14 jam recipes
Make your own jam at home with our seasonal sweet and savoury recipes, from classic strawberry jam to lemon curd and even bacon flavour
Want to make your own homemade jam? Looking for jam recipes? You're in the right place. Before you start, check out our expert guide to preserving.
And when your jam is finished, take a look at our favourite recipes that use jam. Also check out our collection of chutney recipes for more preserved fruit and veg ideas.
Jam recipes
Strawberry jam
Our super-simple strawberry jam recipe is a brilliant place for jam novices as it requires only three ingredients. Enjoy spread over toast, or give a jar as a gift.
Cherry jam
Add botanical depth to sweet cherry jam with bay leaves and delicate rosewater. Perfect slathered on toast, or try swirling into overnight oats or porridge.
Fig jam
These delicious fruits are perfect in jam and taste great on buttered toast. Try swirling through porridge and serving as part of a cheeseboard, too.
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Blackberry jam
At their best in late summer, blackberries grow on hedgerows all over the UK and many are free to pick. Put them to good use in this sweet jam recipe.
Plum jam
Stock up on plums while they’re in season to make this easy jam, perfect for using in sweet bakes or slathering on toast.
Damson jam
Make a jar of damson jam for a spread that offers wonderfully juicy, tart flavours – the perfect topping on toasted sourdough.
Gooseberry jam
Effortless and quick, this recipe will put your bounty of gooseberries to delicious, sticky use. Add fresh ginger and vanilla bean for a mature flavour.
Strawberry jam with Pimm's
Try our boozy jam recipe with juicy strawberries and Pimm's. A great addition to a summery afternoon tea spread.
Pear jam
Our pear and vanilla jam recipe is packed full of flavour. It takes a little bit of time, but it's well worth the wait. For this recipe you will need a sugar thermometer and 12 jars (approx 227g/8oz) with lids.
Lemon curd
This luxuriously smooth and silky citrus spread is delicious spooned onto warm crumpets, stirred through greek yogurt, or used to sandwich meringues together.
Bacon jam
Indulge in a jar of delicious bacon jam, perfect with cheese or roast meats, or in sandwiches. This recipe calls for less than 10 ingredients and is ready in an hour and a half. It also includes a handy how-to video.
Rhubarb jam with ginger and chilli
Give this seasonal preserve an aromatic lift with the addition of fiery ginger, punchy chilli and fresh orange.
Chilli jam
This hot pepper jam is vegan and really easy to make. This recipe makes eight small jars, so make a batch and take to dinner parties or keep in the fridge for up to two months.
Christmas jam
Decant this festive jam – packed with cranberries, orange juice and zest, spices, sugar and apples – into a pretty glass jar to gift to a loved one.
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