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    French Plum Jam Recipe

    Feb 6, 2025 by Helene Dsouza

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    Helene Dsouza
    An easy recipe to make homemade plum jam. Make your slice of bread for breakfast great again!
    Total Time: 1 hour hour
    Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 45 minutes minutes
    100 servings
    RECIPE
    close up of plum jam in a spoon
    homemade jam with plums
    spoon of plum jam

    Homemade Plum Jam, all-natural, without added artificial pectins.

    This is an easy french recipe to make your own fruit preserve at home.

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    • Which plums to use to make jam?
    • How to make plum jam?
    • 📖 Recipe
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    Which plums to use to make jam?

    Pick ripe fresh plums that are sweet and rich in flavor.

    You can use red plums or yellow plums, like Mirabelle or Reine Claude yellow plums.

    I used red plums because that's what we're growing in our garden.

    Just make sure to not use rotten or spoiled fruit because one bad fruit is more than enough to spoil a whole batch of jam.

    Jams prepared with bad fruits spoil faster and just don't keep that well.

    red plums

    How to make plum jam?

    This is hands down the fasted and easiest and most delicious way to prepare plum jam at home.

    This is how it's done in France (and neighboring countries) and I thought you would appreciate a quick overview to get going.

    The complete recipe with measurements is located at the bottom of this post.

    Step 1

    Wash fruit to get rid of impurities and cut into half to remove the stones.

    Quarter fruits and place into large jam cooking pot.

    Pour sugar over fruits, lemon juice and squeezed out lemon halves.

    cut fruits, remove pit and place all ingredients into pot

    Step 2

    Combine all the ingredients in the pot and heat up.

    Bring the jam to a rolling boil.

    Reduce heat a bit but continue to reduce jam until it appears translucent cooked.

    cook jam

    Step 3

    Blend jam to desired consistency.

    Keep over the heat and test if the jam is set with the help of a thermometer and/or by dropping some hot jam on an ice-cold plate.

    Pour hot jam into clean sterilized jars, close with a lid and turn upside down to create a vacuum.

    blend and pour jam into jars

    📖 Recipe

    close up of plum jam in a spoon

    Plum Jam Recipe

    An easy recipe to make homemade plum jam. Make your slice of bread for breakfast great again!
    4.76 from 25 votes
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    Course: Breakfast
    Cuisine: French
    Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 45 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour hour
    Servings: 100 servings
    Calories: 30kcal
    Recipe by: Helene Dsouza

    Ingredients

    For the Jam:

    • 2.2 Pounds Plums fresh
    • 3⅓ cup Sugar
    • Juice of one Lemon
    US - Metric

    Instructions

    • Wash your plums well. Cut open on one side and pick out the core, discard the core.
      cooking process of plum jam www.masalaherb.com
    • Cut into quarters, weigh your plums and place them into a large cooking pot.
    • Add the sugar, lemon juice, and 2 lemon halves to the fruits. Mix the content well.
      cooking process of plum jam www.masalaherb.com
    • Keep the pot with the fruits on the stove, cook over a higher heat setting until you can see a rolling boil (lots of foam too!).
      cooking process of plum jam www.masalaherb.com
    • Takedown the heat a bit and cook until the jam appears translucent and set. This can take 30 - 50 minutes approximately.
    • Pick out the two lemon halves and discard them.
    • Blend jam into desired consistency (this is optional).
    • Test if the jam is set by dropping some on an ice cold plate, the jam is ready if it doesn't run. OR test with a candy thermometer, it's set at 220 Fahrenheit/ 105 Celsius. If it runs, keep for some more time to cook on low heat and repeat the test until you have the correct consistency.
    • Drop some rum (or other liquor) into the jar lids. That will help in keeping the jam germ and mold growth free.
      Blueberry Jam without Pectin [Recipe with only 2 Ingredients] made from scratch with collected wild blueberries. you can also make this blueberry jam with store bought blueberries. makes about 3 jars and stroes well for a year if unopened and kept in a dry and dark place. Including with blueberry jam label in english german and fresnch www.masalaherb.com
    • Fill your clean jam jars with the plum jam, close well with the lid and turn the jar upside down.
      cooking process of plum jam www.masalaherb.com
    • Keep them upside down for a few hours and then store them in a dry and cool place and keep away from direct sunlight. Keep in the fridge once opened.

    Notes

    1. 1 Teaspoon = one serving, 100 Teaspoons is about 3 jars (roughly). Recommended use is 1 Teaspoon serving on a slice of bread.
    2. If you live in a humid tropical climate, please store the jam in the fridge at all times.

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Plum Jam Recipe
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 30 Calories from Fat 9
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 1g2%
    Saturated Fat 1g5%
    Sodium 1mg0%
    Potassium 16mg0%
    Carbohydrates 8g3%
    Fiber 1g4%
    Sugar 8g9%
    Protein 1g2%
    Vitamin A 34IU1%
    Vitamin C 1mg1%
    Calcium 1mg0%
    Iron 1mg6%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    Flavor Variations

    You can enhance your jam by adding any of the following ingredients to your jam during the cooking process.

    Either add as a ground spice or as whole spice but take out the spices before you blend the jam.

    • cinnamon
    • allspice
    • ginger
    • vanilla
    • star anise
    • green cardamom

    Storing

    Keep your closed unlocked jam jars away from direct sunlight, in a dry and cool environment.

    If you followed all the steps to the T and if you work in a clean environment your jam will be good for more than 1 year.

    Once opened, keep in your fridge.

    Don't reduce the sugar quantity on the recipe. The sugar helps in preserving the jam.

    If you switch sugar with honey or other natural sweetener, be prepared to consume your jam soon.

    For those of you who want to add another layer of safety, you can follow my cherry canning water bath recipe.

    ruby red plum jam

    FAQs

    Do you skin plums before making jam?

    No, I don't because the skin contains pectin and nutritious elements. Besides, skinning is tedious, and it's anyway not necessary because we will blend the jam.

    What's the jam setting temperature?

    Your jam sets at 220 Fahrenheit/ 105 Celsius. You can stick a candy thermometer into your jam during the cooking process.

    Why is my plum jam runny and not setting?

    You need to cook down your jam until it is not runny anymore, that means until it's set. Depending on the heat setting, it can take somewhere between 30–50 minutes, if you use a quantity of 1 kg/ 2.2 pounds of fruit. Just cook it and test if it's set. Jam when hot will always appear liquid, it's only that when it cools down that it will appear set. Hence, why the cold plate test is so great! Just drop 1–2 drops of hot jam on an ice-cold plate and move the plate around. If it doesn't run, your jam is set. OR bring it to the setting temperature.

    More preserved stone fruit recipes:

    • Peach Jam
    • French Date Jam
    • Apricot Jam also suitable for cakes
    • Cherry Jam
    • Home Canned Plums
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