Homemade Apricot Jam
Summer means it’s time to make fresh homemade jams to stock up for the rest of the year. I have a couple favorite jams, raspberry jam, blueberry jam, strawberry peach jam, green tomato jam and this delicious apricot jam. This apricot jam is made with 4 cups of fresh apricots, but it can easily be adjusted to make more or less depending on how many apricots you have. This recipe makes 3 (1/2 pint) jars. The result is a sweet, tasty jam, perfect for toast (with a little bit of butter too – so good!), waffles, scones, english muffins and so much more.
How to Make Apricot Jam
To make this jam you’ll need 3 simple ingredients: fresh apricots, sugar and lemon juice. That’s it.
Prepare the apricots by peeling, removing the pits and crushing them. A little bit more about peeling and crushing:
To peel or not to peel, that is the question. For smooth apricot recipes (like jams and purees), I recommend peeling them for best results. If you like some texture to your jam, apricot skin is completely edible, so you can leave it on if preferred.
To crush the apricots, you can mash them in the pot with a potato masher, or you can throw in the food processor and give a few pulses.
Bring apricots, sugar and lemon juice to a boil in a saucepan or pot, stirring sugar to dissolve it.
Once boiling, continue to cook (and stir) for about 20-25 minutes, or until a jam consistency has formed.
Once jam has formed, remove from heat and allow to cool before putting it into jars. Remove any foam on top. Tip: To prevent foaming from appearing on top of the jam, add 1/2 teaspoon of butter to the pot, along with apricots, sugar and lemon juice.
If you’re making refrigerator jam, then you can place the jars right in the refrigerator and dive in. For refrigerator jam, I love to reuse old glass jars for this! For long term storage, you will need to can it (directions below).
How to Can Jam
Want to make jalapeño pepper jam?
If you want to turn this into apricot jalapeño pepper jam add 2-3 tablespoons finely chopped jalapeños to the jam in the pot. This gives a nice savory kick to the jam.
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