Easy Raspberry Jam Recipe
Learn how to make easy homemade raspberry jam with just 4 ingredients. This simple recipe is packed with fresh berry flavor and perfect for canning, enjoying on toast and for dessert.
Servings: 5 half pints
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 1/2 cups sugar
- 5 cups crushed red raspberries 5-6 six ounce packages from store
- 1/2 teaspoon butter
- 3 Tablespoons pectin
Instructions
- Take your raspberries and crush them using a potato masher or fork. Measure your raspberries based on the crushed volume for this recipe.
- Fill your water bath canner full and heat up the water while making the jam.
- Place the raspberries into a dutch oven on high heat and add the butter.
- Bring the berries to a boil while stirring and keeping the berries from burning.
- Once the mix is at a rolling boil (a boil you cannot stir down, add the sugar.
- Ensure the seals and jars are ready to go and that you have the funnel, ladle and bands.
- You will also want to have a wet sterile paper towel to clean the rim of the jars after filling.
- Stir the mix and bring back to a rolling boil.
- Once the jam reaches a boil, continue stirring for 1 minute and then remove from the heat.
- Begin filling each jar with the ladle and jar funnel. Leave 1/4 inch headspace (that is top from the jar) when filling.
- Clean off each jar rim to ensure there is no jam to keep the jar from sealing.
- Place a sterile seal/lid on top of each jar and hand tighten the band over the jar to secure the lid.
- Place the jars of jam into water bath and process for 10 minutes..
- After 10 minutes, turn off the heat and let the jars sit for 5 minutes before removing.
- Remove from the water bath and allow to cool and seal.
- Date and label the jars, so you know what it is.
Video
Notes
Tips for canning raspberry jam
- Want to use less sugar, use 3 1/4 cups berries and 2 cups sugar instead
- Do not over fill the maker, make 1 batch and watch how far it boils up, before doubling the batch
- Make sure you measure the berries crushed and not whole, or you will not have the correct ratios to make jam
- While the raspberry jam is processing, get everything around you need for the next steps
- It takes about 30 minutes (or so) to make a batch of jam
- Wash your berries before you start
- Adding butter helps reduce the foaming, you may need to skim foam if there is still foam
- You absolutely need a pot holder to remove the stirrer, that area is hot, so use caution!
- The maker is going to be hot as well, it was just holding the 'pot' of hot jam, so unplug and allow it to cool
- Use to make raspberry rolls