Pina Colada Jam

~kdp's Note:

If you like pina coladas, you'll like this! It is perfect to warm and serve as a dip for coconut shrimp or coconut chicken strips. It can be used as a cake filling or for crepes. I, personally, prefer it right off the spoon. :) A friend sent this recipe to me knowing that I like "different" kinds of jams and jellies...and I like pina coladas also. Cooking time does not include time for water to boil in canner. Prep and cooking times are estimates.

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 9 half pi ...

• 3 1/2 cups fresh pureed pineapple (NOT canned!)
• 1 cup cream of coconut (I use Coco Lopez, do NOT use coconut milk)
• 1/3 cup white rum
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 6 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 (3 ounce) envelopes liquid pectin

Directions:

1. In a large heavy bottomed pot, mix together pineapple puree, cream of coconut, rum, and lemon juice.
2. Stir in sugar and bring to a full rolling boil (one that can't be stirred down) over high heat.
3. Stir constantly, boil hard for three minutes.
4. Remove from heat and stir in pectin.
5. Skim off any foam.
6. Ladle into sterilized jars to within 1/4 inch of rim. Wipe rim clean.
7. Apply lids and rings and tighten rings just fingertip tight.
8. Process jars in boiling water bath canner for 5 minutes.
9. Let sit at room temperature until set.
10. Check seals -- center of lids should be indented.
11. Refrigerate any unsealed jar up to 3 weeks.
12. NOTE: Do NOT use coconut milk!
13. This made 9 half pints and 1 quarter pint(1/2 cup).

Reviews

[gemini08]

Wonderful jam! I cut the recipe in half since I only had one pineapple but used the recommended amount of pectin, it worked very well and gelled nicely. I also used lime and lime zest instead of lemon, can't wait to open the first jar! Thanks for posting!

[Chef #644886]

This is a great recipe! I used lime juice instead of lemon juice and also added a little lime zest. Think I'll try the coconut run the next time. It set up just fine.

[deedeewv]

My son and I made this jam,it was our first time making jelly/jam and only our secound time canning anything we followed the recipe ,except we did add coconut that we chopped up finer and it was GREAT! It jelled very well.We made this about 2 wks, ago gave away one jar and we have one left we got more pineapples yesterday so we will be making it again and maybe we can keep some for winter LOLThis is also my first review ever so we are going to try a few changes when we make this again and I will come back and let you all know what we changed and how it turned out I have a problem with the coconut cream that is left over I want it in there!