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Spiced Cranberry Jam

Spiced Cranberry Jam

A fragrant, lightly sweetened spiced cranberry jam perfect for holiday cookies.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Cooling Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Condiments
Cuisine American
Servings 16 jars
Calories 70 kcal

Equipment

  • Large pot
  • immersion blender
  • glass pint jar

Ingredients
  

  • 12 ounce fresh cranberries
  • ¾ cup white sugar
  • ½ cup turbinado sugar
  • ¼ cup water
  • 1 orange, zested
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1 dash ground black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Combine cranberries, white sugar, turbinado sugar, water, orange zest, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, allspice, and pepper in a large pot over medium heat. Simmer, stirring frequently, until sugar dissolves and cranberries pop, 10 to 12 minutes.
  • Blend cranberry jam into desired consistency using an immersion blender.
  • Pour jam into a glass pint jar; cool until thickened and set, about 1 hour. Seal jar and refrigerate.

Notes

Press the jam through a fine-mesh strainer after blending if you prefer to discard the skins.

Nutrition

Serving: 1jarCalories: 70kcalCarbohydrates: 18gSodium: 3mgPotassium: 44mgFiber: 1gSugar: 16gVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 10mg
Keyword cranberry, holiday, jam, preserve, sauce, spiced
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