Basil Cherry Jam
An easy to make cherry jam with basil to shmear on biscuits for a tasty breakfast or a mid-afternoon snack.
Ingredients
- 2¼ cup red cherries fresh
- ½ cup cane sugar
- 7 basil leaves fresh
- 1 capful Jameson (or bourbon)
- ¼ tsp vanilla
- ½ tsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp water
Instructions
- Pit the cherries and the add them to the saucepan.
- Pour in sugar, Jameson, vanilla, and the tablespoon of water and stir to coat the cherries and evenly distribute the sugar.
- Rinse the basil leaves. Roughly chop them and add the pieces to the saucepan and stir.
- Let sit for 5 minutes to allow the sugar to breakdown the cherries a little bit.
- Place the saucepan on the burner and heat to medium-low heat.
- Let simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Be sure to keep an eye on it! The mixture can easily bubble over. Continue stirring occasionally and reduce until ⅓ of mixture remains.
- Add lemon juice and stir.
- Remove from heat and let cool for 15 minutes. Use and immersion blender (carefully as mixture is still hot) and blend until smooth.
- Transfer jam into a 6 oz mason jar while still hot and seal with lid. Let cool to room temperature to create a vacuum seal before transferring to the fridge.
- Or, enjoy immediately! It's up to you!
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