Aren't they Gorgeous??
Paint me…RED!
This is such a beautiful season of the year when everything around is painted in red, white and green hues.So so beautiful.Well, red is my favorite color.Its hard to stop myself from buying anything red.If asked, I would love to describe it as a strong color that conjures up a range of seemingly conflicting emotions from passionate love to violence and warfare.A green snake in a bushy tree gave Eve with her red, long, wavy hair a shiny red apple leading to birth to all mankind.I identify red as a color of origin and that of destruction as well.Although not normally considered an ideal coupling,in combination with green and white,red is a Christmas color — a joyful season.I hope all of you would be in full swing to prepare for holidays.Well, I have bought a few goodies too for the house and lots of red dresses to last for the year.
I picked up a big bag of cranberries the other day..not thinking a second about what I am going to do with them. Came back and threw it in the fridge and forgot!The bag sat in the refrigerator for good 3 days before I recalled it. Thereafter,started a rush of thoughts of what to do with them.First few ideas were of baking which sounded lip smacking but involved a lot of calories at the same time and hence could be put off for some time. I juiced a few of them but I really wanted to preserve these red beauties a little longer in my fridge.That is when I decided to make this easy jam with them.
When you are at Sinfully Spicy, things ought to be spiced up 
So I have mixed quite a few spices while making this jam in moderation though.However, all or few of the spices can be done away with if you wish to coz this is really a flexible recipe!We loved it a lot.I think these jam bottles make up for a delightful holiday gift. You can enjoy it with your holiday breakfast.Whatever you do,make sure do dish it out! Below goes the recipe!
What I need:
[Recipe adapted from here, makes 2-3 medium jam bottles]
- 4 cups fresh cranberries
- 1 tart apple, peeled, cored and diced
- 1 cup sugar [or adjust to your taste]
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 tsp ginger powder
- 1/4 tsp clove powder
- a dash of nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
- 1 cup water +1/4 cup fresh apple juice
How I did it:
- Thoroughly wash the cranberries and pat them dry.
- Tip in the cranberries, apples, lemon juice and sugar into a food processor and pulse 8-10 times.
- Transfer the mixture to a bowl and chill for 2 hours.
- Once chilled, transfer the mixture to a heavy bottomed pan and add the spices along with water.
- Cook this on low heat for about 30-40 minutes, till the fruits have softened and the sugar has dissolved.The mix will start to thicken.
- Remove from heat and let cool for 10 minutes.
- Now, you can directly can this mixture into sterile bottles [process below] or strain it through a mesh once for a smoother texture.
Canning the Jam
- Wash the glass and air tight bottles in which you wish to store the jam with warm water.
- To sterilize them, set your oven to 180 F and preheat.Line the washed bottles horizontally in over a cookie sheet or any baking dish and let them sit in the preheated oven for 10 minutes.
- Pour the prepared jam into the bottles and tighten the lid.Decorate/label the bottles if you desire.
Notes:
- I did not wish to use artificial fruit pectin, that’s why I have used the recipe which uses natural pectin from apples to preserve the jam.With this recipe, the jam will last for a 2 weeks refrigerated.However, if you wish to preserve longer than that, I recommend using store-bought pectin as per package instructions.
- You can use this recipe to make jam with any kind of berries.
Enjoy and keep licking!
Send me some, glossy jam looks absolutely stunning, catchy and prefect..
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whoa !!! mind blowing presentations as always, I especially love the one with croissant
What a beautiful jam and photos! I could enjoy this with some mature cheese, yum!
ciao
Alessandra
Red Red….it’s my fav color too. But I’m not at all on the aggressive side, may be on the romantic side:) That pic with croissant is making me hungry. Love those cute jam bottles.
Nice and festive! love that you added nutmeg to it and I love the presentation!
Wow… fabulous and rich color…. Love ur jam bottles and superb pics
Cranberry jam looks delicious. Love all the spices in them. beautiful clicks
I would definitely be elated to receive this as a gift! Definitely going to try this one out soon!
Not available in my corner of the world but looks delicious
delicious chutney and presentation
Can’t wait to try this chutney! Cranberry and nutmeg are marvelous ingredients I really like. Got to make this now while cranberries are still in season! Thanks for sharing this great recipe! Cheers!
OMG- Pictures are dam killer! I imagine the jam with the flaky croissant!
awesome! I mean awesome! Really liked the second picture, I see u have started working on ur pictures with backgrounds and all
Good going! I have not seen fresh cranberries in ages so not something I can make anytime soon 
Lovely shots !
gorgeous pics tanvi,just loved seeing that
wow! what photographs….they look so tempting and mouthwatering…how I wish I could get cranberries here now
…great recipe!
Very tempting click! Love the spice you’ve added, sounds great….
This is so beautiful. Unfortunately we don’t have cranberries in Greece. I know we are missing a great deal.
Vibrant post Tanvi, and liked ur perception of red colour and what a stunning jam…loved!
Tanvi are you planning to gift it on Christmas them please remember my name…thats sinfully delicious dear. perfect.
Dear Tanvi,
First time here ….. I feel like a confused kid in a candy store. Everything looks sooo sooo good and the recipes are fab !!
The cranberry jam looks delish ! It’s a perfect gift idea
Cheers,
Satrupa
http://satrupa-foodforthought.blogspot.com
mmmm spiced jam and croissants-life doesn’t get any better than that!
Perfect to give away bottles of these beauties this holiday season. They’d make a great gravy in the turkey or chicken too.
Dear Tanvi
How are you? I missed many of your postings, I can see.
I like this article with great photographs and write up. Well sitting in Delhi , I can say, this is not my cup er jar of Jam. Dont know where to get the berries.
But in a day or two I am going to try the Bhutta and peas in butter milk.
I will be eagerly waiting for the Kashmiri recipes, old traditional as well as modified ones.
After many years I had real Kashmiri dishes in a marriage …spicing was bit monotonous ,as usual, due to large number of meat dishes, but the taste was really authentic.
Have a nice weekend
wow amazing jam
Gorgeous blog! Note here fresh cranberry
But the jam very appetizing!
In these, my jams
http://cahidejibek.wordpress.com/category/recel-tarifleri/
It looks and sounds wonderful! the photos are gorgeous!
These little jars of jam look so pretty! I love the colour and the flavours of this jam!
Yes, they are gorgeous! Lovely pix and a great sweet and zesty recipe!
(I’m writing you today, Tanvi, to select your recent MLLA prizes. : ))
Thank you so much everyone for all the love that you shower
oh yum! I never touch fresh cranberries before, so curious to try
I love cranberries and cranberry jam! This one looks so delicious. Tangy and perfect.
Cheers,
Rosa
This obviously is the season for jams. A jam with spices is a first for me, looks delicious.
what a fantastic presentation dear…
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Akila.
I have never had cranberry jam before! This looks delicious and fairly easy – thank you for the recipe. And thank you for the beautiful photos! I love your creativity and presentation.
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Picture perfect and delicious I’m sure! My daughter in law is Cambodian and she goes crazy over my home made apple sauce – my son loves things I’ve canned – this will be a hit so thanks for another great reicpe, Jennifer jennsthreegraces
Absolutely beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing the recipe. This is one i just have to try.
So happy to have found this recipe. Have been looking for one that is like the Holiday Jam (Appledore Cove) that I got from Crate and Barrel. Can’t wait to try it – thank you, thank you!