Preserved Mirabelle Cherries

Ingredients

• 1500 g mirabelle cherries
• 1 vanilla pod
• 1 lemon
• 100 g coconut blossom sugar

Instructions

1. 1.

   First, boil the two canning jars with lids in a large pot of hot water for about 10 minutes. Then remove the jars from the water and turn them over onto clean kitchen towels to cool.

2. 2.

   For the syrup, slit the vanilla pod lengthwise and scrape out the seeds. Halve the lemon and squeeze its juice. Combine vanilla seeds, pod, lemon juice, coconut blossom sugar and 500 ml water in a small pot, stirring until it boils. Remove the vanilla pod.

3. 3.

   Wash the mirabelle cherries, pat them dry and pitting them. Fill the prepared jars with cherries and pour the syrup over them so that the fruit is fully covered. Seal the jars tightly and place them in a large pot. Add hot water up to 2 cm below the jar rim, cover, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer the cherries at about 95 °C for 30 minutes.

4. 4.

   Remove the jars from the pot and let them cool completely. Store the preserved mirabelle cherries in a cool, dark place while sealed.