This housemade jam from Maman café in NYC is a great way to add color and sharpness to toast, yogurt, and other breakfast treats.
This jam was born in a NYC French café and tastes absolutment magnifique✨.
Full of lemon 🍋, apricot, and basil 🌿 this devastatingly delicious spread is full of summer flavor.
Give your toast some zing, shake up a breakfast sandwich, or wake up your pancakes. Maman NYC says it’s incredible slathered on a buttery croissant or simply straight from the jar.
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About Maman NYC Homemade Jam
To make use of leftover fruit from their bakery treats, Maman NYC decided to whip up some homemade jams. Not only was it a means for food waste, but for survival. When COVID-19 closed our beloved restaurants and café’s, Maman stayed afloat with these grab-n-go jams.
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What Does It Taste Like?
Maman’s Lemon Apricot Basil Jam dances on the tongue with sweet fruity flavors of lemon. It’s almost like eating a Sour Patch Kid—tart and sharp with a sweet finish. The basil flavor isn’t as pronounced as I’d like, but that can be easily fixed by tearing in some fresh leaves.
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Where Can I Buy It?
If still in production post-Covid, you can find Maman’s Lemon Apricot Basil Jam in any of their NYC Locations. I bought mine in-store at their Greenpoint café 😊
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Cost:
Maman’s homemade jam costs $6.00.
Storage:
If unopened, keep in a cool, dark place for up to 5 months. Once opened, store in the fridge for up to 2 weeks (mine made it to 4!).
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How to Use Lemon Apricot Basil Jam
Spread Lemon Apricot Basil Jam on your favorite breads or baked goods. To take it up a notch, stir it into plain yogurt, vanilla ice cream, or oatmeal. Stir into a cocktail or milkshake. Or my favorite way, dolloped on a thumbprint cookie.
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Lemon Apricot Basil Jam Alternatives
You can substitute this jam with lemon marmalade or other jams that feature lemon.
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Recipes with Lemon Apricot Basil Jam
TBA!
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Have you tried Maman’s Lemon Apricot & Basil Jam? Let me know in the comments below!