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Cinnamon Plum Chutney Recipe

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Cinnamon Plum Chutney Recipe

Spiced Plum Chutney

Paul Pod

This mild cinnamon plum chutney recipe is a perfect balance of aromatic, spicy sweetness, tart plums, and sharp onions . Try serving this spread with rustic country bread and cheese for a light meal or an elegant, yet simple, appetizer.

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 4 quarts plums (20 plums), pitted and chopped
  • 3 cups brown sugar
  • 1 3/4 cup raisins (red or golden)
  • 1 cup chopped yellow or white onion
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 1 tablespoon mustard seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups white vinegar
  • 1 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 6 pint jars and lids

Preparation:

Sterilize the jars and lids. In a large saucepan over medium heat, bring all the ingredients to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer the mixture for 15 to 20 minutes, until it is thickened. Remove and discard the cinnamon sticks.

Divide the cinnamon plum chutney among the sterilized jars and process in a boiling-water canner.

This cinnamon plum chutney recipe makes 6 pints.

User Reviews

 1 out of 5
Trust Your Instincts, Member MomToManyKids

I thought the idea of this chutney sounded good. The only thing I was leery about was the amount of vinegar. Three cups with that amount of fruit and sugar seemed far too much but I second guessed myself even though I've been canning for years. I figured ""Ok, this person has a site where they get paid to post these recipes; not like just some home canner posting something w/out actually trying it. Surely she has tested this one and I'm just being silly worrying about it."" After making this, I am 9000% sure that this recipe was NEVER tested before posting. The vinegar flavor is completely overwhelming and overpowers all the other flavors to the point where this ended up being just a vinegary, vaguely sweet, vaguely plum flavored soup. The soup part came in because on top of it being too much vinegar, it was simply too much liquid and after 3 hours of cooking, I still had an extremely liquid concoction in my pot. Also, I realized after I added everything to the pot that I had added an extra cup of sugar so I shudder to think of what it would have been like with even LESS sugar. I now have four pints of this and am not sure what to do with it. About all I can think of is adding a lot of brown sugar, thickening it up and using it it as maybe a glaze for ham. I would say I'm sorry for such a harsh review and when it is a recipe I have gotten from a site of amateurs, I am careful what I say, but as this should be run far more professionally since it's done for pay, I expected better. What I got was a lot of wasted money :-(

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