Plum jam

Name: Plum jam
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: ± 4 jars
Ingredients: 1 kg plums (weighed without stones); 500 g gelling sugar 2:1; juice of ½ lemon; optionally 1 cinnamon stick

Updated on 9 October 2026

Makes: ± 4 jars
Time: 45 min + 1 hour standing
From: Plum

Ingredients

1 kg plums (weighed without stones)
500 g gelling sugar 2:1
juice of ½ lemon
optionally 1 cinnamon stick

Method

Halve the plums, remove the stones and cut them into pieces.
Mix with the gelling sugar, lemon juice and cinnamon, if using, and leave to stand for an hour.
Bring to the boil, stirring, and keep at a rolling boil for 4 minutes.
Do the cold-plate test, remove the cinnamon and fill clean, hot jars with the hot jam; close at once.

Storing: Unopened, a year in a cool, dark place; once opened, keep in the fridge.