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fresh cherry jam
cottageontheleft

Simple fresh cherry jam

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 minutes
Servings: 1 large jar
Course: Dessert, Side Dish

Ingredients
  

  • 400 grams fresh cherries
  • 265 grams brown sugar
  • 1.5 tbsp lemon juice

Equipment

  • Saucepan
  • Something to depit cherries i.e chopstick
  • Small plate
  • Kitchen scales

Method
 

  1. Place a small plate in the freezer- this will be used to test if jam is done later on
  2. De pit all cherries. A simple way is to poke a chopstick through the butt of the cherry toward the stem hole.
  3. Add cherries to saucepan and cook on low heat until soft and easy to mash. Stirring the whole time
  4. Mash cherries- some chunks are fine
  5. 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.