Plum jam

Plum jam is rich and flavorful, and the perfect way to preserve plums for year-round enjoyment.

Making your own plum jam at home is a delightful way to preserve the vibrant flavors of summer. This easy plum jam recipe is perfect for beginners, requiring only a few simple ingredients and straightforward steps. The result is a homemade, delicious jam that is perfect for spreading on toast, adding to yogurt, or gifting to friends and family.

Let’s make plum jam! Even if you have never done any canning before, don’t worry! The process is much easier than you think and you don’t need any fancy equipment to do it. A large pot to submerge your jars in is really the only thing you need other than a pot to cook the preserves.

A sweet and smooth homemade Plum Jam recipe made with only 4 basic ingredients.

Easy Plum Jam is made with sweet, ripe, juicy plums. It is the ultimate way to preserve plums to enjoy throughout the coming months.

An easy plum jam recipe that only requires 4 simple ingredients, is ready in an hour, and is bursting with the flavor of sweet ripe plums. This red plum jam is perfect for spreading on toast, spooning over homemade yogurt, filling your pie crust, or even eating it by the spoonful! Totally gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan and pectin-free, but it's so good no one would notice!

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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.

Plum jam couldn't be simpler or more delicious!

This is my grandmother's tried and tested plum jam recipe that I have been enjoying since I was a child.