Scroll to the bottom of the post to get ALL the “12 Days” recipes from 2019, 2020, and 2021!
Welcome to Day 9 of
The Twelve Days of Holiday Treats!
Once again, this year, from December 1st-12th I’ll post a new holiday treat recipe every day – inspiration for your holiday entertaining!
The recipes I’m sharing are small-er batch (as many of us will still be attending/ hosting smaller gatherings) – each recipe makes 1-dozen or a few more smaller-sized treats that are simple to prepare and that use everyday ingredients and equipment so hopefully you’ll be able to whip up any of these on a whim. Check out the treats from 2019, 2020 and 2021 at the bottom of this post too for more inspiration!
Today’s “treat” is a little different – a jam you can enjoy all through the holidays! After the success of last year’s Mulled Wine Jam, I’ve gone and added some mulling spices to the cooking process for a “shredless” (i.e. smooth) marmalade that makes the house smell like Christmas while it’s cooking and that will bring the holidays to your breakfast table (or your anytime toast!)well beyond the holidays! I loved how smooth this jam (really a jelly) came out
This recipe actually came about because I had loads of oranges that needed to be used up… and I thought about marmalade but realised that these were just regular oranges, not Seville oranges typically used for marmalade. I also wanted a “shredless” recipe (no orange peel for me, thanks!) so after a bit of research (Amy Bronee’s EXCELLENT The Canning Kitchen – you can read my review here) and then Camilla’s website, Fab Food 4 All, I figured that I could use regular oranges and it wasn’t too tricky to remove the peel…
I’m not going to rewrite the recipe because Camilla’s done such a great job so I’ve linked to her recipe in mine – please go and check her site out!
Holiday Spice Marmalade
Shredless marmalade made with regular oranges and infused with mulling spices. Perfect for the holidays!
Ingredients
- 1/2 batch of Simple Shredless Orange Marmalade (recipe linked below)
- 2 tablespoons mulling spice
Instructions
- Measure out ingredients to make 1/2 batch of Simple Shredless Orange Marmalade.
- Once you have cooked the oranges, cut them into quarters, removed the pips, and pith and cut the fruit into thin slices.
- Add everything back to the pan with 2 tablespoons of mulling spices bundled in a few layers of cheesecloth and tied closed with kitchen twine.
- Bring the liquid and pulp to a boil and then add the sugar,reducing the heat and keeping the heat low until the sugar is dissolved (stirring with a wooden spoon all the time).
- Once sugar is dissolved bring to the boil and boil hard for 12 minutes, still stirring.
- To test for doneness, place a few drops on a saucer and put in the fridge for 2 minutes, if it forms a gel-like crinkle when pushed with your finger it is ready. Otherwise continue boiling for 3 minute intervals and re-testing after each 3 minutes (mine took 18 minutes). You can also use an instant-read thermometer (you're looking for approx 220˚F or 100˚C)
- Skim off scum, with a spoon, leave to cool a few minutes then strain the marmalade through a metal sieve in stages squeezing the contents of the sieve with the back of a spoon.
- Follow Camilla's instructions to fill the jars: Use a small ladle to fill hot sterilised jars and seal with lids or wax discs (allow to cool before topping with cellophane disc and rubber band).
Notes
Adapted from Fab Food 4 All.
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I loved this – Neil found it a tad sweet because he’s a HUGE marmalade fan but I typically don’t like the bitterness so this was perfect for me! I’m excited to have the flavours of the holidays to enjoy beyond December, too!
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Check out the rest of 2022’s 12 Days of Holiday Treats:
Day 1: Chocolate Peppermint Creme Cups
Day 2: Chocolate-Dipped Wafer Cookies
Day 3: Gingerbread madeleines
Day 4: Funfetti Cookies
Day 5: Chocolate Sugar Cookies
Day 6: Coffee Financiers
Day 7: No-Bake Strawbery Cheesecake Cups
Day 8: Holiday Joys
Day 9: Holiday Spice Marmalade
Day 10: Soft Molasses Cookies
Day 11: Coconut Roughs
Day 12: Holiday Lights Jam Sandwich Cookies
Check out 2021’s 12 Days of Holiday Treats:
Day 1: Speculoos financiers
Day 2: Chocolate Dipped Orange Sugar Cookies
Day 3: Madeleines à la Clémentine
Day 4: Chocolate Hazelnut Thumbprint Cookies
Day 5: Sunbutter and Jam Chocolate Cups
Day 6: Hot Chocolate and Marshmallow Cookies
Day 7: Linzer Cookies
Day 8: Chocolate-Hazelnut Sandwich Cookies
Day 9: Choc-Mint Thumbprint Cookies
Day 10: Pailles (Puff Pastry and Jam Cookies)
Day 11: Strawberry Santa Hats
Day 12: Mulled Wine Jam
Check out 2020’s 12 Days of Holiday Treats:
Day 1: Rice Krispie Wreaths
Day 2: Cranberry Cheesecake Bars
Day 3: Peppermint Bark
Day 4: Orangettes
Day 5: Rocky Road Chocolate Crackle Slice
Day 6: Candy Cane Sugar Cookies
Day 7: Orange Pim’s
Day 8: Mendiants
Day 9: Chewy Chocolate Mint Crackle Cookies
Day 10: Apricot, Coconut and Cranberry “truffles”
Day 11: Chocolate, Cherry and Almond Brownies
Day 12: Peppermint Hot Chocolate
Check out 2019’s 12 Days of Holiday Cookies:
Day 1: Easy Three Ingredient Shortbread
Day 2: Jam Drops
Day 3: Chocolate Caramel Slice
Day 4: Melting Moments
Day 5: White Christmas
Day 6: Langues de Chat
Day 7: Chocolate Coconut Slice
Day 8: Cornflake Biscuits
Day 9: Rocky Road
Day 10: Honey Joys
Day 11: Rum Ball Truffles
Day 12: Giant Florentine Cookie (to share)
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Love homemade marmalade and love your festive twist on my recipe. Can imagine it going in a festive cocktail too:-)
Yes I thought about a cocktail too. It is EXCELLENT on oatmeal/ porridge too 🙂
Thanks for the easy recipe!
So what is its consistency/texture, Mardi? Like thick jam, syrup or runny honey?
It does look great.
It’s like a jelly but a little runnier consistency than store-bought.I loved it!