APPLE CHAI SPICE JAM

By cmschnettler

Ingredients

• 4 large granny smith apples
• 6 cloves
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 star anise pod
• juice of 1 lemon
• 3/4 cup raw sugar

Details

Adapted from cookrepublic.com

Preparation

Step 1

Peel, core and dice apples. Place them in the bowl of the rice cooker. Add the spice mix to the apples along with the lemon juice and sugar. Mix well using a wooden spoon. Cover with the lid of the rice cooker and put the rice cooker on the Risotto function. Give it a stir with the wooden spoon a couple of times. The rice cooker will switch off cooking and change to the Keep Warm mode automatically after approximately 40 minutes (If it doesn’t, switch it off after 40 minutes and allow the jam to cool slightly).

Fill warm jam in a glass jar and store in the fridge for up to a week. If you want to preserve it, this is a good article on how to sterilize jars and bottles.


My Notes

If you are in colder parts of the world, you can used this beautiful Apple Chai Spice Jam on your hot porridge in the mornings, as a chutney for your pies, as a base for your crumbles and as something sweet to spike your meat stews. If you live where the weather is starting to get warm, you can use this jam to blend in your morning smoothies, to top your bowl of yoghurt and granola and to stir through home made ice creams. And no matter where in the world you are, this would make a great Christmas present!