26 pectin recipes

Blueberry jam pairs deep berries with tart rhubarb for natural pectin set, no commercial pectin needed. Traditional Scottish-style preserve with three ingredients and a simple boil.

Pineapple apricot jam made from just 3 ingredients: dried apricots, crushed pineapple, and sugar. No pectin needed. Slow-simmered until thick and spreadable.

Old-fashioned nectarine and raspberry preserves with whole fruit suspended in a glossy, lightly thickened syrup. No commercial pectin, just sugar, lemon, and time.

Orange, lemon, and grapefruit marmalade slow-cooks three citrus fruits with sugar into a glossy bittersweet preserve. British-style marmalade with no commercial pectin needed.

Low-sugar refrigerator strawberry jam sets in minutes with gelatin, not pectin. Just ⅓ cup sugar for 4 cups of berries. Bright, fresh-tasting fruit straight from the saucepan.

Old-fashioned elderberry grape jelly: foraged elderberries and half-ripe grapes simmered, strained, and boiled with sugar to a sheeting set. No commercial pectin needed thanks to the under-ripe grape skins.

Two-ingredient strawberry conserve made with just fresh strawberries and sugar. No pectin, no additives. Slow-cooked to a glossy, spreadable set.

Old-fashioned pear conserves with ground lemon, orange, and raisins cooked down with sugar until thick. No pectin needed for this chunky, citrus-bright preserve.

Sugar-free peach spread made with just fresh peaches, allspice berries, and water. A naturally sweet fruit butter for canning with no added sugar or pectin.

Homemade lemon shred marmalade with fine lemon peel and grapefruit, cooked low and slow with no added pectin. Just four ingredients for a classic citrus preserve.