Peach Cardamom Jam

Natalia - St Louis's Note:

Thanks to the reduced amount of sugar, it tastes extremely peachy, but with a smooth little kick. It makes a nice thick jam, that goes great on challah or a croissant.

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 5 half-pi ...

• 4 ½ cups peaches , chopped
• 3 cups sugar
• 1 (1 ¾ ounce) box dry low-sugar pectin
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons ground cardamom
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Peel, pit, and chop peaches. Measure 4 1/2 cups of chopped peaches.
2. Combine peaches, lemon juice, pectin, and 1/4 of sugar. Bring peach mixture to a boil.
3. Add remaining sugar. Boil hard for 1 minute.
4. Remove peaches from heat. Stir in cardamon and vanilla extract.
5. Ladle into sterilized jars. Process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes.

Reviews

[georgiagourmet]

I love cardamom, so this is right up my alley, and I love that it uses the low-sugar pectin. I subbed almond extract for the vanilla and it came out quite tasty. I got 3 pints.

[Neohippie]

I reduced my sugar even further, down to 2 cups. My pectin said I didn't have to put in any sugar at all, and I don't like really sweet jams. My only complaint is that it has too much cardamom for my tastes. Next time I will just put 1 tsp in. It's good, but it's potent stuff, and 2 tsp seemed to overwhealm all other flavors.

[ARJBoulanger]

Delicious! I used closer to 5 1/2 cups of peaches and it worked out fine. Great color and the cardamom and vanilla are lucious.