Description
Homemade blackberry and apple jam blends sweet British countryside flavors into a luscious preserve perfect for morning toast. Seasonal fruits combine with traditional cooking methods, creating a delightful spread you can enjoy throughout the year.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Fruits:
- 600 grams (21.16 ounces) blackberries
- 500 grams (17.64 ounces) Bramley apples
Sugar:
- 1.1 kilograms (2.43 pounds) granulated sugar
Supporting Ingredients:
- 300 milliliters (10.14 fluid ounces) water
- 10 grams (0.35 ounces) butter
Instructions
- Gently cook diced apples in water for approximately 5 minutes until they soften and break down slightly.
- Introduce whole blackberries to the apple mixture, allowing them to simmer delicately for 15-20 minutes, releasing their rich juices and deep purple color.
- Remove the fruit mixture from heat and gradually incorporate sugar, stirring continuously until completely dissolved and creating a smooth, glossy consistency.
- Return the jam to high heat, bringing it to a vigorous rolling boil for precisely 10 minutes, which helps concentrate flavors and trigger pectin activation.
- Perform the setting test by dropping a small amount of jam onto a chilled saucer, observing for characteristic wrinkle formation when gently pushed with a fingertip.
- Carefully skim away any foam or impurities from the jam’s surface, then gently fold in a small amount of butter to enhance smoothness and reduce potential foaming.
- Immediately transfer the hot jam into sterilized glass jars, ensuring a tight seal to preserve freshness and prevent contamination.
Notes
- Choose ripe, slightly underripe blackberries and firm apples for the best jam texture and flavor balance.
- Avoid using overripe fruits as they can make the jam too soft or too sweet.
- Use preserving sugar or add pectin if you want a firmer set, especially when using very ripe fruits.
- Consider reducing sugar slightly for a more tart jam, but keep in mind that sugar helps with preservation and setting.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 221
- Sugar: 52g
- Sodium: 1mg
- Fat: 0.1g
- Saturated Fat: 0.03g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.07g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 56g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 0.2g
- Cholesterol: 0mg