Thursday, January 1, 2015

Homemade Maple Cranberry Jam



This is one of my favorite recipes.  And it's really good for you, too.  

Ingredients:
1 cup of water
1 cup of pure Vermont maple syrup
1 12-oz package of fresh cranberries

Directions:
Open bag of cranberries and pour into a large strainer.  Look over berries and remove any remaining stems. Rinse cranberries and drain.  
In medium saucepan bring water to a boil.
Add cranberries and return to a boil, and stir often.
After 5 minutes, add 1/2 cup of the maple syrup.
Wait 2 more minutes, and mash the cranberries with a potato masher in the pan while the cranberries are simmering.
Add the other 1/2 cup of maple syrup, and stir with a whisk.
Turn off burner after a total of 10 minutes cooking time, and pour jam into a heat safe bowl to cool.  

Optional additions:
1 tablespoon of pure orange extract
1/2 cup of chopped walnuts 

Keeps in the refrigerator for about 10 days.

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