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homemade cherry jam on a spoon

Easy Sweet Cherry Jam

Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 32 servings
Calories: 13kcal
Easy sweet cherry jam on your stovetop with just two ingredients and no pectin! This recipe works with fresh or frozen cherries.
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups cherries fresh or frozen, pitted
  • cup sugar

Instructions

  • Place a plate in the freezer. Dice cherries and add to a small, deep saucepan over medium heat along with sugar.
  • Stir cherries and sugar until sugar dissolves and begins to draw out liquid from the cherries. Allow mixture to come to a boil.
  • Continue cooking and stirring for up to 25 minutes or until the jam starts to thicken. Cooking times will vary so refer to the next step to be sure.
  • Check the jam's readiness by removing the plate from the freezer and placing a small bit of jam on it. Turn the plate sideways and if the jam slides down slowly, it's ready. If it slides too down quickly, it needs to cook longer and if it does not slide or does so very slowly, it's overdone. Note: It's still usable. It will just be harder to spread.
  • Spoon jam into an airtight container and allow to cool to room temperature. Keeps in the fridge up to two weeks and in the freezer up to six months.

Nutrition

Calories: 13kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 19mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 6IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 1mg