Cinnamon Magic Fruit Spread – Sour Cherry, Apple & Cinnamon

Zimtzauber Fruit Spread. Sour cherry and apple in equal parts, united by Ceylon cinnamon.

Zimtzauber Fruit Spread by FrüchteMeer combines 25% sour cherries and 25% apples from Schleswig-Holstein with Ceylon cinnamon. No wine, no rum and no cinnamon bomb, but an alcohol-free winter flavor for the whole family.

Zimtzauber Fruit Spread is a cherry-apple-cinnamon fruit spread from the FrüchteMeer jam manufactory, bringing together two classic baking fruits in one jar. The name suggests a strong cinnamon spread, but the jar tells a different story. In the ingredients list, cinnamon is far down, even behind the citric acid. Sour cherries and apples are at the front, together making up half of the recipe. Cinnamon acts as a link here, not as the main role. The result tastes fruity and red at first, then round and warm.

Red cherry tartness, round apple and cinnamon without sharpness

The Zimtzauber Fruit Spread tastes first of tart cherry, then of the soft richness of cooked apples and a mild cinnamon warmth. The cherry provides color and tension, the apple ensures a creamy, dense consistency. On the palate remains an aftertaste like a piece of cherry-apple crumble.

Ceylon cinnamon, also called true cinnamon, tastes finer and sweeter than the common Cassia variety. This allows it to blend into the fruit instead of dominating it. Anyone who places the spread next to the sister variety with red wine will immediately notice the difference. Without wine, the cherry tastes brighter and more direct, the apple stands out more clearly.

The ingredients list begins with sugar, and with 57 g per 100 g, the jar is a classically sweet spread. For people who consciously eat little sugar, it is therefore not the right jar. According to the label, it may also contain occasional cherry stones or stone fragments, which deserves attention with small children.

Kaiserschmarrn, steamed dumplings and a quick compote

The spread fits anywhere where cherry compote or apple sauce would otherwise go. For Kaiserschmarrn, serve it lightly warmed in a small bowl, two tablespoons per portion are enough. Fill steamed dumplings or yeast dumplings with a teaspoon of it before cooking. For overnight oats, add one tablespoon under the oats in the evening, by morning everything is mixed through.

With vanilla sauce, it becomes a dessert in the style of a Red Grütze. To do this, dilute three tablespoons of spread with a dash of cherry juice and pour cold vanilla sauce over it. For breakfast, it tastes good on buttered toast or a poppy seed roll. On a cheese platter, the variety suits young Gouda or mild butter cheese, because the cherry tartness breaks up the creamy melt. Anyone who wants to offer a version with mulled wine spices for the adults should choose the sour cherry spread with red wine and rum.

For beginners: For children, the spread is often a bridge to cinnamon because the fruit is at the front. Start with a thin layer on mild white bread. As a filling for baked goods with a long baking time, it is less suitable because fruit spreads become soft under high heat and like to run out.

Why cherry and apple go so well together in the pot

The combination has a craft reason: Apples are rich in pectin, sour cherries on the other hand are rather poor in it. Pectin is the plant substance that allows a spread to gel when cooked with sugar and acid. The apple therefore brings binding and body, the cherry provides color and acidity. In addition, the manufactory uses some pectin as a gelling agent.

According to the manufacturer, the apples come from Schleswig-Holstein. They enter the jar at the FrüchteMeer jam manufactory in Wankendorf. Susanne Lucht-Thiesen founded the family business in 1996, today she runs it with her husband Karsten Thiesen. The two describe their standards through three questions: how a fruit is grown, what its supply routes look like, and how it is processed.

Zimtzauber is part of the Christmas edition. In the manufacturer's shop, the variety carries the label "with spices", but not "with alcohol". This makes it the alcohol-free answer to the Glowing Cherry Magic in this edition. Both share sour cherry as a base, but then take separate paths.

The alcohol-free winter variety for mixed tables

What distinguishes this spread is the combination of festive spice and unrestricted family suitability. It tastes like Advent, without anyone at the table having to pay attention to alcohol. This makes it a safe choice for breakfast rounds with children, pregnant women, or drivers. Anyone who hosts multiple generations during the holidays knows the choice between children's jam and a spiced variety. This jar builds the bridge between the two.

As a small gift, the 210-g jar suits teachers, neighbors, or colleagues whose preferences you do not know exactly. Together with a second winter jar, such as the Apple Pie Spread with Almonds, a breakfast pair for the Advent season is created. Cherry and apple also taste familiar far beyond the holidays.

A winter flavor that everyone at the table can share, with cherry and apple in the main role and cinnamon as a quiet companion.