Chutney & Marmalade – Leah’s recipes

On Thursday night I went over to Leah’s house to get tips in alternatives to white sugar. We had a lot of fun chatting about our personal experiences and cooking up two batches of what Leah loves best… Spice! I was intrigued by all the spices she has and it was truly a night of experimenting with flavors.  The two recipes were her base recipes and we altered some of the measurements of spices to add some different flavors.

Our first recipe was a Cranberry Mango Chutney. Here is the recipe.

Cranberry Mango Chutney

We used both fruits from the freezer but the flavors were still very strong.

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 1 hr

Total Time 1 hr 10 mins

Course Appetizer, Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 20

Ingredients

  

• 1 cup frozen cranberries
• 1 cup frozen mangos
• 1/4 cup cane sugar
• 2 Tbsp cider vinegar
• 2 Tbsp dried bing cherries
• 2 Tbsp crystallized ginger
• 1 pc. small Serrano chili
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
• 1-2 Tbsp apple juice, if necessary

Instructions

 

• Combine all ingredients in a dutch oven and simmer until most of the liquid has been cooked down. Your cranberries should pop and you can add a bit of apple juice if the liquid cooks down too fast before the fruit is tender.
• Ladle into jars and process 10 minutes in water bath.
• Makes 3 quarter pints.

Notes

Our second recipe we really got creative. I brought over some blueberries so that I could see what spice Leah had in mind. We had originally talked about cayenne, but we went a totally different route. Here is the final recipe. I had an opportunity on friday to eat some of my little jar I took home.

Keyword Cranberry Mango Chutney

Blueberry Ginger Orange Lime Marmalade

It was really good with a hint of the cardamom, but the great flavor of the ginger worked really well with the blueberries and citrus.

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 1 hr

Total Time 1 hr 10 mins

Course Dessert

Servings 20

Ingredients

  

• 2 cups fresh blueberries
• 2 Tbsp crystallized ginger
• 1 pc. small lime sliced thinly, then cut into 4ths
• 1/2 pc. large orange, sliced thinly
• 1 pc. medium orange, pulsed in food processor
• 1 cup water
• 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 1/4 tsp cardamon
• 2 3/4 cup cane sugar

Instructions

 

• Put slices of orange and lime (with rind) into Dutch oven and add 1 cup water. Cook for 15 minutes.
• Add crystallized ginger, blueberries, pulsed orange, and spices.  Cook for 15-20 minutes.
• Add sugar and cook for about 15-18 minutes until 220 degrees.
• Makes 4 half pints.

Keyword Blueberry, Blueberry Ginger Orange Lime Marmalade, Ginger, Lime, Marmalade, Orange