Homemade Cherry Jam
A perfect spread on toasts and scones, bursting with flavours of fresh cherry and cinnamon.
Ingredients
- 400 gms cherries
- 170 gms granulated sugar unrefined brown sugar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice juice of fresh lemons
- 1 tsp cinnamon powder
Instructions
- Put the clean, pitted cherries in a wide bottomed thick pan on slow heat, along with lemon juice .Mix it well and let it simmer on slow heat for 5-7 minutes.
- Using a masher mash the cherries, so that there are not too many lumps.
- Add sugar, and mix.After adding sugar, don't stir it too much , as that lowers the temperature.
- Remove any scum from top, and then add a little cinnamon powder, to add cinnamon flavour to your jam.This is completely optional. You can simply make the cherry jam without any additional flavour.
- To check if the jam is done, use the ' wrinkle method’, as explained above.
- Turn off the heat and remove any scum/foam from the top of the jam and throw away.
- Fill the jam in jars .Fill it till the top. Cover it with wax paper(thats optional if you have sterilised the jars properly), and close the lid tightly.Leave it in a cool dry place.
- Lather this homemade jam on your toasts, tarts, cakes, scones or pastries. I even tried making a yummy cherry milkshake with the home made jam and it turned out fantastic:)
