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🍽️ Fresh Melon Jam with Lemon Balm

394 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 3 honeydew melons
• 2.5 kg jam sugar (1:1, according to fruit and juice amount)
• 250 ml sherry
• 2 lemons (juice)
• 2 tsp lemon zest
• 0.5 bunch lemon balm leaves

Instructions

1. 1. Cut the melons in half.
2. 2. Remove the seeds and the fibrous part from the inside.
3. 3. Cut the melon halves into wedges.
4. 4. Carefully separate the flesh from the green rind.
5. 5. Dice the fruit into cubes of about 3 cm.
6. 6. Place the melon cubes into a large bowl.
7. 7. Mix the cubes with 1 kg of jam sugar.
8. 8. Pour in the sherry.
9. 9. Cover the bowl.
10. 10. Let the mixture sit overnight.
11. 11. Squeeze the juice of one lemon.
12. 12. Finely grate the zest of one lemon.
13. 13. Add the lemon juice and zest to the melon mixture.
14. 14. Weigh the melon cubes together with the resulting liquid.
15. 15. Add more jam sugar until the total weight matches the fruit weight.
16. 16. Bring the mixture to a boil on the stove.
17. 17. Let the jam simmer vigorously for about 5 minutes.
18. 18. Wash the fresh lemon balm leaves under cold water.
19. 19. Pat the leaves dry with a kitchen towel.
20. 20. Stir the dried leaves into the hot jam.
21. 21. Fill the hot jam immediately into clean, hot jars.
22. 22. Seal the jars immediately with lids.
23. 23. Turn the sealed jars over several times while they cool.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 394
• Protein: 1 g · Fett/Fat: 0 g · Carbs: 98 g