Olallieberry Hibiscus Jam

$10.00

Olallieberries are a logan berry and have just a bit more flavor pop than blackberries. The berries grow well near my husband’s hometown of Half Moon Bay and this recipe is inspired by the small farm town of Pescadero just south of us. There you will find a u-pick berry farm there called R&R Herbs Farm, its heaven on Earth for our kids. Our sons love taking their baskets and claiming a row of berries. Of course, their little fingers are covered in purple juices as we pick and laugh, and they of course eat more berries than they pick. I love that R&R Farm has a beautiful little Hispanic market and while purchasing our baskets I formed the beginning idea for this recipe. It’s early summer in a jar.

Olallieberries are a logan berry and have just a bit more flavor pop than blackberries. The berries grow well near my husband’s hometown of Half Moon Bay and this recipe is inspired by the small farm town of Pescadero just south of us. There you will find a u-pick berry farm there called R&R Herbs Farm, its heaven on Earth for our kids. Our sons love taking their baskets and claiming a row of berries. Of course, their little fingers are covered in purple juices as we pick and laugh, and they of course eat more berries than they pick. I love that R&R Farm has a beautiful little Hispanic market and while purchasing our baskets I formed the beginning idea for this recipe. It’s early summer in a jar.

Not just some plain blackberry jam here. Fresh ginger enhances the acidic olallieberries, lovely hibiscus flowers, and whole cinnamon sticks make it sing. This recipe is a nod to the beautiful flavors of Northern California. Pescadero holds a special place in our hearts, and we hope to transport you there with every bite. Swirled into a bowl of muesli or vanilla ice cream is wonderful, but we adore to make craft cocktails with this jam. We make it a ‘looser jam” or thinner than usual so you can add a spoonful into a margarita or make Olallieberry Lemon Drops with girlfriends. My kids eat it out of the jar but adore making "Jammy Juice". A spoonful of this added to club soda is their go to mocktail. Jammy juice always has them giggling as they slurp the foam really quick that pops up when they first add the jam in, and the glass always seems to disappear much to quickly.