Recipes
Plum jam
This easy recipe for plum jam makes three jars of sweet, tart and perfectly set jam that’s great to give as a present
This easy recipe for plum jam makes three jars of sweet, tart and perfectly set jam that’s great to give as a present
(8 votes)
Cook: 1 Hour 30 Mins
Serves: 3
Price: £1.00 per serving
Nutritional Information
Each 15g serving contains
Energy
117kj
28kcal
117kj
28kcal
1%
Fat
0.0g
0.0g
Low
0%
0%
Saturates
0.0g
0.0g
Low
0%
0%
Sugars
6.9g
6.9g
Med
8%
8%
Salt
0.0g
0.0g
Low
0%
0%
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
780kj/186kcal
Typical energy values per 100g:
780kj/186kcal
Ingredients
900g plums
900g preserving sugar (or granulated sugar)
½ small lemon, juice of
Method
1
Put the plums in a large pan with 300ml water. Simmer for 30 minutes or until tender and reduced. Remove from the heat. Put two small plates in the fridge.
2
Add the sugar to the plums and stir until dissolved. Add the lemon juice and boil rapidly for 10-15 minutes or until the setting point has reached. Test by putting 1 tsp of hot jam on one of the chilled plates. Leave for 1 minute, then push with your finger. If it wrinkles, it’s set. If it doesn’t, boil for a further 4 minutes. Test again.
3
Take the jam off the heat. Remove the stones and any scum off the surface with a slotted spoon, then leave to cool for 20 minutes. Pre-heat the oven to 70C/50C Fan/Gas ¼ and wash, rinse and dry 3 jam jars.
4
Put the jars in the oven to warm, then pour the cooled jam into them and top with jam pot covers.