Homemade Apple Cinnamon Jam

👨‍🍳 Method

1. 1
   Put the fruit, sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon, nutmeg and water in a pot.

   Pot
2. 2
   Bring to a boil, stirring.

   Stove
3. 3
   Skim off the foam that rises at the start of cooking with a spoon.
4. 4
   Turn down the heat and simmer 25–30 minutes, until the fruit softens.

   ⚙ SimmeringStove

   💡A gentle simmer, not a boil: a hard boil dries the food out and clouds it, a slow simmer cooks it evenly.
5. 5
   Mash with a wooden spoon to the texture you want and keep cooking 10 more minutes, stirring.

   Wooden spoon
6. 6
   Test the thickness: the jam is ready when a drop of it on a cold plate sets.

   💡The plate test: chill a small plate in the freezer ahead of time, drip a little jam onto it and wait half a minute. If the drop wrinkles when you push it with your finger, the jam is ready.
7. 7
   Pour into clean, sterilized jars.

   Jar
8. 8
   Keep in the fridge for up to a month.

   Refrigerator