Va Voom Vanilla & Strawberry Jam - For Foods Sake

[shanberry]

Yum! So easy and delicious, and the smell when it is cooking - heavenly!

[judydawn]

Forgot to mention that I had made this recently too - also forgot to look at this thread    Love it but it was rather thick for me too and I will blitz the vanilla bean and apple next time too. 

Thanks for the vanilla bean in the goodie bag Gretchen, knew I was saving it for something special 

[cookie1]

I used Gert's vanilla bean to make a batch of this the other day. It is our all time favourite jam. I also blitzed the apple and bean Judy. No lumps of apple skin this time and the pieces of vanilla bean are much smaller.

[cottchick]

Oh wow the house smells so lovely! I have a batch of this cooking right now!

[Katiej]

I really have to make this 

[judydawn]

Have another read through this review before you do it Katie, you might like to blitz the vanilla bean as suggested and address the 'too thick' comments too.  I don't mind mine thick though.

[Bec8112]

Made 4 batches of this recently ( for us and my parents  ) I am not a jam eater but I love this stuff!!!!

I blitzed all ingredients and never had a burnt mark after cooking. My last batch I used 450gm strawberries and 180g sugar, worked great

Am going to try Rapadura sugar next time.

[cottchick]

Well that was the easiest jam ever and its absolutely beautiful. It doesn't make much but I will be making another batch later it's so easy! I used a pink lady apple as I didn't have any green ones and its all good. The only thing I did differently was I used raw coconut sugar.

[Bec8112]

Oh I have coconut sugar too! Why didn't I think to use that!!!!!

[Debbiebillg]

I made this today and did 1 1/2 times the recipe.  I used 1 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla bean paste and I cooked partly on 100 degrees (30 mins I think) and part on Varoma (I think I did 2 lots of 10 mins on varoma, I kept checking it by putting some on a plate until I was happy with how thick it was). I wasn't sure how much extra time to add since I increased the quantity but it turned out perfectly.  It filled a 500gm jam jar plus a little bit more. I've never made jam before and I'm really happy with how it turned out and DH loves it too !

[cecilia]

Thank you, Tenina - such a perfect recipe.  I didn't even get to do a saucer test - just opened the lid and lovely jam waiting.  

[Greyhoundmum]

Don't know what I did wrong mine set like glue!!!!

[*suzanne*]

oh no ghm, could it be used in a jam tart or is it a chuck out job?

[cookie1]

Use it as you would Quince Paste.

[cottchick]

I use this as a jam and as a chutney. My little girl has a ham jam and salad wrap for lunch most days if I have a batch of this handy. It's such a beauty!