Recipe for Peach and Passionfruit Jam

Here is a recipe for peach and passionfruit jam. You might like to give it a go.

Ingredients:

A segment of peach

• 1 kg of cling stone peaches (eg golden queens) peeled, seeded, and chopped finely
• ½ cup of lemon juice
• 440g white sugar approx. ( 2-3 cups)
• 1/3 cup of passionfruit pulp  (cut the passionfruit in half and scoop out the pulp with a teaspoon)

Method:

Combine peaches and juice in large saucepan, bring to the boil.

Reduce heat, simmer, covered, for about 15 mins or until peaches are soft.

Measure fruit mixture; allow ¾ cup of sugar for each cup of fruit mixture. Return fruit mixture and sugar to pan; stir over high heat, WITHOUT BOILING, until sugar dissolves

Bring to the boil; boil uncovered, WITHOUT STIRRING, for about 15 mins, until jam jells when tested. Then stir in passionfruit pulp.

Pour into jars in usual way

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