Blackberry jam with lavender

Blackberry jam with lavender

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A Serbian jam: a mixture of blackberries cooked with sugar, vanilla sugar, and citric acid, gelled with pectin, and subtly flavored with lavender flowers …

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Lavender should be added with care: its fragrance varies depending on its freshness. It should be added at the very end, over very low heat.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total45 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodsaucepan
  • Estimated cost$17.61 $0.88 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 12, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan

Ingredients

20 people
  • $17.02
  • $0.50
  • $0.09
  • $0.00

Prices from US supermarkets for 1 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Wash the blackberries and blend them. ≈ 4 min
  2. Place them in a saucepan with the sugar and vanilla sugar, mix well, and then add the citric acid. ≈ 4 min
  3. Bring to a boil, then simmer for about 10 minutes, stirring constantly.
  4. Add the pectin mixed with the 2-3 tablespoons of sugar, stir well, and let it cook for another 3-5 minutes after it returns to a boil.
  5. Reduce the heat to a minimum, add the lavender, and stir for another minute, without boiling.
  6. Pourage in clean, warm jars, seal them, turn them upside down for 10 minutes, then return them to their upright position and allow to cool.

The bill

Blackberry jam with lavender

  • 1 kilogram of blackberries$17.02
  • 450 grams of sugar$0.50
  • 2 packets of vanilla sugar$0.09
  • 1/2 to 1 packet of pectin, plus 2 to 3 tablespoons of sugar$0.00

Total$17.61

that's $0.88 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 kilogram of blackberries
  • 450 grams of sugar
  • 2 packets of vanilla sugar
  • 1 large tablespoon of fresh or dried lavender flowers
  • 1 pinch of citric acid (or a drop of lemon juice)
  • 1/2 to 1 packet of pectin, plus 2 to 3 tablespoons of sugar

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