Best Spiced Nectarine Sauce Recipes

BUTTER-SPICED NECTARINES

Steps:

• In large pot combine sugar and butter. Cook over medium heat for 5-8 minutes until mixture begins to brown, stirring constantly.
• Add nectarine wedges to butter mixture, stirring to coat. Cook, gently stirring about 4 minutes or just until nectarines begin to soften. Stir in water and lemon juice, cinnamon, nutmeg and clove.
• Bring to a boil, boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat.
• Ladle fruit/juice evenly into hot sterlized 8oz jars, leaving 1/4" headspace. Wipe rims and add lids.
• Process in water bath for 15 minutes, start timing once water is boiling.

NECTARINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Put ginger in bowl of a food processor and chop as finely as possible.
• Add nectarines and puree. Add lemon juice and sugar to taste (nectarines vary in sweetness and acidity).

SPICED NECTARINE WHISKEY PRESERVES

Steps:

• 1. In a small saucepan, add water, sugar, and nectarines. Cook covering on medium heat until nectarines are very soft.
• 2. Pour into a blender and give a quick blend so that there are pieces of fruit vaguely present. Pour back into sauce pan.
• 3. Add the rest of the ingredients, save the Knox's. Continue to cook on low, stirring occasionally. Only cook for as long is your preference for the strength of whiskey.
• 4. Turn heat up to a boil. This may cause bubbling and spitting, use caution.
• 5. Whisk in the Knox's Gelatin until totally dissolved. Remove from heat.
• 6. Pour into sterilized jam jars and follow waterbath canning process. This should render about 2-3 small jars. You can multiply this recipe to whatever about of jars you would like to make.
• 7. In the picture, I poured entire contents into a jar the size of about a spaghetti jar and didn't use canning process. We used it in about a week and a half without consequence.