Homemade Fruit Jam – Sweet, Simple, and Bursting with Flavor
This Homemade Fruit Jam is a simple, versatile recipe that lets you savor the natural sweetness of your favorite fruits all year round. With just three main ingredients and minimal effort, you can create a delicious spread that’s perfect on toast, swirled into yogurt, or served alongside cheese. Plus, it’s fun to customize with your favorite fruit combos!
Equipment Needed:
- Medium saucepan
- Potato masher or spoon
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Mixing spoon or spatula
- 2 small jars (clean and sterilized if storing long-term)
Ingredients:
- 1 pound fruit (about 5 cups, chopped) — strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, peaches, or your choice
- ¾ cup sugar (adjust to taste depending on fruit’s sweetness)
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Instructions:
- Prepare the Fruit: Wash, peel (if needed), and chop the fruit. For berries, leave whole or mash slightly depending on texture preference.
- Cook the Jam: In a medium saucepan, combine fruit, sugar, and lemon juice. Stir to mix. Use a masher or spoon to mash fruit as it cooks. Once sugar dissolves, bring to a gentle boil over high heat, stirring often. Cook for 15–20 minutes until thickened. Test by placing a spoonful on a chilled plate — if it holds shape, it’s ready.
- Store the Jam: Remove from heat and cool slightly. Pour into jars, leaving ½ inch at the top. Cool completely before sealing and refrigerating. Keeps up to 3 weeks in the fridge.
Extra Tips & Variations:
- Adjust Sweetness: Taste your fruit — reduce sugar if it’s very sweet.
- No Pectin Needed: This jam thickens naturally, but add 1 tsp powdered pectin if you want it firmer.
- Mix Flavors: Try combos like strawberry-rhubarb, peach-apricot, or blueberry-lime.
- Long-Term Storage: Process sealed jars in boiling water bath for 10 minutes for shelf-stable jam.
Homemade Fruit Jam is pure homemade happiness in every bite. Easy, fresh, and free of artificial additives — it’s a simple pleasure you’ll love spreading on everything from morning toast to desserts.
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Homemade Fruit Jam
A quick, customizable jam made with fresh fruit and simple ingredients — perfect for spreading, pairing, or gifting.
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Combine fruit, sugar, lemon juice in saucepan.
- Mash fruit, cook 15–20 min until thick.
- Test on chilled plate for doneness.
- Pour into jars, cool, seal, and refrigerate.
Notes
Adjust sugar to taste.
Try mixed fruit blends.
For shelf-stable jam, process in water bath 10 min.