Enjoy the intense flavour of dark fruity blackberries spiced with cinnamon, star anise and cloves.
4.08 from 13 votes
Prep Time 20 minutesmins
Cook Time 40 minutesmins
Total Time 1 hourhr
Course jam, preserves
Cuisine British
Servings 30teaspoons
Calories 145kcal
Ingredients
1kgblackberries
1star anise
3wholecloves
1smallcinnamon stick
2lemonsjuice
1kg white sugarwarmed
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.
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
1 kg blackberries
Put the blackberries and the spices in a large pan with 2 tablespoons of water
Cook until soft.
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