🍓 Spring Desserts That Start with a Jar of Jam


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We are literally buried in snow, and the plowing company we hire to shovel us out never showed up. So let's just say if I want to bake today I'm going to have to get creative...

Spring Desserts You Can Make with a Jar of Jam

Jam is one of the smartest (and most delicious) baking shortcuts hiding in plain sight ~ right there in the jam aisle. I love all the interesting new flavors and blended preserves ~ they open up a whole new world of creativity when I use them in place of fresh fruit in my favorite recipes.

I make sure I've got a few top quality preserves in my cupboard at any given time so I'm never at a loss when the baking urge strikes...even in a snowstorm 😊



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