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Recipe for Cinnamon Plum Jam

By Mavis Butterfield on August 10, 2016 · 9 Comments
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picking plums

The Girl and I were driving down the road the other day when we spotted a sign for FREE PLUMS. The catch? All you had to do was pick them yourself. Now I don’t know about you, but that sounds like a pretty good deal to me.

plums

plums

With the help of a fruit picker nearby, we were able to pick about 10 pounds of plums in less than 10 minutes. We thanked the owners {who had come out to watch us pick} and gobbled a handful of them down on the way home.

Once home, we decided to make a batch of cinnamon plum jam to give away as gifts this winter. The recipe does call for a ton of sugar, but holy cannolis is it ever delicious.

Here’s my favorite recipe for plum jam:

chopped plums

Ingredients

6 cups chopped plums {about 4 pounds}
1/2 cup water
1 box pectin {I used Sure Jell}
8 cups sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

plum jam recipe skimming foamDirections

Bring a hot-water canner, 3/4 full with water, to simmer. Wash jars and screw bands in hot soapy water; rinse with warm water. Pour boiling water over flat lids in saucepan off the heat. Let stand in hot water until ready to use. Drain well before filling.

Measure 6 cups chopped plums into 6- or 8-qt. sauce pot. Add water, bring to a boil and let simmer for 5 minutes. Add pectin, sugar and cinnamon and bring to a full roiling boil and boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Skim off foam and ladle immediately into prepared jars, filling to within 1/4 inch of tops.

cinnamon plum jam recipeWipe the jar rims and threads. Cover with two-piece lids. Screw bands tightly. Place jars on elevated rack in canner and lower rack into the canner making sure the water covers the jars by 1 to 2 inches.

Cover; bring water to gentle boil. Process 10 min. Remove jars and place upright on towel to cool completely. After jars cool, check seals by pressing middles of lids with finger. If lids spring back, lids are not sealed and refrigeration is necessary. Yields {10} 1/2 pints.

~Mavis

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Comments

  1. Mary says

    August 10, 2016 at 7:34 am

    I think I know where the pectin goes in, but it’s missing from the recipe.

    Reply
    • Mavis Butterfield says

      August 10, 2016 at 10:58 am

      Thanks for catching that Mary! I just updated the post. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Rebecca says

    August 10, 2016 at 8:52 am

    More excellent “free” Christmas gifts for your stash!

    Reply
  3. Shelle says

    August 10, 2016 at 9:48 am

    A coworker just gave me a ton of plum and this is how I’ll use them! Thanks!

    Reply
  4. Mimi says

    August 10, 2016 at 1:52 pm

    Serious plum envy here. They are amazing roasted with honey and cinnamon. I bury them like treasure in the freezer to find throughout the year. Delicious with Greek yogurt. 🙂

    Reply
    • Mavis Butterfield says

      August 10, 2016 at 8:52 pm

      That sounds delicious Mimi!!

      Reply
  5. Chris M says

    August 10, 2016 at 3:48 pm

    Just checking … as my plums are coming on! Only 1/4 t. of cinnamon? Doesn’t seem like very much.

    Reply
    • Mavis Butterfield says

      August 10, 2016 at 8:51 pm

      That’s what I use. Feel free to use a little more if you’d like though.

      Reply
  6. Keith says

    October 12, 2016 at 2:57 pm

    Does anybody have some for me to buy? Absolutely desperate having tasted some from a recent Harvest Festival table sale in Essex. Now suffering withdrawal symptoms it was fabulous. Thanks

    Reply

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