18 No-Fail Jam and Jelly Recipes to Make This Summer • No Canning Skills Needed!

By Lindsay @ The Café Sucre Farine | Updated on February 7, 2025

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Savor this summer season with these 18 freezer jam and jelly recipes! They have free printable labels to make them extra special.

Have you ever made jam or jelly? It really is easier than you think! Plus, these recipes are designed to be freezer jams and jellies, meaning no canning skills are required. It's a wonderful way to preserve the best produce summer has to offer.

Horizontal extreme closeup photo of a batch of jars of Easy Raspberry Freezer Jam (with fresh or frozen berries) in Weck jars.

From berry jams to pepper jellies, we've got something for everyone. You can stash your freezer full of beautiful jams and jellies to enjoy all year long. They make perfect gifts from the kitchen. These recipes also include free printable labels that we are happy to email you! We just ask that you leave a comment on each post you are interested in. Give them and try and let us know how it goes!

Basil Balsamic Strawberry Jam in a small jar with cheese and crackers.

Basil Balsamic Strawberry Freezer Jam

This Basil Balsamic Strawberry Freezer Jam is fabulous on toast, English muffins, biscuits, and yogurt. It's also wonderful on cheese and charcuterie boards and SO much more!

Balsamic Sweet Cherry Preserves

With plump cherries, warm spices and a touch of white balsamic these Balsamic Sweet Cherry Preserves are amazing on cheese and charcuterie boards, make a great breakfast spread and are wonderful for glazing roasted poultry and pork.

Fresh Nectarine Jam

Whip up a batch of this easy Nectarine Jam in less than an hour and enjoy it all year long. It's also perfect for gifting with the free printable labels!

Strawberry Balsamic Black Pepper Jam in small glass jars.

Strawberry Balsamic Black Pepper Jam

This Strawberry Balsamic Black Pepper Jam is a perfect pairing for cheese and charcuterie, makes a wonderful sandwich spread, a fabulous grilling glaze and so much more! It also makes a delightful gift combined with a log of goat cheese and a packet of wonderful crackers. The free printable labels are the crowning glory!

Jars of Raspberry Strawberry Lemongrass Jam with labels.

Raspberry Strawberry Lemongrass Jam

Weary of the same old jam on your morning toast? This Raspberry Strawberry Lemongrass Jam is a delicious alternative! Make a batch in less than an hour with plenty for yourself and enough to give away (and you'll love the free printable labels)!

Super Easy, No-Fail Peach Freezer Jam

With minimal hands-on time and a few simple ingredients, this easy peach freezer jam will be a delicious taste of summer all year long! We've got all your questions covered for this no-fail recipe!

Strawberry Jelly in a small glass jar.

Fresh Strawberry Jelly

This easy Strawberry Jelly recipe captures the fabulous flavor of fresh strawberries in a beautiful, jewel-toned condiment you'll want to enjoy on toast, biscuits, scones... everything!

Mango Jalapeño Pepper Jelly

This sweet, spicy Mango Jalapeño Pepper Jelly makes a lovely gift and is a fabulous appetizer served with crackers and spooned over goat or cream cheese. Check out our post for so many other ways to use it!

Easy Raspberry Freezer Jam (with fresh or frozen berries)

This fresh-tasting raspberry freezer jam, prepared with fresh or frozen berries, can be made any time of year! And it takes less than 10-minutes of hands-on time!

Blackberry Jelly in a glass jar with a printed label.

Easy Blackberry Jelly - Anytime of Year!

This Easy Blackberry Jelly recipe yields delicious, shimmering clear jelly that's perfect for toast, scones, biscuits, bagels, crumpets, etc. with a super simple technique!

Easy 30-Minute Blueberry Jam

This easy Blueberry Jam comes together in less than 30 minutes. It can be canned with a hot water bath or stored in the refrigerator or freezer, your choice. The free printable labels make it perfect for gifting!

Vertical picture of Pineapple Habanero Pepper Jelly in small glass jars with blue and white ribbon

Pineapple Habanero Pepper Jelly

Sweet and spicy, this Pineapple Habanero Pepper Jelly is delicious on cheese trays, spooned over cream cheese or goat cheese, in grilled sandwiches and it makes a wonderful grilling glaze.

Vertical picture of strawberry freezer jam in a glass jar

No Fail, Super Easy Strawberry Freezer Jam

Once you try this fabulous, No-Fail, Super Easy Strawberry Freezer Jam, you'll be spoiled for life. I call it "springtime in a jar"! It's like a little dollop of heaven on toast, biscuits, scones, ice cream, yogurt...

Vertical picture of Sweet and Smoky Tomato Jam in glass jars with labels

Sweet and Smoky Tomato Jam

Need a quick, easy appetizer? This Sweet and Smoky Tomato Jam is a wonderful gourmet condiment to have stashed in the fridge. It's fabulous with goat cheese, over cream cheese, on charcuterie and cheese boards and SO much more... as a sandwich spread (try it on grilled cheese!), on scones, biscuits, bagels, burgers, as a grilling glaze... the possibilities are endless!

Queen's Jam (Raspberry Blueberry Jam)

Scandinavian-inspired, Queen's Jam is a sweet blueberry-studded, raspberry confection. It's easy to make (no canning skills needed),  fabulous on toast, scones, biscuits, waffles, pancakes etc. and so delicious, it's worthy of royalty!

Strawberry Habanero Pepper Jelly in jars with labels.

Strawberry Habanero Pepper Jelly

This Strawberry Habanero Pepper Jelly is sweet, spicy and oh-so-delicious! It's fabulous paired with cheese and wonderful on a charcuterie board. It's also great with biscuits, muffins... and SO much more!

Easy Blackberry Freezer Jam

An easy, no-fail, super-delicious recipe for Blackberry Freezer Jam. Make it when sweet, ripe blackberries are in season and you'll be thanking yourself all year long!

Red pepper jelly in glass jars with printed labels.

Sweet and Spicy Red Pepper Jelly

Got a spare hour? That's all it takes to make a batch of this fabulous Sweet and Spicy Red Pepper Jelly. There are so many things to do with it and it makes a wonderful gourmet gift with the free printable gift labels!

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3 Comments

  1. please send me the labels for the Fresh Nectarine Jam, Super easy Peach freezer jam and the Easy Blackberry freezer jam. Thank you.

  2. I have been making a blackberry/raspberry jam for years using equal parts blackberry to raspberry fruit. I find the flavour tops any other jam that I make. Give it a try!