How to make cherry jam

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds sweetness with fewer calories.

pectin

💰Cheaper: cornstarch

Cornstarch is a less expensive thickening agent.

vanilla extract

💰Cheaper: vanilla bean

Vanilla bean can enhance flavor at a lower cost.

lemon juice

💰Cheaper: citric acid

Citric acid is a cost-effective alternative for acidity.

Place pitted and halved cherries in a large saucepan and gently crush them with a potato masher to release their juice.

Add lemon juice to the crushed cherries.

Place the saucepan over low heat and continue stirring for about 5 minutes or until the cherries soften.

Pour in 2 500 G bags of CSR Jam setting sugar.

Increase the heat to high and bring the mixture to a rolling boil.

Cook for about 4 minutes or until the mixture reaches setting point.

To test for setting point, spoon a little of the jam onto a saucer that has been in the freezer for about an hour.

Wait until it cools and run your finger through it; if it stays put, it's ready.

Cool the jam for 5 minutes.

Ladle the mixture into sterilized jars.

Seal the lids and turn the jars upside down for 2 minutes to seal them properly.

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