The summer fruit season is nearly here! If you're a keen cook, try your hand at jam making. This Apricot Jam recipe is easy with just 4 ingredients. Everyone will be so impressed.
Ingredients
- 1.5 kg apricots firm and ripe
- 1 cup water
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1.5 kg sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 160 °C.
- Wash apricots, then quarter, removing stones.
- Put fruit, water and lemon juice into a non-reactive saucepan and bring slowly to the boil. Simmer until fruit is tender, about 20 minutes or longer if you want smooth jam without chunks of fruit.
- Meanwhile, place sugar into a clean baking dish and warm to hand-hot in the oven. Add warmed sugar to the pan, stirring until sugar has dissolved, then boil rapidly until setting stage is reached.
- To test if the jam reached setting stage: spoon a small amount of jam onto a cold plate and let cool. The jam is ready if it stays in two distinct halves when you run a finger through.
Notes
To sterilise jars, wash the jars and lids in warm soapy water, then dry in the oven. Ladle jam into hot, sterilised jars and seal.