Perfect Sour Cherry Jam

Name: Perfect Sour Cherry Jam
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 pints sour cherries; 532 milliliters granulated sugar; 1 Tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice; 2 teaspoons Pomonas Universal Pectin; 0 teaspoons unsalted butter; 3 teaspoons calcium water (included in the Pomonas packet)

Perfect Sour Cherry Jam might be just the condiment you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free and vegetarian recipe has 671 calories, 4g of protein, and 1g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up cherries, granulated sugar, butter, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour.

Instructions

Combine the sugar and pectin in a medium bowl.

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Pectin

Sugar

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Bowl

Pit the cherries and transfer them to the work bowl of a food processor. Pulse the cherries 8 to 10 times, until they are coarsely chopped but not pureed. Measure 4 cups of the cherry puree and transfer to a large, heavy bottomed pot. (Discard any remaining cherries or reserve for another use.)

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Cherry Puree

Cherries

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Food Processor

Bowl

Pot

Add the lemon juice and bring to a simmer. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until the cherry pieces have softened and are beginning to break down, about 10 minutes.

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Lemon Juice

Cherries

Stir the calcium water and the butter into the pot with the cherries and bring the mixture to a boil.

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Cherries

Butter

Water

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Pot

Add the sugar-pectin mixture and return the mixture to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil hard for one minute.

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Pectin

Sugar

Remove the pot from the heat and skim any foam from the surface of the jam with a cold metal spoon. Ladle the jam into hot sterilized jars and process them in a hot water bath for 10 minutes.

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Water

Jam