How often can you really get excited about JAM??? With just 5 ingredients and just over an hour of time, you can make a treat that will have your kids and your friends swooning over your kitchen skills!
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 65 minutes
Yield: 3; 8-ounce jars
Ingredients
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
1 package (1.74-ounce) regular powdered fruit pectin
5 cups Bing cherries (fresh or frozen), washed
¼ cup lemon juice
6 ¾ cups granulated sugar
Directions
In a medium glass bowl, mix cocoa powder and pectin until evenly blended. Set aside.
Place crushed cherries and lemon juice in a large heavy bottomed 5-quart saucepan. Whisk in pectin mixture until dissolved. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring frequently. Add sugar all at once and return to a full rolling boil, stirring constantly. Boil hard for 1 minute, scraping sides and stirring. Remove from heat and skim off foam.
Blend in blender or with a stick blender for smooth texture if desired.
Do the jam spoon test!
Pour a little down the back of a frozen spoon. Run your finger through it. It should make a path that stays open. If not, boil a few more minutes and test again. Your jam is done when the jam coats the back of the spoon according to the spoon test!
Serve immediately hot as an ice cream syrup or use as a jam for the best PB & J, or can it according to my Retro Rad Home Canning Instructions.
Refrigerate after opening. The unopened jam will last for up to 6 months.
This recipe was re-published with permission from emilyellyn.com
