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Easy Plum Jam

Easy Plum Jam is the best way to use fresh plums during their season. Easy low sugar plum jam for first time jam makers!

Course Canning / preserving
Cuisine Italian
Keyword Easy Plum Jam
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 4 pounds plums,pitted
  • 150 grams sugar : ¾ cup
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • 2 Tbsp pectin + 2Tbsp sugar
  • ½ Tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1 Tbsp dark rum,optional

Instructions

  1. Combine ¾ cup of sugar and cinnamon in a mug.

  2. In large pot, make layers of ripe plums and sugar mix and leave overnight at room temperature.

  3. Next day, slowly boil the mixture to get thick jam. I boiled it for1 hour and 5 minutes.

  4. Preheat the oven to 180 C / 356 F to warm your clean glass jars.Leave the covers out.

  5. Add pectin combined with 2 Tbsp sugar to your jam and boil for additional 5 minutes. Add dark rum and boil for another 5 minutes.

  6. Pour your jam into the jars, cover them tightly, turn upside down,wrap with large towels or blanket and leave to cool completely.

  7. Once cooled, turn them to their base and store in your pantry.

Recipe Notes

Note:

Quantities of sugar you add to this jam are optional. We do not like too much sugar so these quantities are fine for us. Besides, fruits were heavenly sweet. Feel free to add more if you love intense sweetness.