28 apple jam recipes

Make your own apple butter using your slow cooker.

Crab-apple jelly made with just two ingredients: fresh crabapples and sugar. No added pectin needed because crabapples are naturally high in pectin. A classic old-fashioned preserve with a gorgeous ruby color.

Homemade dried apple jelly made with just four ingredients and no added pectin. Boil dried apple slices into a concentrated juice, sweeten with sugar and lemon, then cook to a gorgeous, spreadable set.

Spicy-sweet chutney with Granny Smith apples, fresh red chilies, and toasted pine nuts. This Indian-inspired condiment simmers for 30 minutes, then chills to develop complex flavors. Pairs with roasted meats or cheese boards.

Cheesy apple ham grilled sandwich on cinnamon-raisin bread with sharp cheddar, walnuts, and a touch of cloves. Sweet, savory, and crunchy in every bite.

Apricot and cardamom bars with dried apricot, apricot nectar, and unsweetened applesauce in the batter, finished with a sweet apricot glaze drizzle. Low-fat and done in 45 minutes.

Quick turnovers use biscuit mix and apple juice for an easy hand-pie dough, filled with jam and baked or fried in minutes. A 30-minute pantry-staple dessert recipe.

Easy sweet and sour sauce made with apricot preserves, apple cider vinegar, ketchup, and dry mustard. Microwave-ready in under 3 minutes with just four ingredients.

Viennese baked apples are stovetop-simmered apples stuffed with raspberry jam, walnuts, and orange zest, then broiler-glazed with sugar. A classic Austrian cafe dessert.

Tender smoked turkey breast baked low and slow, then glazed with a sweet-tangy homemade apricot mustard made from preserves, cider vinegar and coarse whole-grain mustard. Feeds a crowd.

Crispy baked Creole chicken wings rubbed with garlic, paprika, cayenne, and thyme, served with a sweet-tangy peach mustard dipping sauce. Game day gold.

Company ham roasted on a bed of onions and apples, rubbed with thyme, cinnamon and marjoram, basted with sherry and beef broth. A holiday-ready centerpiece without a sweet glaze.

Company ham sauce turns the drippings from a baked ham into an elegant sweet-savory sauce, thickened with cornstarch and layered with currant jelly, Dijon, sherry, and plump currants. The finishing touch your holiday ham deserves.

Orange Glazed Pork Roast cooks in an oven bag with orange juice, cinnamon, and thyme - the bag traps all the juices into a ready-made sauce. Easy hands-off dinner for 6.

Canned sweet potatoes baked in applesauce with brown sugar, butter, and nutmeg. A 5-ingredient side dish casserole that takes all of 5 minutes to assemble.

Ham and beet salad with matchstick beets, diced apple, chopped hard-boiled eggs, and ham tossed in a simple oil and vinegar dressing, served on a bed of lettuce.