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Sugar Plum Jam without Pectin

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A deliciously easy no-pectin plum jam recipe with only 2 ingredients: fresh plums & sugar!
Course Breakfast, Breakfast & Snack, Condiment, Snack
Cuisine American
Diet Diabetic, Gluten Free, Low Calorie, Low Fat, Low Lactose, Low Salt, Vegan, Vegetarian
Keyword easy homemade jam, homemade jam, jam without pectin, no pectin jam, plum jam, plum jam recipe
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 2 hours
Servings 32 servings, 4 cups
Calories 37
Author Alyssia Sheikh

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs plums ~12 medium-sized, or ~6 cups pitted & sliced
  • 1 cup sugar or sweetener of choice

Instructions

  • Slice plums and remove the pits. (You can leave the skins on!)
  • Add slices to a pot—over NO heat or with the heat OFF—and sprinkle with sugar. Allow to sit and macerate for about 30 minutes to an hour. (This will make your jam sweeter and more flavorful!)
  • After macerating, turn on heat and bring pot to a boil. Turn heat down and allow to simmer for 45 minutes to an hour, stirring occasionally.
  • Mash plums to desired consistency, until jam is as smooth or chunky as you like.
  • Transfer to jars and store in the fridge up to 3-4 weeks, or top mason jars with festive cupcake liners for homemade holiday gifts! Or, use a sterilized canning process and store 2-3 months.
  • To freeze, store the cooled jam in airtight containers (like mason jars), leaving about 1/2-inch of free space at the top of each container in case the jam expands during freezing. Lasts about a year stored in the freezer. (You can also store in plastic freezer bags if desired!)
  • Yields ~4 cups homemade plum jam.

Notes

Doubling the recipe:

  • I do not recommend doubling this no-pectin jam recipe because it will change the ratio of liquid to pectin in the batch.
  • This means your jam is more likely to turn out runny, or you'll need to reduce it for much longer to get it to thicken.
  • For best results, work with only 6 cups of fresh plums (or 4 cups of jam) at a time.

Making this recipe with different fruits:

  • If you decide to make this jam with berries (or any other low-pectin fruits), a member of this community has recommended using more sugar than listed in this recipe.
  • Since berries have less natural pectin than plums, you may need to use 2 to 3 times as much sugar for 2 lbs of berries. (We have yet to try this personally so we can't speak to the exact amount.)

Nutrition:

  • Per 2 Tbsp plum jam made with stevia, yields 32 servings (~4 cups):
    14 calories | 0g fat | 10g carbs | 0g fiber | 3g sugars | 0g protein
Nutrition provided below for 2 Tbsp plum jam made with sugar.

Nutrition

Serving: 2Tbsp | Calories: 37kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Sugar: 9g