This easy plum butter recipe is made with a sweet variety of plums called Plumsicles. Plumsicles or plumcots, as these plums are also named, are a treat so grab them when you see them in stores between late June and August. Use this plum fruit spread on toast, with a cheese platter, or on top …
Canning Recipes
Learning how to make jam, canning at home, and preserving foods in your home kitchen is very rewarding. You choose what ingredients you love the most then prepare them so that you can enjoy them for months to come!
To be a successful home canner or food preserver you’ll need to know the following:
- the essential tools for canning and preserving
- the types of preserves you can make at home such as jams, jellies, curds and marmalade.
- how to sterilize jars for canning
- what is pectin?
- how to find the gel point for jams
- how does altitude affect home canning
Enjoy this collection of jam recipes, jelly recipes, marmalade recipes and more!
Where should you start?
- These recipes are my favorite curds: meyer lemon curd and Vitamix lemon curd.
- The easiest jams are plum jam, grape jam and pear ginger jam.
- Use a Crock Pot for this peach butter and this recipe for crock pot apple butter.
Once you’ve made your beautiful jams, check out these ideas for recipes:
Making Lemon Curd in the Microwave is a quick way to make fruit curd. The traditional ingredients of lemons, sugar, eggs and butter cook for three minutes in this easy lemon recipe. Microwave lemon curd takes less than 10 minutes start to finish! Lemon curd is a bright and fresh way to perk up many …
Homemade orange curd is a creamy, bright and intensely orange fruit spread that practically bursts with flavor out of the jar! Make this easy curd in 20 minutes or less. What is orange curd? This orange curd recipe is a breeze to make. Curd is simply a mixture of fruit juice (and often the zest) …
Raspberry curd is a tart and delicious raspberry filling made in less than 15 minutes. Try this bright fruit curd with cheesecake, yogurt, pound cake, ice cream, or toast! You’ll find so many ways to use this raspberry curd recipe! Fruit curds are a type of sauce made with fruits that are sweetened with sugar …
Orange zest and freshly squeezed orange juice brighten up the traditional holiday cranberry side dish in this cranberry orange sauce. Why this recipe works: Cranberry sauce with orange juice is a twist on the traditional homemade cranberry sauce. Fresh orange juice and orange zest brighten this sauce and make it a wonderful side dish for …
Throw a twist into your usual apple butter and add pears! This spiced apple pear butter is creamy, smooth, and deep in flavor! Spiced apple pear butter is a slow cooked fruit spread perfect with toast, in sandwiches, with crackers or on a cheese board. Pears and apples come together with spices in this easy …
Homemade hot pepper jelly combines spicy and sweet for the perfect bite! Make this jalapeno jelly with all jalapenos or tone down the heat with bell peppers to suit your taste. Why this recipe works: Hot pepper jelly may not sound like your typical fruit jelly or jam but give it a try in this …
Making homemade grape jelly is easy if you follow a step by step process. This grape jelly recipe is adapted from the directions on the Certo Liquid Fruit Pectin box. It’s a two-day process so plan ahead. Grape jelly is a great way to save the taste of fresh grapes to enjoy later in homemade …