Emma MacDonald

Spiced Carrot Jam

Preparation info
  • Makes about:

    1.7 kg

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      1 hr 25

Appears in
The Art of Preserving: Ancient techniques and modern inventions to capture every season in a jar
The Art of Preserving

By Emma MacDonald

Published 2021

  • About

Vegetable jams are popular in the Middle East and lend themselves to the addition of spices. This is a delicious way to preserve an abundant crop of carrots. Serve it on crusty bread or a bagel with cream cheese.

Ingredients

  • 1 kg/2 lb 4 oz carrots, grated
  • grated zest and juice of

Method

  1. Put the carrots, lemon and orange zests and juices, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg in a preserving pan. Add 875 ml/30 fl oz/3½