Using gson it is much simpler. Use following code snippet:
// create a new Gson instance
Gson gson = new Gson();
// convert your list to json
String jsonCartList = gson.toJson(cartList);
// print your generated json
System.out.println("jsonCartList: " + jsonCartList);
Converting back from JSON string to your Java object
// Converts JSON string into a List of Product object
Type type = new TypeToken<List<Product>>(){}.getType();
List<Product> prodList = gson.fromJson(jsonCartList, type);
// print your List<Product>
System.out.println("prodList: " + prodList);