Sweet Cherry Almond Butter
 
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Keep your chocolate and nut spreads. Nothing beats sweets cherries and almonds!
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Recipe type: Jam
Serves: 4 half-pints
Ingredients
  • 3-4 lbs sweet cherries, pitted
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 1 tsp almond extract
Instructions
  1. Place pitted cherries in a large pot and cook over low heat until soft, adding small amounts of water if necessary to prevent scorching.
  2. Puree cooked cherries in a blender or food processor or using an immersion blender.
  3. Measure puree.
  4. Return puree to pot - you should have about 6 cups of puree. Add sugar.
  5. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring often until mixture has thickened. Add almond extract, stirring to evenly distribute.
  6. Ladle into hot, clean jars leaving about ΒΌ inch head space. Top with the two-piece lids and rings, and process in a water bath for 10 minutes.
Recipe by Seed to Pantry at https://www.seedtopantry.com/2016/06/24/sweet-cherry-almond-butter/