Description
No-Pectin Pineapple Jam is a bright, tropical homemade jam made with crushed pineapple and sugar. It cooks down into a glossy spread without boxed pectin and tastes delicious on toast, biscuits, yogurt, pancakes, and desserts.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups crushed pineapple, from about one 3-pound pineapple
- 1 1/2 to 2 cups granulated sugar
Instructions
- Peel, core, and coarsely chop the pineapple.
- Place the pineapple in a food processor and pulse 2 to 3 times until very fine but not completely pureed. You may also use canned crushed pineapple.
- Add 3 cups crushed pineapple to a jam pot or deep saucepan.
- Add 1 1/2 to 2 cups sugar, using about 1/2 to 2/3 cup sugar for each cup of crushed pineapple.
- Bring the mixture to a boil over high heat, stirring often to prevent scorching.
- Cook on high for 25 to 30 minutes, stirring frequently, until the jam thickens and looks glossy.
- Ladle the hot jam into prepared jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace.
- For canning, process jars in a boiling water bath canner for 10 minutes, adjusting for altitude as needed.
- Let jars cool, check seals, label, and store. Refrigerate after opening.
Notes
- A medium 3-pound pineapple usually yields about 3 cups crushed pineapple.
- Use 1 1/2 cups sugar for a brighter, tangier jam or 2 cups sugar for a sweeter, thicker jam.
- The recipe yields about 3 half-pint jars when using 3 cups pineapple and 2 cups sugar.
- For a pectin version, bring 3 cups pineapple to a boil, add one 1.75-ounce box powdered pectin, boil 1 minute, add 3 cups sugar, boil 1 more minute, then jar.
- For lower sugar jam with pectin, use low-sugar pectin and sweeten to taste according to the pectin package directions.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Jam and Preserves
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tablespoon
- Calories: 33
- Sugar: 8
- Sodium: 0.2
- Fat: 0.04
- Saturated Fat: 0.001
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.012
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 9
- Fiber: 0.2
- Protein: 0.1
- Cholesterol: 0