Spiced Berry Jam

Name: Spiced Berry Jam
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 70 min
Ingredients: 1½ cups mixed frozen berries; 4 tonka bean; 20 green cardamom pod; 1 tsp five spice powder; 100 ml lemon juice; 1 lemon; for ice bath ice cube; 100 ml water; 1 kg white sugar

1h 10m

A versatile, spiced mixed berry jam for drinks, desserts, pancakes or even to top your favorite ice cream! Holds very well in the fridge and is perfect for a quick and convenient level-up to your cooking.

Add 1 kg of white sugar to pot on medium heat
Cook and stir continuously until the sugar dissolves and turns golden. Be careful not to burn it
In a glass with cold water, drop a bit of caramel. If it hardens, the caramel is ready. Transfer immediately to another container out of heat
Crush 20 green cardamom pods in a mortar and pestle
Remove green cardamom husks
Grind the cardamom seeds to a coarse powder
In a pot with 500 g of caramel on low heat, add coarse cardamom powder
Grate 4 tonka beans
Add 1 tsp of flaky salt
Add 1 tsp of five spice powder
Add 1½ cups of frozen mixed berries
Add 100 ml of water and stir
Cover and simmer on low heat for 20m until berries break down
Add 100 ml of lemon juice
Zest 1 lemon and stir
Cool mixture down in a container over an ice bath
Store in a glass jar. The spiced berry jam is ready
Spice up your next dessert or delicious cocktail!