I thought I’d share this jam recipe with you all, before I trek across the country. (It’s too good not to share!)
It’s been a busy and crazy week, as I’ve been prepping and packing for my cross country road trip. When life gets stressful, I like to cook.
Specifically, I like to can. There’s just something so great about making a big batch of jam, knowing that I’m going to enjoy the fruits of my labor all year long. It’s hard work, but I love it.
In any case, I’ve gotta keep this short and sweet as I’ve got a lot to do! I’ll see you all next week, when I return from my trip. Happy Trails!
Note: I know we’re at the very tail end of raspberry season, so this recipe might not be the most seasonally appropriate. I happened to freeze a lot of raspberries earlier in the season, and I’d been meaning to turn them into jam all summer long. Better late than never, I always say. (Plus, I really needed the freezer space!)
Raspberry Jalapeño Jam
(Adapted from Food & Family)
Makes 8-10 (6 oz.) jars of jam
Note: This jam isn’t overly spicy. It tastes like a classic raspberry jam, with a punch of heat at the end.
Ingredients:
8 cups frozen or fresh raspberries
3 jalapeno peppers
4 cups sugar
The juice of one lemon
2 tablespoons pectin (I use Pomona’s Universal Pectin as it’s great for low-sugar recipes such as this.)
Method:
Fill a large stockpot or canning pot with water, and bring to a boil. (Fill it just enough to cover your jam jars, about 1/2 to 3/4 full.) Wash and rinse your jars, lids, and rings and then place in the pot of boiling batter. Turn heat off, cover and let stand in water until ready to use.
Mince the jalapenos. Depending on how spicy you want the jam, you can choose to remove or include the seeds (the more seeds, the spicier the jam).
Place the berries in a large pot, and gently mash them with the back of a spoon. Pour in the sugar, lemon juice, and jalapenos and bring to a full rolling boil over high heat. Stir continuously. Once the fruit comes to a boil, pour in the pectin and continue stirring over high heat for 4 minutes.
Remove mixture from the heat, and skim off any foam. Remove your jars from the hot water bath and place on a clean dish towel (be sure to drain any water from inside the jars). Ladle jam into jars, leaving 1/8 inch headspace. Make sure jar lids are dry. Place the lids on each jar, and screw jar rings onto each jar.
Process in a hot water bath for 10 minutes. Remove jars and place upright on a towel. Allow to cool completely. When cool, check seals by pressing middle of lid with finger, if lid springs back, the lid is not sealed and the jam must be refrigerated.
Sounds delicious!! I’m curious, why use any pectin for this recipe? Couldn’t you just simmer it until you get the set you want? I’m still figuring out my preferences between pectin & non-pectin recipes.
Love your blog!!!
Kaity, thanks for the comment and the question! I still get a little bit nervous with jams and setting, and since I had pectin onhand I went ahead and used it to ensure my jam set properly! I probably didn’t need to, but I did just to be safe. :)
So, could I make this without any pectin then? Would I still get the consistency of jam if I made it without the pectin or gel?
Using your recipe to make frozen raspberries into Christmas gifts. However, I always put my canning lids into a pot of hot water to soften the seals. I’ve NEVER heard of needing to use dry lids. Just saying.
What a great recipe. I plan to post this to pinterest/homedepot on the “Garden Party” pinboard early next week. THX for the inspiration.
Lindsay! I made this jam today and it is so, so, good. loving your recipes and thoughts!
Thanks so much, Andrea! I’m really glad you liked the jam. (Also, good to hear from you! It’s been ages! Hope you and the fam are well!)
Thank you, been looking for that for ages, I make jam and had a request for it, thanks.
Hi! If I blend in some blueberries, do I need to adjust cooking, or pectin? The fresh fruit is happening in my garden, and at the family farm. I need to use up frozen berries. My brother has made a great blueraspberry jam… thought I’d add the zip of jalapeno. Wish me luck
Hi,
I made the jam as per recipe and it never set at all. Not even a tiny bit. Suggestions?
Carol
Carol, so sorry to hear that! What type of Pectin did you use? I looked at the ratio again, and it should be right. Fruit, sugar, and pectin. It should have set! So strange, and very sorry to hear that your jam didn’t set. I’m really not sure why it wouldn’t!
I just made this Monday and it set up beautifully. Thankyou next time I may try putting in some Jalapeño seeds
Hi,
I did this jam this weekend and mine didn’t set either, i am so upset. Any suggestions on how to fix it —- did your ever set?
Just 2 TBS of any dry Pectin? I have SURE JELL 1.75 0z
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I went ahead and made the jam w/the SURE JELL and put in the whole box 1.75 oz. I am happy w/the way it came out… it set real nice! I don’t think it is hot though, maybe next time I can add one more jalapeno. I made 28 6 0z jars for my sons rehearsal dinner. Thank you!
oh good! glad to hear the recipe worked, and sorry for the delayed response! jalapenos tend to vary greatly in spice, so it all depends on the pepper!
Your recipe sounds wonderful and easy. Do you use liquid or powdered pectin? Liquid pectin made a watery jelly when I used it for a different recipe. I have always had good results with powdered pectin. Is there a way to print your Raspberry Jalapeno Jam recipe without printing the entire site? I tapped on the print icon at the bottom of your recipe and got 10 pages! I just wanted the recipe, not all the ads or comments at the end of your recipe, although some of the comments were helpful. I just don’t need to have a printout of all of the comments. Thanks.
Hi Jill, I used powdered pectin. This is an older recipe and I’ve since added a plugin to my site that allows easy printing. Unfortunately, there isn’t a great option for that with this recipe. You could copy and paste the recipe into word/text edit/google docs and print from there. Sorry for the trouble!
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Thanks for sharing this recipe, I have been wanting to mske this for a while but couldn’t find a recipe. I love it with cream cheese too. Sooo good!
You forgot to list the calcium water in the recipe. The calcium water is what helps it set. Otherwise, great recipe.
1st time using Pomona pectin did not use the calcium water as it did not call for it. What will happen?
My husband picked the raspberries earlier today. The only thing that I did different was to put the whole box of sure jel in because the berries were juicy. I go 11 – 6 ounce jelly jars and it’s set up already and the heat from the jalapeños is perfect. I’ll be making this again in a few days. Thank you so much!
Be sure to follow the directions for the Pomona Pectin, it works differently than sure gel
Excellent recipe. We make it every year from our garden.
Love this recipe, I always use it at the end of gardening season when I have more jalapeños than I know what to do with. I actually double the jalapeños and half the sugar – spicy, tart and still nice and sweet to my taste – so good paired with cheese and crackers!