141 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.

Cherry pineapple jam combines pitted sweet cherries and crushed pineapple in an old-fashioned sun-finished preserve. Just three ingredients, no pectin needed.

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

Amy's blueberry rhubarb jam pairs sweet summer berries with tart rhubarb, no pectin needed. The boil-down method delivers thick, glossy preserves perfect for toast or baking.

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.

Strawberry gooseberry jam combines tart gooseberries with sweet strawberries and sugar for a perfectly balanced no-pectin jam. Three-ingredient old-fashioned summer preserve.

Old-fashioned strawberry jam macerates whole berries with sugar overnight, boils briefly, and rests another day before canning. Two ingredients, no commercial pectin needed.

No-cook freezer jam with Georgia peaches and raspberries, fresh-tasting fruit set with Certo liquid pectin and lemon juice. No stove required. Ready overnight.

Three-ingredient seedless blackberry preserves with equal parts berries and sugar plus a splash of lemon juice. Old-school maceration method gives deep berry flavor without added pectin.

Pennsylvania Dutch rhubarb orange jam with fresh rhubarb, orange zest, and orange juice for citrus brightness. Four ingredients, no commercial pectin, traditional Lebanon County recipe.

Rhubarb banana jam made with just 3 ingredients and no pectin. Tart spring rhubarb meets ripe banana for a thick, tropical-leaning preserve perfect for toast or scones.

Cooked strawberry jam set with Certo liquid pectin and a hard one-minute boil. The classic no-fail method for a bright, spreadable preserve that gels every time, sealed in sterilized jars.

Citrus cranberry raspberry preserves: tart cranberries and sweet raspberries cooked with orange juice and zest into a glossy ruby jam with no added pectin. Holiday gift jar perfection.

Fig or strawberry jam cooks fresh figs and sugar with strawberry-flavored gelatin for an easy two-step preserve with a soft, spreadable set without traditional pectin.

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.