Celestial Cherry Conserve Recipe

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"This recipe produces a rich, concentrated flavor that works perfectly on toast, ice cream or cheesecake. I have also had great results when substituting strawberries, blueberries, mango and complimentary herbal teas." Maureen Delves, Kamloops, BC

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Celestial Cherry Conserve Recipe
  • Prep: 40 min. Process: 5 min.
  • Yield: 48 Servings
40 5 45

Ingredients

  • 2 medium oranges
  • 6 cups fresh dark sweet cherries, pitted
  • 3-1/2 cups sugar
  • 6 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 4 individual black cherry or wild berry herbal tea bags
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 1 pouch (3 ounces) liquid fruit pectin

Directions

  • Grate zest from the oranges; set zest aside. Peel oranges and discard peel; chop the oranges. In a large saucepan, combine the cherries, sugar, lemon juice and chopped oranges. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 6-8 minutes or until slightly thickened.
  • Meanwhile, place tea bags in a small bowl. Add boiling water. Cover and steep for 5-6 minutes. Discard tea bags; add liquid to cherry mixture. Bring to a full rolling boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Stir in pectin. Boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
  • Remove from the heat; skim off foam. Ladle hot mixture into hot sterilized half-pint jars, leaving 1/4-in. headspace. Remove air bubbles; wipe rims and adjust lids. Process for 5 minutes in a boiling-water canner. Yield: 6 half-pints.

Editor's Note: The processing time listed is for altitudes of 1,000 feet or less. Add 1 minute to the processing time for each 1,000 feet of additional altitude.

Nutritional Facts 2 tablespoons equals 72 calories, trace fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, trace sodium, 18 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, trace protein. Diabetic Exchange: 1 starch.

Originally published as Celestial Cherry Conserve in Taste of Home June/July 2010, p69

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Reviewed on Jul. 31, 2010 by morr

I'm making this right now and just noticed the error in the recipe about the orange zest. My guess is that it goes in at some point between the part where you add the tea water but before the pectin. It would definitely go in before the pectin. That is what I did. A few other things:

  • The culprit for it not thickening could be the liquid pectin. Instead of the liquid pectin, I used the regular powder pectin using this method: Ladle some of the conserve liquid from the pot into a cup. Add the powder pectin one Tablespoon at a time to the cup of liquid, stirring until all the pectin has dissolved. You're basically making a thickening paste. When the pectin in the cup is dissolved (no lumps) return it to the pot and stir. Yup, this thickened it nicely!
  • You definitely get 7-8 half pints out of this recipe. I'm having it tonight with ice cream. 
This is delicious for a sweet cherry lover like myself.


Reviewed on Jul. 26, 2010 by brinlady

It's a very tasty recipe, BUT..... The instructions do not specify what to do with the zest. Just says grate and set aside. Does not say when to put back in. As the oranges are peeled, I'm assuming the zest is going to be used in the recipe. Also have made this recipe twice and it will not gel. i end up with 7 pints, not six. The author is right that the taste is complex. The taste is so good that I'm willing to experiment more with it. I used fresh sweet cherries. The first time I used fresh lemon juice; the second time, bottle. Any advice?

 
 
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