8 Seasonal Holiday Jam, Jelly and Marmalade Recipes

Homemade jam, jelly, and marmalade are the kind of gifts that show you care. They're simple to make, taste wonderful, and bring a little holiday joy to anyone who gets them.

Here are 8 handpicked jam, jelly and marmalade recipe ideas that are prepared with seasonal ingredients. Make them now to gift to your loved ones!

These fruit preserves are all French-style recipes. That means they do not include artificial pectin and are prepared as per our family tradition, without water bath canning the jars at the end.

Yet, you are free to water bath can your jam jars to add another layer of food safety to your homemade jam.

Most of the recipes have a video and step-by-step pictures included, which comes handy if you are new to preparing homemade jams from scratch.

Merry Christmas Jam Recipe

Merry Christmas Jam Recipe prepared with pears, plums, raisins, and fresh figs. The jam also includes some spices. Each spoonful of jam will get you into the Christmas mood! Magical for the heart.

Vanilla Lime Pear Jam Recipe

Homemade pear jam flavored with vanilla bean and lime. I have enhanced this jam recipe since 2017.

Orange Marmalade Recipe

Easy homemade Orange Marmalade prepared with 2 ingredients only. Makes about 3 jars with 8 ounces/ 230 milliliters each.

Easy Apple Jelly Recipe

Natural Apple Jelly Recipe without artificial pectin. Fresh apples are boiled, strained and cooked down with sugar to make a perfect apple jelly.

Fig Jam Recipe

3 ingredient homemade jam recipe without artificial pectin. Easily made from scratch with fresh figs.

Quince Jelly Recipe

The best quince jelly out there! 3 ingredients, from scratch, vegan, without artificial pectin and will preserve for a year!

Kumquat Marmalade Recipe

Homemade 3 ingredient kumquat marmalade prepared with fresh fruits. Without artificial pectin.

Persimmon Jam Recipe

Easy homemade persimmon jam without pectin recipe, all natural without artificial preservatives.