Cherry Jam

• Vegan
• Gluten free

• Produce

  • 2 lbs Cherries, fresh pitted
  • 1 Lemon

• Baking & Spices

  • 2 1/3 cups Granulated sugar

Found on hungryfoodlove.com

Ingredients

• 2 pounds fresh, pitted cherries
• 2⅓ cups granulated sugar
• 1 lemon

Directions

• In a large pot, over medium high heat, cook cherries and ⅓ cup of sugar.
• With a wooden spoon stir and mash the cherries a bit so the sugar crystals help macerate the cherries allowing all the juices to run out.
• Add the juice and zest of one lemon.
• Cook for about 20 minutes.
• Add the remaining sugar and cook on high to medium-high heat, stirring often, for another 30 minutes.
• Once the mixture starts to thicken up then try this test: in a cold plate, add a tiny bit of the jam liquids and place in the freezer for a minute. Remove it from the freezer and with your fingers, test if a very thin congealed layer formed on top of the jam. If so then remove jam from the heat and do not over cook as the sugar can crystalize and spoil the jam.
• Place on lid tight glass jars and let it cool at room temperature.
• This amount of jam was able to fill a 16 ounce and a 4 ounce mason jar.