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jar or rowan berry jam with silver spoon and berries at side

Rowan Berry Jam

Karon Grieve
A super easy rowan jam that is perfect with roasts, or a cheeseboard, in sandwiches, stirred into gravy and stews and so much more.
5 from 3 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course preserves
Cuisine Scottish
Servings 35 servings
Calories 58 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 500 g rowan berries
  • 500 g apples standard eating apples
  • 250 ml water
  • 400 g sugar plain white granulated sugar
  • 1 lemon Juice only

Instructions
 

  • Pick over the rowan berries to remove stalks and rinse to remove any dust and insects, chop apples (no need to core or peel them)
  • Boil rowan berries and apples in the 250ml water for about 30 minutes till fruit is tender
  • Use potato masher to squish the fruit to pulp then press this through s wire sieve and into pan.
  • Add the sugar and lemon juice and heat gently till sugar has dissolved then raise heat and boil till it reaches setting point at 105C (15 minutes for me)
  • Ladle into sterilised jars

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Notes

This recipe makes about 500ml of rowan berry jam and I measure a serving as a tablespoon of jam.
The size of jars you are using will depend on how many you can fill.
Your rowan jam will keep for up to a year in a cool cupboard, once opened store in the fridge and use within a month.

Nutrition

Calories: 58kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 0.3gFat: 0.1gSaturated Fat: 0.01gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.01gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 43mgFiber: 1gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 39IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 6mgIron: 0.1mg
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