So my sister Amy has mastered raspberry jam, I hear. But she’s neglected to give me any.
So lacking my own source of raspberries, I headed to Sara’s to pick her neglected berries. And while I was there, she gave me a taste of Amy’s jam, and also spilled the secret ingredient. It was delicious, I’m not going to lie. But, still, she didn’t give me any, so I picked some berries and brought them back home to try my own hand at it.
I didn’t get a whole lot of raspberries so I made a single pint of jam. I deliberately chose a different “secret” ingredient than Amy, and it turned out pretty tasty as well.
Here’s the recipe:
Small-Batch Raspberry Jam
3 cups raspberries
2 cups sugar
1/2 vanilla bean
Wash berries and crush with a potato masher in a heavy-bottomed saucepan. Stir in sugar and vanilla bean and slowly bring to a boil. Boil rapidly until the jam sheets off the back of a spoon, about 45 minutes. If you can locate the vanilla bean, fish it out, but I wouldn’t sweat it too much if it ends up in the jar.
Since this is such a small volume, I just poured it into a single pint jar for immediate use. If you’re keen on preserving it, pour into two half-pint jars (leaving 1/4 inch headspace) and process for 10 minutes.
In the pot, before boiling
Finished!
sooooo…how did it taste?
And I didn’t spill the secret ingredient because I can’t keep a secret. Amy wrote it on the lid!
It didn’t taste quite as good as hers
Looks good. I’m glad you managed to get enough berries for the jam.
Aw, I love seeing your fingerprint on the jar. Good camera and good-lookin’ jam.
My first thought when seeing the photo of the pan was ‘I bet that smells awesome!’
Hi – just popped over from your Mum’s blog. When I make a small amount of jam, I do it in the microwave – very easy and you don’t have to keep stirring. Last week I made melon pear and strawberry – delicious!!
Regards Anne
oh my goodness, that sounds delicious. my microwave is temperamental at best so I can’t do much with it, so I’m a slave to my stove I’m afraid.
Your jam looks wonderful, Emily! Wish I could have a taste…on fresh crumpets or scones, with thick, clotted cream…yum!
My daughter, Linda, is also a food blogger. We hail from South Africa and she lives in the beautiful city of Cape Town. Her blog is http://thesquashedtomato.blogspot.com/, in case you’d be interested in taking a peek at some of her posts.
I used to love cooking and baking, but I’m sad to say the sheen wore off after years of doing it every day while raising a family. Fortunately, my husband has discovered a latent talent and he often cooks our meals and makes the best crumpets ever!
GOOD JOB!!!!!
Valerie