Blackberry Dragonfruit Jam Recipes

BLACKBERRY DRAGONFRUIT JAM

Steps:

• Sterilize jars, set lids in hot water to activate rubber compound.
• Prepare fruit by crushing, then measure two cups of combined fruit using all of the dragonfruit and enough blackberries to fill measuring cup. Add to pan with lemon juice.
• Stir in sugar. Add 1/2 teaspoon butter or margarine to reduce foaming if you'd like
• Bring to full roiling boil (shouldn't be able to stir it down from boil) on high heat, stir constantly to prevent sticking.
• Stir in pectin quickly and return to full roiling boil for exactly one minute, continuing to stir constantly. Remove from heat and skim any foam before ladling into jars. Alternatively you can stir as the jam cools slightly, which will incorporate back some of the foam and help keep fruit from floating as much.
• Ladle into prepared jars, leaving 1/8th inch of headspace. Wipe rims and threads before placing lids and bands, and tightening with fingers. Process in hot water canner for ten minutes. Refrigerate any unsealed jars for up to three weeks and store sealed jars for up to a year in a cool, dry, dark place.

DRAGONFRUIT JAM

Steps:

• Halve dragon fruit.
• Scoop out flesh into a deep pot.
• Mash well with potato masher.
• Add the juice of two lemons and the fine zest of one.
• Bring this mixture to a boil, stirring occasionally.
• Simmer, uncovered, stirring, for 30 minutes or so to get a thick puree.
• Bring to a hot, rolling boil.
• Add sugar.
• Continue to boil hard, stirring, until desired gel is reached. Dragon fruit does not so much gel as form a thick, gluey slime.
• Add pectin if desired to obtain a firmer gel.
• The jam can be canned. Process prepared 6 to 8 oz jars for 10 minutes.

HOW TO MAKE DRAGON FRUIT JAM

Steps:

• Assemble all of your ingredients. Cut the dragon fruit in half and scoop out the pulp, squeeze out the juice from the lemon, measure your sugar and butter etc.
• Pour in the juice, crack the eggs, add the sugar, butter and dragon fruit pulp in a mixing bowl and whisk until all the ingredients are combined together.
• Pour the whisked mixture into a double boiler.
• Cook over a low and steady heat. Stir frequently. The mixture will begin to thicken as you stir, over a period of about half an hour. Add some sugar if it is not sweet enough, or water if it's too sweet. Check to see if it's thick enough.
• Pour the jam in a container or jar and seal. Finished - spread your jam on a bread etc.