Amarascata

Amarascata is a jam of marasca cherries. It is the fruit cultivated and processed by Luxardo for distilling its renowned Maraschino, and for preparing, by infusion, the marasca liqueur named Sangue Molacco. Amarascata is well known on the artisan confectionery market, where it has been distributed for years for professional use (5,4 kg tins). The percentage of fruit used is extremely high in the Amarascata jam recipe: as much as 170 g of fresh fruit for every 100 g of fi nal jam. The percentage  of added sugar is very low (<30%). No thickening agents of any type and no preservatives are used: the only ingredients are marasche and sugar.