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Red Plum and Raspberry Jam With Vanilla, Lemon Balm and Spices

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Cooling Time 25 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Author Eva Kosmas Flores

Ingredients

  • 3 8-Ounce Canning Jars, sterilized
  • 1 lb Red Plums peeled, cut in half, & pitted
  • 1 Pint Raspberries
  • 1 Packet Powdered Pectin
  • Juice from 1 Lemon
  • 2 and 1/4 Cups Granulated Sugar
  • 3/4 Cup Brown Sugar
  • 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 1 Teaspoon Grated Lemon Rind
  • 1 Teaspoon Fresh Lemon Balm finely chopped
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Cinnamon
  • 1/4 Teaspoon Cloves
  • 1/4 Teaspoon Nutmeg

Instructions

  1. Mix together the pectin and 1 cup of the granulated sugar in a small bowl. Combine it with the raspberries and plums in a medium-sized pot and bring to a rolling boil over medium-high heat. Add the rest of the ingredients and bring to a boil once again, stirring every minute or so and crushing the fruits with the end of a wooden spoon.
  2. Continue to cook the jam for 8 more minutes, or until the mixture has thickened. Pour the jam into the canning jars, secure the lids as tightly as you can, and fully submerge the jars in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes. Remove them from the water bath with a pair of canning tongs and allow the jars to cool to room temperature before handling. Processed correctly, jam kept in a canning jar with an unbroken seal should be good up to a year.