4 Homemade Jam Recipes

When it comes to jams, you have two options: buy them in stores or make them yourself. However, if you want a healthier option, without chemical additives or additional sugars, your best option will be homemade jams. Making a jam is certainly easy and fun. In fact, once you decide to make one, you’ll wonder why you’ve never tried it before.

All you’ll need is to buy fresh fruit from your trusted supermarket or greengrocer. Of course, there are those who prefer to use the fruit they have at home to the point of spoiling. This is often the case with apples. It is worth remembering that, once ready, it is recommended that they be stored in glass containers, as the flavors will be better preserved.

To prepare your own jams, you’ll need a few ingredients: a little sugar, spices (cinnamon, vanilla, among others), a little water and, of course, the fruit. Below we show some recipes.

applesauce

We’ll start with this delicious apple and cinnamon jam. It’s super easy to prepare and very delicious. As we indicated earlier, you will only need:

Ingredients

• 1 branch of cinnamon.
• 3 apples (80 g).
• 1 1/4 cup of water (300 ml)
• 1 cup and a half of sugar (150 g). 

Method of preparation

1. Put the water and sugar in a saucepan and let it boil over low heat. Let the sugar dissolve little by little and let it cook for a few minutes until a syrup forms.
2. Wash, peel and remove the center of the apples. Cut them into very small pieces and add them to the pan when you notice that the syrup is ready and it bubbles slightly.
3. Place the cinnamon branch and cover the pan and let it cook for about 30 minutes on low heat.
4. Do not leave the pan unattended, as the time will depend on the type of apple you use and the size of the pieces.

If you don’t like cinnamon, you can add vanilla instead. This applesauce can be served warm or it can be cooled and served with ice cream. Consume it however you like, there are no rules, except enjoy it.

Jam with cornstarch and blackberry juice

This recipe is much simpler and is usually prepared for babies, but you can also enjoy it. This recipe is so simple that you can decide the amount of each ingredient depending on the consistency you like. Here we show the simple steps.

Ingredients

• 1 cup cornstarch (120 g).
• Blackberry juice (200 ml)
• 1 cup of water (240 ml).

Method of preparation

1. Depending on how much you want, put the cranberry juice in a pan. If you like, you can also prepare blackberry juice.
2. Prepare cornstarch with a cup of water, until it dissolves well.
3. Pour this mixture into the boiling juice and stir until it comes back to a boil.
4. If you notice the mixture is too thick, add more juice until you get the consistency you want.
5. Serve when warm or until everything has cooled. Enjoy it with your baby at any snack.

pineapple jam

Ingredients

• 1 pineapple (100 g).
• 3 cups of water (720 ml)
• 1/2 cup of water (120 ml).
• 1 1/2 cup of sugar (240 g).
• 2 1/2 tablespoons of cornstarch (approximately 80 g).

Method of preparation

1. Peel the pineapple, remove the center and cut into very small pieces.
2. Pour the 3 cups of water along with the pineapple pieces in a blender and blend well.
3. Strain the juice. You can use a spoon to press and drain all the juice.
4. Put the juice in a saucepan and add the sugar. Stir constantly to prevent it from sticking.
5. Dilute cornstarch in 1/2 cup of water and add juice to pan.
6. Cook over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring.
7. Allow to cool to room temperature and store in glass containers. Take them to the refrigerator and consume whenever you want.

mango jam

Ingredients

• 4 ripe mangoes (120 g).
• Cinnamon powder (to taste).
• 1 cup of sugar (225 g).
• 2 lemons (40 g).

Method of preparation

1. Peel the mangoes and stir all the pulp with a spoon.
2. Grind the pieces into a fine paste.
3. Put the paste to heat, over low heat, in a pan.
4. Add the juice of two lemons, sugar and cinnamon to taste.
5. Stir constantly over low heat.

Cheer up and tell us what your favorite recipe is.