Description
A tangy-sweet huckleberry jam using wild berries, cane sugar, and lemon juice. Naturally thickened with huckleberry pectin, perfect for toast or desserts in a 1-cup batch.
Ingredients
1 cup wild huckleberries
1 cup cane sugar
2 tsp classic powder pectin
2 tbsp evaporated cane juice
2 tsp lemon juice
2 tbsp water
Instructions
Wash huckleberries and remove stems
Drain berries in mesh strainer
Combine berries, sugar, and 2 tbsp water in saucepan
Bring to a boil over medium heat
Simmer 10 minutes until berries soften
Stir in pectin and boil 1 minute
Skim foam from surface
Test for set: Flatten jam drop on cold plate, it should gel quickly
For non-pectin method: Add lemon juice and simmer 1 hour instead
Jar and store in fridge
Notes
For clearer jam, strain through flour-sacked cloth before cooking
Max 4 tbsp water total to concentrate flavor
Test doneness at 220°F (105°C) with candy thermometer
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 45
- Category: trends
- Method: Canning
- Cuisine: Home
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup (8 oz)
- Calories: 900
- Sugar: 200g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 220g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg