Homemade mixed berries jam

 I have wanted to make my own fruit jam for a long time, and I finally did it!

I love eating fruit jam on toast. But most jams from the store are way too sweet. You taste the sugar more than the real fruit. It is very hard to find a jam that is less sweet in supermarkets here.

So, I decided to make my own at home.

My Simple Ingredients

For my first try, I used:

• 1 packet of frozen mixed berries

• A handful of fresh mulberries from my garden

• 1 Local gula nisan (palm sugar) for sweetness

• Chia seeds to make the jam thick without adding too much sugar.

Even though it was a bit sour, I was happy with the outcome.

Tips I found online.

If your homemade jam is too sour, here are a few simple ways to fix it without adding cups of white sugar:

1. Add a tiny pinch of salt: A little salt helps cut down the sour taste and brings out the natural sweet flavor of the fruit.

2. Try honey or maple syrup: Mixing a little honey with gula nisan can help soften the sharp sourness of berries.

3. Let the chia seeds rest: Chia seeds take 15 to 20 minutes to soak up the juices and thicken the jam properly. Let the jam sit off the heat before putting it in a jar.

Cranberry Cornflakes Cookies

INGREDIENTS 

• 150 grams salted butter, room temperature
• 180 grams castor sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs 
• 110 grams cornflakes
• 240 grams flour 
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 100 grams cranberries
• 50 grams white chocolate chips 

METHOD

• In a bowl, beat neither by hand or machine, both work) the butter & sugar together until light &  fluffy. Add the vanilla essence, and eggs one at a time.
• Add in the flour and baking power into the batter and fold in the cornflakes along with the cranberries & white chocolate chips
• Using an ice cream scooper, scoop out the batter and place them on a baking pan lined with parchment paper. 
• Bake the cookies at 180 degrees C for 15-20 mins or until the cookies turn golden brown.