Spicy Peach and Apricot Jam
This jam is reminiscent of a summer peach pie because we added cinnamon and allspice for added flavour.
Cook time
40 mins
Recipe Difficulty
Hard
Yield
Makes 6 cups
Ingredients
- 6 medium peaches, peeled and pitted
- 8 medium apricots, pitted
- 2 tbsp (25 mL) lemon juice
- 1 pkg (57 g) Certo Crystals
- 5 1/2 cups (1.375 L) sugar
- 1 tsp (5 mL) cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp (2 mL) allspice
Directions
- Finely chop peaches and apricots. Combine fruit with lemon juice and Certo in a Dutch oven.
- Place Dutch oven over high heat. Bring mixture to a full rolling boil, stirring constantly. Stir in sugar and spices. Continue to stir and cook over high heat until mixture returns to a full rolling boil.
- Boil hard for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir and skim foam for 5 minutes.
- Pour into hot sterilized jars, leaving 1/4 inch (6 mm) headspace. Wipe jar rims thoroughly. Seal and process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes.
Nutritional analysis per serving
*Ingredient not included in nutritional analysis.
51 calories, 0 g fat, 0.1 g protein, 13.3 g carbohydrate, 0.3 g fibre, 1 mg sodium