One Jar of Apricot Easy Jam

Recipe PREP 10 min COOK 10 min (plus several hours resting time)

One Jar of Apricot Easy Jam

PREP 10 min COOK 10 min (plus several hours resting time)

Description

If you have a handful of apricots, a little sugar, and a lemon, you’ve got the makings of casual jam. This is a low-sugar recipe with no added pectin. Apricots are full of flavonoids that help take care of your blood vessels and have anti-inflammatory benefits. Their potassium content supports heart health while the high water content helps keep you, and your skin, hydrated.

Ingredients

Makes a 1/2-pint (240-ml) jar Yield

2/3 lb (300 g) pitted apricots, torn into large chunks
2 Tbsp (60 g) sugar
2 Tbsp (30 ml) lemon juice

Directions

Step 1

Put the apricots, sugar, and lemon juice in a small nonreactive saucepan. Stir and let macerate, covered, for a few hours. Bring to a boil over high heat. Once the mixture reaches a boil, immediately remove from the heat. Let cool. Cover and let the mixture macerate for a few hours.
Step 2

Bring to a boil again over high heat; use a wooden spoon to break up the apricots — leave them as chunky as you like. Remove from the heat. Let cool; then cover and let the mixture macerate for a few hours.
Step 3

Bring to a boil one final time. The texture should be thickened and jammy, likely with small chunks of apricot suspended in an otherwise fairly homogenous texture. Transfer to a sterile jar and cool. Keep it covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks.

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About the author

Betty Hallock

Betty is a writer and editor: A journalist who formerly worked at the Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, and Los Angeles magazine, she also has co-authored four cookbooks. Her favorite meal for as long as she can remember has been ochazuke — rice with tea and pickled plum.

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