Are you looking for a simple and delicious way to enjoy the flavors of summer berries? Look no further than this guide to making the easiest mixed berry jam. This recipe is perfect for beginners or those who are short on time, and it requires just a few simple ingredients. With a handful of mixed berries, some sugar, and a little bit of lemon juice, you can create a delicious jam that is perfect for spreading on toast, adding to yogurt, or using as a filling for pies and tarts. You'll be amazed at how easy it is to make your homemade mixed berry jam, and you'll love the fresh, bright flavor it adds to your favorite foods.
Here are our top 15 tried and tested recipes!
MIXED BERRY QUICK JAM
This Mixed Berry Quick Jam is quick & easy. With just 4 simple ingredients and less than 10 minutes you can have this delicious homemade spread.
Provided by Gina Kleinworth
Categories Side Dish
Time 10m
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Place the berries (either thawed or fresh) and lemon juice in a medium saucepan & muddle until they are a crushed, liquid consistency.
- Heat over medium, stir in pectin & heat to a rolling boil that you can not stir down.
- Add sugar, stirring well - bring back to a rolling boil & hold there for 1 minute.
- Remove & transfer to clean, sterile jars.
- Store in refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
MIXED BERRY JAM RECIPE
Before starting you might want to review my Kitchen Notes on Making Q&E Jams Recipe.This is a refrigerator jam and not intended to be sealed and stored in the pantry. All you need is a very clean jar. Once the jam has cooked to consistency, pour into jar, let cool and refrigerate."*" See Kitchen Notes for more information or links to special ingredients.
Provided by MJ of MJ's Kitchen
Categories Jams and Preserves Vegan
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Wash a pint jar, but do not dry. Add about an inch of water to the jar and place in the microwave and on high for 2 minutes. Using jar grips, pour out the hot water and place jar on a clean towel until ready to pour in the jam.
- If you aren't planning on using temperature to know when the jam is ready to pour, then place a small saucer in the freezer.
- Rinse and weigh the berries. Add to a sauce pan with the lemon and sugar.
- Heat on low, stirring frequently until the sugar has melted.
- Increase the heat to medium and bring the jam to a boil, stirring frequently.
- Bring the jam to a full boil, stirring constantly. A full boil is a boil that cannot be stirred down. You may need to increase your heat level a bit to get there and to sustain the boil while you are stirring.
- Stir constantly at a full boil for 14 to 16 minutes. Test* @ 12 minutes, then cook another minute or two if needed OR at 14 minutes add a candy thermometer to the pot and use temperature to know when the jam is ready. Skim off any foam remaining on the surface of the jam.
- Remove from the heat and pour into the clean pint jar. Screw on the lid. Let cool, then refrigerate. This jam will keep in the refrigerator until you finish it off, which won't take long.
MIXED BERRY JAM
Steps:
- In a food processor, pulse berries until finely chopped, stopping and stirring occasionally.
- In a 4-quart saucepan, combine berries, water and lemon juice; stir in pectin. Heat on high to a vigorous boil that cannot be stirred down, stirring frequently. Stir in sugar and honey. Return to a vigorous boil that cannot be stirred down, stirring constantly. Boil 1 minute. Remove from heat.
- Transfer to heatproof jars or container. Let cool at room temperature. Cover and refrigerate overnight or until set. Keeps, refrigerated, 1 month.
MIXED BERRY JAM
Very good! This is adapted from another site on the internet. 2 cups = 1 pint. 4 pints = 8 cups. 8 cups = 1828 grams. 1828 grams = 91 tablespoons Measurements courtesy of http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/cookingconversions.asp.
Provided by mtilton
Categories Low Protein
Time 1h
Yield 6 half pints, 91 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a large pan, combine berries with sugar.
- Crush berries with a potato masher.
- Add lemon juice and lemon rind.
- Bring to a boil, skimming off any foam that forms.
- Cook at a full boil until jam thickens, approximately 30 minutes (jelling point is 221F).
- While the berries are cooking, sterilize your jars and heat the seals in a pan of hot water.
- Pour jam into hot jars; wipe rims, place seals and screw on bands fingertip-tight.
- Process in a boiling water bath for five minutes; remove to a protected countertop and let cool, undisturbed for 24 hours.
- If any of the lids have not sealed, either re-process or store in the refrigerator and use those jars first.
MIXED BERRY AND THYME JAM
Provided by Giada De Laurentiis Bio & Top Recipes
Categories condiment
Time 2h30m
Yield 1 1/2 cups
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Place the berries in a medium saucepan. Using a potato masher, lightly mash the berries. Add the maple syrup, lemon juice, orange juice, and thyme. Bring the mixture to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until thick, 50 to 55 minutes. Cool to room temperature, about 1 1/2 hours (the jam will continue to thicken as it cools). Refrigerate in an air-tight container for up to 1 month.
MIXED BERRY FREEZER JAM
Homemade jam has never been simpler! Mash your favorite in-season berries until almost smooth, then stir in sugar, pectin and a touch of lemon juice--no cooking involved. Store in your freezer and enjoy deliciously sweet jam all year long.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories condiment
Time 45m
Yield about 1 1/2 cups
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Stir together the sugar, pectin and salt in a small bowl until combined. Mash the berries in a separate large bowl with a fork or potato masher until evenly and finely crushed; stir in the lemon juice.
- Add the sugar mixture to the berry mixture and stir until well combined and the sugar has fully dissolved, about 2 minutes (this will also help the pectin bloom). Ladle into a glass mason jar or other freezer-safe container and set aside at room temperature for 30 minutes to set. Cover and store in the freezer for up to 1 year.
BASIC JAM
The skins from stone fruit will contribute color and flavor to the jam. But for a smoother mixture, you can start by peeling peaches or nectarines: Carve an X in the bottom of each and plunge them into boiling water for 30 seconds, then transfer them to an ice-water bath to stop the cooking; the skins will slip off. For plums, just lift the skins out of the cooked jam with a fork.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Healthy Recipes Gluten-Free Recipes
Time 45m
Yield Makes about 5 cups
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Stir together fruit, sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a large heavy-bottomed pot. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved and mashing fruit with a potato masher. Add lemon juice; continue to boil, stirring frequently, until bubbles slow, chunks of fruit show at top, and mixture clings to a spoon but falls off in clumps, 10 to 12 minutes. Skim foam from top.
- Ladle jam into clean containers, leaving 3/4 inch of headroom. Let cool completely. Cover, label, and refrigerate up to 1 month, or freeze up to 1 year.
30 MINUTES TO HOMEMADE SURE.JELL® MIXED BERRY FREEZER JAM
You don't have to be an advanced jam-maker to make this 30 Minutes to Homemade SURE.JELL Mixed Berry Freezer Jam. (Though you will need ripened berries!)
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Home
Time P1DT30m
Yield About 7 (1-cup) containers or 112 servings, 1 Tbsp. each
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Rinse clean plastic containers and lids with boiling water. Dry thoroughly.
- Stem and crush strawberries thoroughly, one layer at a time. Measure exactly 1-1/2 cups crushed strawberries into large bowl. Separately mash blueberries, then raspberries. Measure exactly 1/2 cup of each into bowl with strawberries. Stir in sugar. Let stand 10 min., stirring occasionally.
- Mix water and pectin in small saucepan. Bring to boil on high heat, stirring constantly. Continue boiling and stirring 1 min. Add to fruit mixture; stir 3 min. or until sugar is dissolved and no longer grainy. (A few sugar crystals may remain.)
- Fill all containers immediately to within 1/2 inch of tops. Wipe off top edges of containers; immediately cover with lids. Let stand at room temperature 24 hours. Jam is now ready to use. Store in refrigerator up to 3 weeks or freeze extra containers up to 1 year. Thaw in refrigerator before using.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 35, Fat 0 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 0 mg, Carbohydrate 9 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 8 g, Protein 0 g
MIXED BERRY OVEN JAM
This sweet and fruity jam is low effort with high reward. Simply dump all the ingredients into a baking dish and let the oven do all the work.
Provided by Arlyn Osborne
Categories Raspberries
Time 45m
Yield 1 cup
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 450°F.
- Line a 9x13 inch metal cake pan with aluminum foil. Then crumple up a sheet of parchment paper into a ball. Unfold the parchment and place it into the bottom and up the sides of a 9x13 inch metal cake pan. Make sure there are no holes.
- Hull strawberries and cut in half.
- Add all the ingredients, except the vanilla, to the prepared pan and toss to combine.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the fruit is soft and the juices are thick and bubbly.
- Remove from the oven and add the vanilla extract.
- Carefully mash the fruit with a fork, making sure not to poke a hole in the parchment. Let cool.
- Pick up the parchment paper and use as a funnel to pour the jam into a mason jar or other sealed container.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 731.1, Fat 3.4, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 591.5, Carbohydrate 175.8, Fiber 29.9, Sugar 140.7, Protein 7.7
BUDGET BERRY JAM
Need another way to use green tomatoes? Puree them and heat with sugar and fruit flavored gelatin (use your favorite flavor!) and you've got freezer jam.
Provided by SUZQ
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Canning and Preserving Recipes Jams and Jellies Recipes
Time 25m
Yield 32
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- In a large saucepan over medium-high heat combine tomato pulp and sugar; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the gelatin mix. Stir until the gelatin is completely dissolved. Pour into hot sterilized jars and seal. When jars are cool put them in the freezer.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 122.2 calories, Carbohydrate 31 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.7 g, Sodium 16.4 mg, Sugar 25.9 g
MIXED BERRY JAM
Food preservation is a way of life, and this jam is no exception.
Provided by Jason Beggs
Time 35m
Yield Makes 1 pot of jam
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Add the fruit, vanilla & sugar into a saucepan. Scrunch up using your fingers to begin pulling the juice from the fruit.
- Place the saucepan onto a high heat and bring to a boil. Clean the froth off the liquid for a few minutes, then reduce the heat to simmer for 30mins.
- Decant into a dish and allow to cool down fully before using.
SURE.JELL® TRIPLE BERRY JAM
Combine fresh strawberries, raspberries and blackberries to make SURE JELL Triple Berry Jam. Triple berry jam is great on toast, in desserts and more!
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Home
Time 45m
Yield Makes about 8 (1-cup) jars or 128 servings, 1 Tbsp. each.
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Bring boiling-water canner, half full with water, to simmer. Wash jars and screw bands in hot soapy water; rinse with warm water. Pour boiling water over flat lids in saucepan off the heat. Let stand in hot water until ready to use. Drain well before filling.
- Stem and crush strawberries thoroughly, one layer at a time. Measure exactly 2-1/2 cups prepared strawberries into 6- or 8-quart saucepot. Crush raspberries thoroughly, one layer at a time. Measure exactly 1-1/2 cups prepared raspberries into saucepot with strawberries. Crush blackberries thoroughly, one layer at a time. Measure exactly 1 cup prepared blackberries into saucepot with other fruit; mix well.
- Stir pectin into fruit mixture in saucepot. Add butter to reduce foaming, if desired. Bring mixture to full rolling boil (a boil that doesn't stop bubbling when stirred) on high heat, stirring constantly. Stir in sugar. Return to full rolling boil and boil exactly 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Skim off any foam with metal spoon.
- Ladle immediately into prepared jars, filling to within 1/4 inch of tops. Wipe jar rims and threads. Cover with 2-piece lids. Screw bands tightly. Place jars on elevated rack in canner. Lower rack into canner. (Water must cover jars by 1 to 2 inches. Add boiling water, if necessary.) Cover; bring water to gentle boil. Process 10 minutes. Remove jars and place upright on towel to cool completely. After jars cool, check seals by pressing middle of lid with finger. (If lid springs back, lid is not sealed and refrigeration is necessary.)
Nutrition Facts : Calories 45, Fat 0 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 0 mg, Carbohydrate 12 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 12 g, Protein 0 g
THREE-BERRY FREEZER JAM
Give in to temptation and buy fresh berries in bulk. You'll be glad you did when you transform those ripe little gems into a sweet spread that can also get you out of a gift-giving jam. -Shannon Becker, Burton, Ohio
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 30m
Yield 6 half-pints.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a food processor, process the berries in batches until finely chopped. Transfer to a large bowl. Stir in sugar and lemon juice. Let stand for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally., In a small saucepan, combine fruit pectin and water. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1 minute. Add to fruit mixture; stir constantly until sugar is dissolved, 4-5 minutes., Pour into jars or freezer containers, leaving 1/2-in. headspace. Cover and let stand overnight or until set, but not longer than 24 hours. Refrigerate for up to 3 weeks or freeze for up to 12 months.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 92 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 0 sodium, Carbohydrate 24g carbohydrate (23g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 0 protein.
FROZEN-BERRY JAM
This quick and easy jam is a great way to use that bag of raspberries that's languishing in your freezer. Use the jam to fill our Peanut-Butter-Oat Drop Cookies, or mix it into yogurt, spread it on ricotta toast, or whisk into vinaigrettes.
Provided by Riley Wofford
Categories Dessert & Treats Recipes
Time 15m
Yield Makes 1 cup
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- In a medium saucepan, combine raspberries, sugar, lemon juice, and salt and bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves.
- Cook, stirring often and mashing berries with the back of a spoon, until mixture thickens to a jam-like consistency, 6 to 8 minutes. Strain through a sieve, if desired, then transfer to a heatproof jar and let cool completely. Refrigerate up to 1 week or freeze up to 3 months.
JUMBLEBERRY JAM
If you have berries that need using up, boil them down into jars of preserve in mere minutes
Provided by Sara Buenfeld
Categories Afternoon tea, Condiment
Time 27m
Yield Makes approx 4kg/9lb (8-9 jars)
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Before you start, sterilise your jars and put a plate in the freezer to chill.
- Tip the berries, lemon juice and sugar into a preserving pan. Gently heat, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon, until the sugar has melted and fruits are juicy.
- Bring to the boil and boil rapidly for 5 mins. Remove from the heat and drop a little of the mixture onto the chilled plate. Push your finger through it; it should wrinkle and have set like jam. If it doesn't, boil for 2 mins more, then test again and, if necessary, keep repeating until it's ready.
- The top of the jam may look like it has sediment on it, but if you stir it well as it cools, it should disappear. Allow to cool and settle for 10-15 mins before ladling into sterilised jars and sealing. The jam will keep unopened for 1 year but, once opened, store in the fridge.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 31 calories, Carbohydrate 8 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 8 grams sugar
Tips:
- To ensure your jam sets properly, use a candy thermometer to measure the temperature of the mixture. It should reach 220°F (104°C).
- If you don't have a candy thermometer, you can do a cold plate test. Drop a small amount of the jam onto a cold plate. If it wrinkles when you push it with your finger, it's ready.
- Use ripe, fresh berries for the best flavor. If you're using frozen berries, thaw them completely before using.
- Don't overcrowd the pot when cooking the jam. This will prevent it from cooking evenly.
- Stir the jam frequently to prevent it from sticking to the bottom of the pot.
- Once the jam is set, remove it from the heat and let it cool slightly before transferring it to jars.
- Process the jars in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes to seal them.
- Store the jam in a cool, dark place for up to a year.
Conclusion:
Mixed berry jam is a delicious and versatile condiment that can be enjoyed on toast, pancakes, waffles, or yogurt. It's also a great addition to pies, tarts, and other desserts. With just a few simple ingredients and a little bit of time, you can easily make your own mixed berry jam at home. So next time you're looking for a sweet and flavorful treat, give this recipe a try.
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