Sugar Plum Fairy Jam

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 40
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 60.8
  • Total Fat: 0.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 2.0 mg
  • Total Carbs: 15.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.4 g
  • Protein: 0.2 g

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Introduction

Adapted from About.com, this lower-sugar jam uses Italian plums and blueberry-pomegranate juice spiked with Chinese five spice and gilded with edible gold. Adapted from About.com, this lower-sugar jam uses Italian plums and blueberry-pomegranate juice spiked with Chinese five spice and gilded with edible gold.
Number of Servings: 40

Ingredients

    1 (1-¾ oz) package no-sugar-needed pectin
    2 ¼ cups sugar, divided
    1 ¾ cups blueberry pomegranate juice
    ½ tsp Chinese five spice
    2 ¼ lbs prune (blue) plums, washed, pitted and diced (no need to peel)
    2 ½ tbsp lemon juice
    2 tsp edible gold flakes (or edible “cake glitter”)

Directions

Whisk together pectin and ½ cup sugar.
In a large pot, mix together pectin mixture, blueberry pomegranate juice, Chinese five spice, and plums.
Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring often.
Add remaining sugar and bring back to a rolling boil, stirring.
Cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.
Remove from heat and stir in the lemon juice and gold flakes.
Process for 10 minutes in a waterbath.

Serving Size: Makes ~5 cups, 40 (2 tbsp) servings

Number of Servings: 40

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.