Canned Sweet Cherries
Canned cherries are a great way to preserve cherries over the winter. We serve them as a drink, or dessert, their flavor is quite strong and refreshing.
Ingredients
- 6 pounds (3kg) sweet or sour firm cherries
- lemon juice of 2 or 3 lemons
- 4 tbsp (60g) sugar for each jar
- 10 or 12 (27 fl oz-800ml) jars
Instructions
- Wash the jars and lids thoroughly in hot soapy water or use your dishwasher machine. Let them drain well. Put the lids into a bowl of hot water and leave them for 5 minutes.
- Wash the cherries in cold water. Remove the pits if desired, I preferred not to this time.
- Fill each jar with cherries, up to 1/2 of its capacity. Add 4 tbsp of sugar on each jar.
- Cover cherries in jar with boiled water leaving 1/2 inch head space. Squeeze the lemons and split the juice to the jars.
- Preheat the oven to 350 F (180C).
- Put the lids, and place the jars into a baking tray. Place the baking tray into the oven and add hot water into the tray. Leave for about 1 hour until the water in jars starts to boil, and some bubbles start to rise onto the top. Reduce the heat to 300F (150 C) and let them boil another 30 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and set aside to cool down. Keep them in a cool place or in your pantry until ready to be served. I like to serve them chilled so I refrigerate them a day before serving.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 483kcalCarbohydrates: 120.4gProtein: 0.9gFat: 0.2gSugar: 50.4g