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spiced plum jam

Spiced Plum Jam

This recipe is gluten free, dairy free, vegan, soy free and nut free.
Course Breakfast
Cuisine British
Keyword Plum jam recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 2 Kilner Jars

Ingredients

  • 700 g plums chopped and stoned
  • 400 g sugar granulated or jam
  • 4 tbsp chia seeds
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 300 ml cold water
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon

Instructions

  1. Put into a large pan with the water and cook gently for about 20 minutes until the plums are soft but not disintegrated.
  2. Add the sugar, chia seeds, cinnamon and lemon juice and stir until the sugar has dissolved.
  3. Bring to the boil and boil rapidly until setting point has been reached. This is when the jam has a jelly like texture and is starting to stick to the side of the pan (see notes). This can take as little as 10 minutes if using jam sugar, and up to 40 if using granulated.
  4. When setting point has been reached, leave to cool for 20 minutes before ladelling into jars

Recipe Notes

Notes: jam doesn’t have to be fully set if chia seeds are yet to expand and absorb some of the excess liquid. If the mixture has thickened and plums have disintegrated, remove from heat and test 20 minutes later to check if it’s set.