Cherry jam with chocolate – fruit spread made from juicy cherries
Ingredients
- 500 g cherries, stone removed
- 250 g preserving sugar, 2:1
- 30 g chocolate, dark
Utensils
- Cherry pitter
- Pot
- Mixing spoon
- Jam jars
Instructions
- Wash and stone the cherries.
- Put the cherries in a saucepan and sprinkle with preserving sugar.
- Stir well and bring to the boil, simmer the cherries over low heat for about 12 minutes.
- 2 minutes before the end of the For the cooking time, put the chocolate in pieces and stir until it has melted.
- Pour the hot cherry jam into clean jam jars and close tightly.
Store the jam in a cool, dark place. A dash of kirsch is a great way to round off the cherry jam.
