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A roundup of our favorite sweet and spicy jams and jellies to preserve the season all year long! No canning skills required!
Have you ever made jam or jelly? Freezer jam and jelly is one of our favorite tricks around here. It's super easy to stir together and you don't have to have canning knowledge, as it's stored in the freezer! Jams and jellies are the perfect way to preserve all the fresh beautiful summer berries and produce for year-round enjoyment!
Think how thrilled you'll be when you pull out a beautiful jar of jam in the middle of the winter and spread it on an Artisan Roll or Ridiculously Easy Biscuit. We've rounded up some of our favorites, both traditional sweet jam and spicy pepper jellies too. Pepper jelly is the perfect accompaniment to any cheeseboard!
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!
Peach Raspberry Freezer Jam Take 30 minutes (Yes, you read that right!) to throw together a batch of this yummy jam! It's really easy and you'll be thanking yourself when the cold winds blow!
Capture the delicious taste of fresh cherries and enjoy it all year long! This Sweet Cherry Freezer Jam is super easy, and there are no canning skills needed! It will even transform the humble PB&J to an epicurean delight!
Overnight Raspberry Freezer Jam This fresh-tasting raspberry freezer jam, prepared with frozen berries, can be made any time of year! And it takes less than 10-minutes of hands-on time!
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!
This Raspberry Meyer Lemon Marmalade tastes like a delicious explosion of sunshine; and takes less than 45 minutes to make!
Once you try this delicious, super fresh-tasting, 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…
This Strawberry Jalapeño Jam is sweet, spicy and extraordinarily delicious! It's wonderful spooned over goat cheese, cream cheese and on appetizer trays. But don't stop there, read on for lots of other ways to use this wonderful condiment!
And if you're looking for even more ideas to use your fresh jams and jellies...
The easiest and most melt-in-your-mouth delicious scones ever! These easy Ridiculously Easy Sugar Topped Scones can be made ahead and frozen (unbaked) for fuss-free entertaining too!
Need an impressive, delicious, easy dessert? This Strawberry Jam Shortbread Tart, with a ribbon of sweet jam and fresh berries nestled between layers of buttery crust and crisp, lemon glazed crumble, is IT!
Stir together this one-bowl, Overnight No-Knead Brioche Bread before bed. When you rise, it will be ready to shape and bake. It's the most tender, buttery bread that's wonderful for toast, sandwiches or for your next dinner party!
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Do you have a plum freezer jam recipe. I trust your recipes.
Thanks
Linda
I do! And I'll be posting it in the next few days!
Hi Chris,
Just found your site and have been enjoying all the recipes and great tips!
Do you by any chance have a recipe for freezer Pear Jam?
Thank you!
Hi Sarah! Welcome to The Café!
I don't have a recipe for pear freezer jam but it sounds intriguing, I will look into it!
Hi Chris,
I look forward to trying several of these. Do I need to buy jars with the sealing lids (Mason and Kerr) and can I use left over jelly jars? I'm thinking since I would be freezing them, that the simple Jelly jars would work? Your thoughts?
I would appreciate the label pdfs as well.
Thanks again for sharing such great recipes!
Hi Carol, you're welcome! đź’•đź’•
Regarding the jars, that's the beauty of freezer jam - you don't have to worry about any special jars or lids. You can use any type of jar or container. Some people even use ziplock bags if they don't have a lot of extra freezer space and then transfer the jam to jars as they use it.
Let me know which labels you'd like and I'll send them to you.
I’ve never made freezer jam, but it looks and sounds so easy, I’m going to have to give it a try, especially with all the gorgeous strawberries I’m seeing at the Farmer’s Market! Thanks for the recipes!
I can't wait to try a couple of these. I love your strawberry balsamic pepper jam!
Thanks so much, Rebecca!
I made your strawberry freezer jam and it is delicious. The consistency was perfect. Thank you for the microwaving tip!
Thanks so much, Julia, for taking the time to share your results. I'm so happy you have enjoyed the jam!
You are the jam queen Chris! Can't wait to try that banana jam - how creative 🙂
Chris, what a coincidence! My overnight raspberry jam was just finished up this morning! Almost a disaster because the pectin I had wasnt liquid....quick trip by hubby to the store saved the day! ( and on Fathers Day...what a guy!) The jam is ruby red, sweet, and ready for friends and family! Thanks for a great recipe!
Gayann
That's awesome! So happy the timing worked out perfectly. Your wish is my command! 🙂
P.S. Sounds like you have a gem of a husband! I always say that's worth more than the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow!