Blackberry Apple Conserve
Farmers Market Week Special
Posted By Savita
This conserve will disappear from your refrigerator sooner than you think. It’s that good. In late summers, I usually buy small batches of berries and freeze’em for off-season use. But, when I look at these delicious tart fruits, their dark bright colors allure me to make some jams. Alas, sugar is so omnipresent in food these days – makes me thrifty with its use. So, I control myself; can small batches and never more than one or two per season.
Today’s Blackberry Apple Conserve is the second one this season. First one? Well, I did not get time to click pictures while making Mango Blackpepper Jam. I promise, will get you recipe.
I have also included canning instruction with recipe today. I hope you enjoy this conserve as much as I do. Dark, soft, sweet and sour bite of blackberry and apple tastes amazing on a crisp butter toast - rest serves as base for tarts.
Recently, we had cheese cake and I spooned some conserve on it, rich cake with tartness of blackberries, pure heaven!
Today’s Blackberry Apple Conserve is the second one this season. First one? Well, I did not get time to click pictures while making Mango Blackpepper Jam. I promise, will get you recipe.
I have also included canning instruction with recipe today. I hope you enjoy this conserve as much as I do. Dark, soft, sweet and sour bite of blackberry and apple tastes amazing on a crisp butter toast - rest serves as base for tarts.
Recently, we had cheese cake and I spooned some conserve on it, rich cake with tartness of blackberries, pure heaven!
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Cuisine:
European
Category:
Dip
Serves:
4
Ingredients
- 2 Apple (Red Delicious or Golden Apple)
- 3 Cup Black Berries
- 2 Oranges (Navel, medium size orange)
- 3/4 Cup Sugar
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/3 Cup Water
- 1 tbsp Lemon (juice)
Directions
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1. Sterilize Jars - Bring a pot of water to rolling boil. Heat 4 - 1/2 cup jars and lids to sterlize'em. -
2. Slice and Dice - Remove skin of apple and grate it. Zest the orange and roughly chop the pulp. Discard all seeds. In a heavy bottom pan, add water, lemon juice, apple and sugar and bring to rolling boil. -
3. Now add blackberries, orange slices and stir to combine. -
4. Continue cooking for medium-high heat for 10-12 minutes. -
5. Once the conserve color change to deep dark and it start getting thick, lower the heat and cook for 2-5 minutes. -
6. Check for Conserve Setting - Best way to test conserve for setting is to remove pan from heat, run a spatula from edge to center, if spatula leaves a clean trail behind and trail takes more than 10 secs to disappear, jam is ready to can. -
7. Canning - Fill hot jars with conserve, leaving 1/4 inch head-space. Place the lids. Process jars in heat bath at full rolling boil for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and tight the lids.
Savita's Recipe Notes:
If not canned, keep this conserve refrigerated for up-to two months or can per instructions below. Canned Conserve stays good for up-to 6 months. This recipe is good for 4 - ½ cup - jars and it easily doubles if you wanna make more. Apple is natural source of pectin, Apple pectin reduces the settings time of conserve.© Chef De Home. Post content including video and photos are copyright protected.
2 Responses
Raoul
Delicious!!! can't wait to try. how about Raspberry Apple combination instead of Blackberry Apples?