Nectarine Jam

Submitted by Kathy228

"Not as mild as peaches - just a little more tart. When done, it's a pretty rosey color. No pectin needed, so it's lower in sugar. Natural pectin is in the nectarine peel... so do not peel them. If you must peel them - you will have to add pectin to the recipe (and more sugar)."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 4
• Yields: 4-5 half pint jars

ingredients

• 6 cups chopped nectarines, DO NOT PEEL
• 3 cups sugar
• 4 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon spices, of your choice*

directions

1. Cook all ingredients at a very mild boil for 30-minutes.
2. *At this point you can add optional spices of your choice such as 1 teaspoons cinnamon, almond extract, or ground ginger, or 1 tblsp. brandy extract; or any favorite combination. Cook for 5 minutes more.
3. Skim foam off surface.
4. Ladle into sterilized jars.
5. Process in boiling water bath for 10-mins.

Reviews

[Quiet_Daisy]

Great recipe. I upped it to 8 cups of nectarines, 4 cups of sugar, and 5.5 Tbl lemon juice and it made exactly 6 half pints. To make sure you've cooked the jam long enough try the freezer test. Have a plate in the freezer during the cooking. At 30 minutes, pull out the plate, & put a small dollop of hot jam on it. If, after a minute, it firms up, your jam is ready.

 

[Gracielagata]

this is AWESOME!! my friend made it, using very ripe nectarines, and adding a bag of frozen peaches. she also used only 2 1/2 cups of sugar. and her spices were 1 tsp almond extract, 1 tsp cinnamon, and 1/2 ground cloves, and a package of pectin. it is by far better than any jam/jelly/preserve i have ever had. thanks! i cant wait to make it myself.

 

[MineyYO]

I've never made jam before so I was a little worried about how it would come out. This was such an easy recipe and it came out DELICIOUS! I didn't have enough fruit so I used just over 3 cups of chopped white nectarine and just a little less than 1 cup of sugar. Since I didn't have any lemons I used the juice from one lime and then added 1 tsp almond extract! I also let it boil longer and it got really thick, but I LOVE IT! Thanks for the Great Recipe!!! I will be using it again!!

 

[prvrbs31gal]

I don't know how to rate this one. I made a double batch because I had exactly 12 cups of nectarines. I DID peel them because I couldn't find any organic ones and wanted to eliminate as many pesticides as possible (nectarines are on the dirty dozen). After boiling for an hour and 10 minutes, it still hadn't gelled. So I added a package of peach jello I happened to have on hand and called it a day. Even after doubling it, I only ended up with 5 pints... so even though it tastes wonderful, I think I'm still on the lookout for a recipe that makes a large quantity and will set without fail.

 

[Gourmet_Grubber]

Easy, delicious jam. I reduced the sugar to 1/3 cup per cup of chopped nectarines. My add-in was 1 tsp homemade vanilla extract and scraped vanilla beans from 2 bean pods. Bonus points, Kathy228, for not having to peel the nectarines and no added pectin. I would totally make this again! Thank you for sharing :-)