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At the height of blueberry season, you'll find me making many jars of this savory jam for friends and family. Not only is it sugar-free, this jam is cholesterol-free besides. —Fran Boise, Marion, New York
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Diabetic Exchanges: One 1-tablespoon serving equals a free food; also 12 calories, 1 mg sodium 0 cholesterol, 3 gm carbohydrate, trace protein, trace fat.
Originally published as Blueberry Jam in Country Woman July/August 1994, p36
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Reviewed on Jun. 23, 2012 by abenedict1964
A little sour so added 1 cup of sugar to next batch - much better. To: VickVick - yes this can be canned, water process for 5 mins, DO NOT PRESSURE CAN as that method does not do well with hi acid foods. Good luck.
Reviewed on May. 26, 2012 by VickVick
I haven't made this recipe yet.. but my Mom and I are getting into canning this year and I was wondering if anyone knows if we can can this? Thanks for your help.
Reviewed on Feb. 25, 2012 by jkozosky
Being diabetic and loving blueberry jam, this was a great recipe that allows me to eat my favorite things! Thanks for a great recipe! ( and ideas how to use with other fruits!)
Reviewed on Dec. 28, 2011 by FlirtatiousMuse
Made it for Christmas gifts - and kept a bit too ;) The blueberries had a slight bitterness and the apple juice complimented it perfectly. It was NOT too sweet! It freezes well too - very easy recipe!
Reviewed on Aug. 18, 2011 by neudorfshots
This sounds like a great recipe - can't wait to try it. Sure, the apple juice concentrate contains sugar, but compared to the vast quantities usually added to jam it's not much at all.
Reviewed on Aug. 16, 2011 by Peaches_77
My kids and I pick blueberries every year and were excited to find an easy recipe for jam. Thankfully I only made 1 batch - none of us like the jam. It will go to waste. I think the apple juice gives it sort of a bitter taste. Certainly not 'sweet' like you expect jam to be.
Reviewed on Jul. 31, 2011 by memeisuzzo@yahoo.com
just for the heck of it i tried it and it's GREAT...everyone i gave samples to LOVED it....will now make it as a Christmas gift...thanks
Reviewed on Jul. 29, 2011 by pdenney
This is a great recipe. I did water bath the jars so that I would have the product longer than a few weeks in the refrigerator. After the fact I did add a small amount of Stevia to enhance the flavor. I am going to try this with other fruit.
Reviewed on Jul. 21, 2011 by mpinky
I haven't tried it yet, but I would definitely not use the apple juice - as I don't like too sweet products.
Reviewed on Jul. 21, 2011 by lacrenshaw
Why not substitute "bottled" apple juice with no added sugars instead of the concentrate?
Reviewed on Jul. 20, 2011 by annsway1
You can freeze this if you want to make more or if you don't think you can eat it all in 3 weeks. Easy to thaw and just as good!
Reviewed on Jul. 20, 2011 by pigletcat
Was really good and so easy. I like the fact that it is sugar free.
Reviewed on Jul. 20, 2011 by Diana_Deeno
Very good, I reduced the apple juice concentrate so it would be less sweet due to the previous reviews. It is perfect
Reviewed on Jul. 20, 2011 by mullenpm
I am not sure about the apple juice concentrate for a diabetic. As far as I know they are packed with sugar of some sort. I would prefer a recipe using Splenda. Be careful and check the concentrate before assuming it is sugar free.
Reviewed on Jul. 20, 2011 by trishwall
This is a good recipe and I enjoyed it. However, it is NOT sugar-free, so diabetics beware. Apple juice concentrate has PLENTY of sugar in it. The very word "concentrate" for fruit juices denotes "sugar added" because sugar is used in the concentration process to aid in drying/evaporation. That is why frozen OJ is so sweet.
Reviewed on Jul. 20, 2011 by jmor
Gelatin IS an animal product.
Reviewed on Jul. 20, 2011 by Rockamama
I agree that to say this jam is "cholesterol free" is redundant. I found it to be too sweet due to the apple juice concentrate.
Reviewed on Jul. 20, 2011 by JanEmeryRiggs
Haven't tried it yet, but sounds great! Thank you!
Reviewed on Jul. 20, 2011 by zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
I haven't made this yet, but it looks like a great recipe. Does anyone know if this can be frozen???????
Reviewed on Jul. 20, 2011 by jefinch2
Cholesterol is found in animal products and is not included in jams. Sugar-free blueberry jam sounds good, but it is silly to tout it as cholesterol-free.
Reviewed on Aug. 18, 2010 by lillep
Thank you so much for a sugar-free recipe. When I buy jam in the store I only buy sgar-free. Now I can make it myself.
Reviewed on Apr. 07, 2010 by gpafurf
Haven't made it yet, but with a diabetic husband I sure will!
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