Plum Orange Jam

Name: Plum Orange Jam
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 10 half-pints.
Ingredients: 10 cups chopped plums (about 4-1/2 pounds); 1 cup orange juice; 1 package (1-3/4 ounces) pectin for lower sugar recipes; 3 cups sugar; 3 tablespoons grated orange zest; 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

We put our homegrown plums to delicious use in this quick and easy jam. It's my favorite thing to serve with buttermilk biscuits. —Kathy Rairigh, Milford, Indiana

Ingredients

10 cups chopped plums (about 4-1/2 pounds)
1 cup orange juice
1 package (1-3/4 ounces) pectin for lower sugar recipes
3 cups sugar
3 tablespoons grated orange zest
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Directions

In a Dutch oven, combine plums and orange juice; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 5-7 minutes or until softened, stirring occasionally. Stir in pectin. Bring to a full rolling boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Stir in sugar, orange zest and cinnamon; return to a full rolling boil. Boil and stir 1 minute.
Remove from heat; skim off foam. Ladle hot mixture into 10 hot sterilized half-pint jars, leaving 1/4-in. headspace. Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace, if necessary, by adding hot mixture. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight.
Place jars into canner with simmering water, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 5 minutes. Remove jars and cool.

Editor's Note

The processing time listed is for altitudes of 1,000 feet or less. Add 1 minute to the processing time for each 1,000 feet of additional altitude.

Nutrition Facts

2 tablespoons: 50 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 0 sodium, 13g carbohydrate (12g sugars, 1g fiber), 0 protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch.

Originally published as Plum Orange Jam in Canning & Preserving 2014 Bookazine

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dinojv29

Jul 28, 2016

The directions never say when to add the grated orange peel or the cinnamon. I made this and the jam is runny. I don't know if I should eat it or not. Should the process time be 10 min instead of 5 min?
KUCBlaster

Aug 22, 2015

I added rhubarb and it turned out sooooo good!