Description
Learn how to make delicious cherry jam at home with this easy recipe. Perfect for spreading on toast or using in various recipes, this homemade cherry jam is bursting with sweet cherry flavor.
Ingredients
Scale
Cherry Jam Ingredients:
- 4 cups fresh cherries, pitted and chopped
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 packet (1.75 ounces) fruit pectin
Instructions
- Combine Ingredients: In a large saucepan, combine cherries, sugar, and lemon juice. Cook over medium heat until the mixture boils.
- Mash Cherries: Mash cherries for desired texture.
- Add Pectin: Stir in fruit pectin and return to a boil.
- Ladle Into Jars: Ladle jam into sterilized jars.
- Process or Refrigerate: Process in water bath for canning or refrigerate for short-term storage.
Notes
- Enhance flavor with almond extract
- Adjust sugar based on cherry sweetness
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Condiment
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tablespoon
- Calories: 40
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 0 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 10 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
