Jam and Preserve Recipes
Banana Jam
A very comforting jam, a soft flavour aka The Drunken Monkey!
Ingredients
Bananas
4 each
Limes
1 each
1 each
Sugar, Soft Brown
3 oz
90 g
Sugar, White granulated
3.5 oz
100 g
Cinnamon, Ground
1 tsp
Vanilla Extract
1 tsp
Rum
2 tbsp
Water
6 fl oz
170 ml
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Method
- Wash the jars in soapy water, rinse and then place in a warm oven upside down
- to dry
- Chop the bananas into a bowl and drizzle over the lime juice
- Put the water into a jam pan or large saucepan and add the sugars
- Stir to dissolve as much as possible then turn on the heat to medium - stir until
- the sugars are completely dissolved
- Add the bananas, vanilla and cinnamon
- Reduce the heat and simmer for around 30 mins. Mashing the bananas down as
- they cook and soften
- As the mixture cooks some of the liquid will evaporate which will make the jam
- thicker
- Put one tablespoon rum into your jar and then quickly add the jam until about
- two thirds full. Add the remaining rum and top up the jar. Seal immediately
- Leave to cool and then refrigerate - it will thicken more as it gets cold
- Serve on toast, crumpets or scones. Delicious on meringues with fresh pineapple
- cream or crème fraiche
How long will it take to make?
Preparation time:
10 mins
Cooking time:
40 mins
Total time:
50 mins
How much?
approx. 1-2 200ml/8oz jars
Look after it
3-4 months, refrigerate onmce opened
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