Yellow Cherry Plum and Apricot Preserve

Homemade Yellow Cherry Plum and Apricot Preserve

Homemade yellow cherry plum and apricot preserve blends summer’s finest fruits into golden beauty. First, boil water and sugar for 10 to 15 minutes. Then, you add ripe cherry plums and apricots with lemon juice. Next, the pot rests overnight so flavors meld. Finally, reheat slightly if needed until syrup thickens, then jar the vibrant mix. The result is bright, fragrant, and utterly warming.

Ingredients
● 500 g yellow cherry plums (ripe and pitted)
● 500 g apricots (ripe and pitted)
● 1 kg sugar
● 200 g water
● juice of 1 lemon

Directions
Wash the fruit very well and remove the pits with a pen.
Using the bottom of the pen press the pit from the base of the fruit and remove the pit from the other side.
In a large pot, put the water and sugar and boil for 10-15 minutes.
Next, add the fruit, the lemon juice and boil for 20 minutes.
Turn off the heat and leave it overnight.
In the morning, if the syrup is ready put the spoon sweet in sterilized jars.
If the syrup is too runny, boil for a little longer.

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