Hawthorn Jam
Healthy Homemade Hawthorn Jam
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 2 hr
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 pound of hawthorn berries
- 1 cup sugar or more as needed
- 1.5 cup water
- 1/2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- Airtight and clean containers
Instructions
- 1
Wash and rinse your storage containers.
- 2
Clean the fresh hawthorn berry and then soak in slightly salted water for around 20 minutes. Then wash again and remove the core.
- 3
Transfer hawthorn into a food processor, add water. Blend until almost smooth but there are some small particles or smooth according to your own taste.
- 4
Pour the mixture to a sauce pan; add sugar and simmer for around 80 to 100 minutes. Add fresh lemon juice in the middle. Stir from time to time.
- 5
Pour the jam into the prepared containers. Leave 1/3 of space at the top of each container to allow room for the jam to expand in the freezer.
- 6
Seal the containers and let the jam sit at room temperature for 24 hours. Then store the jam the refrigerator for up to 1 week or in the freezer for up to 1 month.