Homemade plum jam - Real Recipes from Mums

It’s the end of the season for plums but they are perfect to make this easy homemade jam.

Ingredients (makes 3 Jars)

500g ripen plums cut in halves (do not remove stone)
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup water

Method

Rinse the fruit and cut them in halves then put in a large saucepan, including plum pits.
Add the water to the pot, cook the plums on a medium heat. Bring to the boil and then reduce heat a little. Turn off heat and let cool when the fruit has softened.
Use a sieve to separate pits and discard, return fruit mixture to saucepan, and add sugar. Stir until sugar dissolved and continue to cook till you feel the jam has reached the thickness of your liking. Pour into sterilised jars.

Notes

Nothing beats homemade jam like this simple easy one. Once you master the basic recipe, there are many variations you can adapt to add a star element at the breakfast.

28 Comments

- - cassy26 said
  - 10 Jun 2024
    10:51 am
Plums are one of my favourite fruit and plum jam is awesome.

- - mom152736 said
  - 09 Aug 2019
    9:19 am
oh wow… so simple and looks great…yummm

- - happymum2018 said
  - 03 May 2019
    2:55 am
I love plums thanks so much for sharing I will have to give this a try

- - maddisonmelkie@gmail.com said
  - 24 Nov 2017
    6:25 pm
Thats amazing great recipe for plum jam i like it thanks

- - mom94125 said
  - 18 Oct 2017
    10:51 am
great idea! this would be a great way to save money and to know exactly what you are eating. thanks for posting this idea

- - mom112023 said
  - 30 Apr 2017
    12:17 pm
One of my favourite jams is plum. Thanks for the recipe.

- - mom145308 said
  - 31 Jul 2016
    12:17 pm
This is a great base recipe for plum jam! We get so many over summer from our trees, in definitely going to experiment with this recipe and see what I come up with

- - kjgarner said
  - 30 Jun 2016
    7:22 pm
My mum is great with making jam, ill do my best to follow this recipe

- - mom19782016 said
  - 22 Jun 2016
    5:04 pm
I really like that there isn’t the same amount of refined sugar to fruit as there is with some homemade jam recipes. Thanks for sharing this. Now to find a glut of plums!!

- - curlytops said
  - 16 Jun 2016
    6:06 am
We have just got a whole load of plums thanks for the inspiration!

- - Naomi said
  - 29 Apr 2016
    7:15 pm
I’ve just done cherry jam very much the same way, it’s awesome. Thanks for your recipe I’ll try plums next!
- Missey Grace replied
  
  29 Apr 2016 , 9:32 pm
  That’s fantastic, Naomi
  Cheers,
  Missey
- - Nas01 said
  - 16 Apr 2016
    7:02 pm
I love plums and this is a great way to use them. Thanks for sharing.

- - mom19782016 said
  - 16 Apr 2016
    2:34 pm
I love home made jam and it would also make a lovely Mother’s Day present!
- Missey Grace replied
  
  16 Apr 2016 , 9:23 pm
  What a wonderful thought, happy jam-making
- - cherz said
  - 15 Apr 2016
    6:54 pm
Sorry but tooo much sugar for me but does look delicious.

- - mom103920 said
  - 15 Apr 2016
    9:35 am
Nothing beats homemade jam. Especially when the fruit is home grown!

- - mom62624 said
  - 15 Apr 2016
    5:45 am
I would love to master the art of creating homemade jam; this looks amazing, thanks for sharing!.
- Missey Grace replied
  
  15 Apr 2016 , 9:12 pm
  Please give it a go when you can, mom
  Feel free to ask questions if I can be of any help. Missey.
- - mom112217 said
  - 14 Apr 2016
    2:49 pm
Your recipe will be perfect on crusty sour dough! Thanks.

- - sharna_booth_weinrowski said
  - 14 Apr 2016
    12:05 pm
oh my god yum! I would love to try this!

- - mom93821 said
  - 13 Apr 2016
    6:45 pm
I love making jam – always makes the house smell so good!
- mom93821 replied
  
  02 Feb 2017 , 7:20 am
  A good plum jam which has made it to the jam list!
- - youngoldlady said
  - 13 Apr 2016
    4:41 pm
It has been age since making my own jams, need to get back into it again. Much healthier to eat as no added chemicals.