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
I used to make jars and jars of strawberry preserves and blueberry preserves! It all sounds fabulous, but I’ve fallen for the most part in Desiree’s category! I’m thrilled to see the younger one making sure it isn’t a lost art!
Hugs~