Monkey Butter (Monkey Jam)

"Tropical tasting jam that has many wonderful uses...fill crepes or cakes, top on toast, eat right out of the jar... Processing time not included. From American Prepper's Network."
 
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photo by Melissa H.
Ready In:
25mins
Ingredients:
6
Yields:
2 1/2 pints
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ingredients

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directions

  • Add all ingredients to a saucepan slicing bananas over the top. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring often to prevent sticking. Continue stirring and mashing your fruit to get a thick consistency; about 20-30 minutes.
  • Ladle hot jam into sterilized jars leaving 1/4 inch headspace. Using a chopstick or plastic knife, pop any air bubbles. Wipe rims spotlessly clean and place a sealing lid on top the jar. Place your lid and rings on finger tight and process in a water bath canner for 15 minutes for pint jars and 10 minutes for half-pint jars.
  • If jar lid seals it will easily keep for one year in a cool, dark place. If jar doesn't seal, place it in your refrigerator and eat within 3 months, or within one month of opening.
  • Note: Product may turn a light pink hue.

Questions & Replies

  1. I've seen this exact recipe a number of times online, and a few of them state that this recipe isn't safe for long term canning. I'm curious if you know if this recipe has ever been officially tested for safe canning?
     
  2. I don't want to can it.. I want to make it whenever I have a craving and store it in fridge. Is that alright also?? I've never canned anything by the way. ??
     
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Reviews

  1. Lovely recipe and a great project for a canning novice. I omit the coconut because my family doesn't like it.
     
  2. Delicious! Great with a peanut butter sandwich.
     
  3. This is NOT a shelf stable product. Please don't make this and keep I other than frozen or refrigerated
     
  4. http://nchfp.uga.edu/how/can_02/fruit_puree.html Monkey butter is NOT shelf stable. Please refrigerate for safety reasons. Please check with the University of Georgia at the National Center for Home Food Preservation for the best food preservation recipes. Just because it can be placed in a jar, doesn't mean that it should be. Just because a lid seals doesn't mean that it is safe to consume.
     
  5. Very easy recipe, tasty as is, however, a bit too sweet. Next time I'd cut back on the sugar and add a dash of vanilla.
     
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Tweaks

  1. Cut down the sugar. Way too much. Unecessary. Next time I make it, I will tweak it again, and add a secret ingredient!
     
  2. I omitted the coconut.
     

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I'm just me, mother, grandmother...friend to many and a Louisianian. My Cajun and French Quarter Italian descent afforded me exposure to some of the best of foods. My passions are my family, decorating, cooking and gardening. Those very passions push me into constant awareness with always looking for something new to delight the senses, thus my favorite idiom...Inspire me, puuuullllllleeeeeeease! ...and I mean it, too. God Bless America!
 
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