Dried Apricot Jam

[meganjane]

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My DH loves apricot jam and apricots are soooo expensive now as the season didn't go well for the growers, so I bought some dried apricots from Loose Produce in Como and made jam with them. Not overly cheap, but he's happy he's got some jam.

DRIED APRICOT JAM

Less than 1 cup water, 150g sugar and 1 tsp lemon juice per 100g dried apricots (for TMX, 450g is enough). I would use just enough water to just cover chopped apricots, no more.

Chop apricots in TMX and add water. Soak overnight. Add lemon juice and sugar and cook on 60°, speed 3, reverse, until sugar is dissolved. Add a couple of teaspoons of Jamsetta or citric or tartaric acid if not enough lemon juice on hand.
Cook on 100° for 30 – 40 minutes, reverse, depending on quantity. I'm yet to put it into jars as my jars are still sterilising in the oven.

480g dried apricots made 3 500g jars, 1 250g jar and a small vegemite jar, so reasonably economical given the cost of fresh apricots!

[cookie1]

MJ, thanks. I am having a huge laugh. I mentioned to my DH about an hour ago that I must try and get some apricots for  jam.  His reply was 'you'd be better off using dried apricots, it would be much cheaper.'  So thank you, I will now make some apricot jam, without having to find/create a recipe.

[Thermomixer]

Thanks MJ - that was one of my projects - but when I looked there were only half a dozen dried apricots in the jar & I forgot.

Was sure that it should be easy enough to do & you have proven it is. Ta 

[meganjane]

Glad that I could help!

However, my jam was a little runny. You could use more Jamsetta, but that has sugar in it, so I've changed the recipe to use less water.

[cookie1]

Thanks MJ. Haven't made it yet as shopping day is Wednesday. (to buy more dried apricots)

[achookwoman]

M.J thanks for the dried Apricot jam recipe,  was thinking of making some as the grand children love it.