Go Back
–+ servings
farmersgirl kitchen | farmhouse recipes and country life

Find more recipes at farmersgirlkitchen.co.uk

Spiced Blackberry Jam with sconess

Spiced Blackberry Jam

Janice Pattie
Enjoy the intense flavour of dark fruity blackberries spiced with cinnamon, star anise and cloves.
4.08 from 13 votes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course jam, preserves
Cuisine British
Servings 30 teaspoons
Calories 145 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 1 kg blackberries
  • 1 star anise
  • 3 whole cloves
  • 1 small cinnamon stick
  • 2 lemons juice
  • 1 kg white sugar warmed

Instructions
 

  • First sterilise your jars, by washing and rinsing them. Placing in the oven at 120C for about 20 minutes until they are dry. Leave them in the oven as they should be warm when you fill with the jam.
    glass jam jars
  • 1 star anise, 3 whole cloves, 1 small cinnamon stick
    Wrap the star anise, cloves and cinnamon in a piece of muslin and tie with string
    cinnamon, star anise and cloves on muslin
  • 1 kg blackberries
    Put the blackberries and the spices in a large pan with 2 tablespoons of water
    blackberries in pan
  • Cook until soft.
    Spiced blackberry jam in pan
  • Remove spices, you can then either leave the berries whole or press them through a sieve or food mill
  • Mash the fruit with the back of a spoon or blitz with a hand blender.
  • 2 lemons
    If you are making the puree, wash the pan then return the blackberry puree to the pan and add the lemon juice.
  • Heat, stirring to prevent the blackberries sticking.
  • If you are using whole berries no need to wash the pan, simply add the lemon juice to the pan and proceed with the following instructions.
  • 1 kg white sugar
    Add the warmed sugar stirring until dissolved
  • Turn up the heat and boil rapidly until the jam has reached the setting point
  • Pour the hot jam into the sterilised jars.

Notes

Makes approx. two and a half jars of jam. 

Nutrition

Calories: 145kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 1gFat: 0.3gSaturated Fat: 0.01gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.02gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 67mgFiber: 2gSugar: 35gVitamin A: 74IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 14mgIron: 0.3mg