until soft and easy to mash. Stirring the whole time
Mash cherries- some chunks are fine
add sugar and lemon juice and boil on med-high for 10 minutes
to test if jam is ready: drop a small amount of mixture onto the plate from the freezer. Slowly push the mixture up with your finger, if the jam wrinkles then its done! if not, put back on boil for one min increments until done.

Keyword cherry jam, fresh jam, jam