I love combining flavors when making jam. When I found this recipe calling for lavender I had to try it. You don’t often think of cooking with lavender but it subtly accefts the flavor or the peaches and adds a wonderful flavor to this peach lavender jam. Plus I was able to use my own lavender that I harvested!
This will be a wonderful jam to enjoy during the cold winter months.
Peach Lavender Jam
Ingredients:
2 Tbsp dried lavender flowers
½ cup boiling water
4 cups finely chopped peaches (about 5-6 medium peaches)
2 Tbsp lemon juice
6 cups sugar
1 pouch liquid fruit pectin
Directions:
Place the lavender flowers in a small bowl. Pour boiling water over the flowers and let the flowers steep for 20 minutes.
After twenty minutes strain and discard the flowers. Save the lavender liquid.
Combine the lavender liquid, the chopped peaches, the lemon juice and sugar in a very large stainless steel saucepan.
Bring the mixture to a full boil over high heat and boil hard for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in pectin. skim off any foam using a large spoon.
Ladle the lavender peach jam into sterilized jars and process in your water bath canner for 10 minutes.
Having peach jam in your pantry is like having a taste of summer to enjoy during the winter months.
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