Peach Lavendar Jam

Total Time: 48 mins Difficulty: Beginner


By Karen Kennedy, HSA

Peach Lavendar Jam

Prep Time 15 mins Cook Time 3 mins Rest Time 30 mins Total Time 48 mins Difficulty: Beginner

Ingredients

Instructions

    1. Prepare peaches by peeling, chopping and crushing.
    2. Use an immersion blender leaving some fruit pieces if a sauce consistency rather than jam is desired.
    3. In a separate large bowl, blend sugar and pectin together.
    4. Add fruit, lavender and lemon zest to sugar and pectin mixture.
    5. Stir 3 minutes.
    6. Ladle jam or sauce into clean jars, leaving 1⁄2 inch from the top to allow for expansion if freezing.
    7. Add lids.
    8. Let stand about 30 minutes until thickened.
    9. Refrigerate Peach Lavender Jam for up to 3 weeks or freeze up to 1 year.

      Makes 5 8-­‐ounce jars of jam or sauce.

      Experiment with other fruit and lavender combinations such as strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and plums.

Note

Note: Lavandula angustifolia is considered the best lavender for cooking.

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It is the policy of The Kentuckiana Herb Society, a unit of The Herb Society of America not to advise or recommend herbs for medicinal or health use. This information is intended for educational purposes only and should not be considered as a recommendation or an endorsement of any particular medical or health treatment.

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