Banana Jam

[judydawn]

Ripe bananas - 430g peeled weight (4 large ones) cut into chunks
280g sugar
Juice of 2 oranges
Juice of 1 lemon

Place all ingredients into TMX bowl and cook for 45 minutes 100^oon speed 1.
Stores for up to a month in the fridge.

Tip - mine wasn't thick enough at this stage so I removed the MC and turned the temperature to Varoma and cooked it another 15 minutes.  Perhaps if the MC is left off during the entire cooking, it would thicken up more quickly so I would suggest you try that first then turn it to varoma for a while longer if necessary, checking every now and then until you are happy with the consistency.
It's a nice jam, something different.

[Thermomixer]

Thanks JD - one for those people ( MRS T ARE YOU LISTENING ??) who don't like bananas with a brown spot on them 

[Chelsea (Thermie Groupie)]

I've never heard of banana jam JD, but it sounds very yummy.  Do you use it just like berry jams - on scones etc.
Chelsea 

[judydawn]

Yes, use it like any sort of jam Chelsea.

[marmee]

Wow - thanks for this.  I too, have never heard of it but looooove my bananas!

[cookie1]

Our lemon butter supply is running low so I think I'll try this.

[Thermie007]

Judydawn,I have had 4 banana's sitting here for a couple of days now and decided tonight I was going to make your banana jam cos it sounded so interesting.I even made some little paper labels which I printed out for these 2 small jars I made.I had a little taste test as I poured them into the sterilised jars and it was so sweet,very nice.Cant wait to have some on a sammy tomorrow. Btw,was it supposed to come out this sort of colour?

[Thermomixer]

Looks the goods to me - luv the happy monkey eating his bowl of banana jam

[judydawn]

Looks like banana jam to me Thermie007.  When I used to make it on the stovestop it was this colour but when I did it in the TMX it had a pinky tinge to it so guess whatever colour it comes out is OK as long as it tastes good.  Presentation looks great.

[cookie1]

It looks cute Thermie007.Let us know how yours tastes.

[CreamPuff63]

You kids are so clever with your photos. I have the technology but not the know how. If I had an hour to fiddle I would probably be able to do a photo from my camera. I know I will probably find a thread here somewhere explaining how to add a photo. I must admit -- whenever there is a photo now, it makes me want to make something more.

[cathy79]

Is the orange and lemon essential?  DH is allergic to citrus.  Why is their lemon in just about every jam recipe?  I always leave it out of my strawberry jam, and it works fine.  But this recipe seems to have quite a bit of juice in it.  Would apple juice work?  Or maybe mango?  Hey, that sounds good - banana and mango jam

[Chelsea (Thermie Groupie)]

Citrus contains lot's of natural pectin, which is why it is in many jam recipes. It helps to set your jams. 

[judydawn]

In this case too, maybe it helps keep the bananas from going dark. Just a guess though.

[Thermomixer]

Citrus contains lot's of natural pectin, which is why it is in many jam recipes. It helps to set your jams. 

Exactly.  You can use jamsetta or jam sugar to avoid having to use the lemon juice.