Jams and Jellies Recipes

Apple Butter
It's hard to find any apple butter, let alone good apple butter in the grocery store these days. Making apple butter is a great way to preserve the fruits of an apple harvest. In contrast to what the name implies...
Jalapeno Pepper Jelly
We love jalapeño chili peppers. We use them in so much of our cooking that I've taken to even pickling my own. For the last year I've been searching for a recipe for jalapeño jelly that didn't rely on food...
Low Sugar Red Raspberry Jam
In 2006, as part of the worldwide Annual Independent Food Festival and Awards hosted by Hillel of Tasting Menu, I presented the The Best Excuse For Not Making It Yourself Red Raspberry Jam award to Summerfield Farm for Art Summerfield's...
Membrillo (Quince Paste)
Ever since I started making quince jelly people have been telling me about membrillo, a quince paste that is practically the national snack of Spain when paired with Manchego, sheep's milk cheese. Nicky and Melissa have written about membrillo, enough...
Meyer Lemon Marmalade
This marmalade is delicious, everyone here loves it, and the recipe is pretty straightforward. I've detailed as much of the method as I could, to make it easier for any of you who might try the recipe to be successful...
Mint Jelly
Mmmmm. Mint jelly with lamb. Made the mint jelly; now all I need is the lamb. Did you know that mint jelly is not really green? It isn't. It's golden colored in its natural state. That green stuff you see...
Plum Conserve
A "conserve" is a jam made with a mixture of fruit, usually including some citrus, and often nuts and raisins. It can be served as a topping over pound cake, ice cream, or along side meat such as pork or...
Pomegranate Jelly
When the last of the apples have fallen for the season, our pomegranates finally begin to ripen. These bright red globes hang from the tree like ornaments, sometimes bursting open to reveal hundreds of juicy crimson seeds. But what to...
Quince Jelly
Quinces are rather odd fruit; they look half-way between an apple and a pear, they are not good to eat off the tree, they are quite hard, they are loaded with pectin (a natural jelling agent), and they make the...
Seville Orange Marmalade
Updated March 10, 2008. Every year I make several batches of marmalade. These are the notes of this process, which continue to get refined as I improve the techniques in my quest for a remarkable marmalade. Note that this is...
Spicy Fig Orange Microwave Jam
Microwave jam, what's that? That, my friends, is the way my mother makes jams. She learned this technique 30 years ago from Sunset Magazine and never looked back. Now that I've finally tried her approach, I can see the appeal...