Plum and apple jam

Plum & Apple Jam is the perfect autumn jam. Delicate in flavour with a beautiful pinkish red colour, it's delicious for breakfast or teatime!

Delicious and super simple plum and apple jam with less sugar and no store-bought pectin.

Autumn is a bountiful season, the hedgerows around our house are brimming with blackberries, sloes and the apples are ripening in the trees! Those who have been nurturing damson plum trees in their gardens are reaping the benefits this year, the crop has been very good, particularly in this locality, helped no double by a cool spring. One of those talented gardeners is a friend of ours and he was kind enough to drop off a large bag of ripe, sweet plums on our doorstep which I was more than…

This plum and apple jam recipe is easy to make, with no need to add pectin. A delicious traditional preserve to enjoy all year round.

A recent trip to the supermarket reminded me that plums are in season. I did went a little berserk loading up on those indigo black plums and ended up with about 2kg of them. I could probably think…

Delicious and super simple plum and apple jam with less sugar and no store-bought pectin.

How lucky am I to be on vacation a few miles away from a small roadside grove of wild plum trees? A friend who was in Northern California a few weeks ago tipped me off to the secret spot and it was our first — and now a daily — destination. The first crop came home in our in-flight dog carrier with a few extra slung in the skirt of my daughter’s dress.

Perfect Plum and Apple Jam

A rich and fruity jam with lots of spices perfect for everything from toast to glazing meat and as part of a cheeseboard or dessert topping too

A delicious chutney that pairs well with white meats. It is also great with cheese.