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Summer fruits jam

Summer fruits jam

Name: Summer fruits jam
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Makes 4 small jars
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 500g summer fruits (we used mixed berries); 500g jam sugar

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Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:5 mins
- Cook:15 mins
Easy
Makes 4 small jars

This delicious microwave jam from Good Food reader Karen Rowe couldn't be easier to make, and it's perfect served with freshly baked scones

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500g summer fruits
(we used mixed berries)
500g jam
sugar

Nutrition: per serving

kcal70
fat0g
saturates0g
carbs19g
sugars19g
fibre0g
protein0g
salt0g
low

Method

step 1
Briefly blend the fruit and place in a large microwave-proof bowl with the sugar. Microwave on High for 3 mins, then stir well. Microwave for a further 3 mins on High, stirring after. Finish with a further 2 mins, then pour into warm sterilised jars. Once bottled and cool the jam is ready to eat. Will keep in a cool, dark place for up to 6 months. Keep in the fridge once opened.

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Recipe from Good Food magazine, June 2010

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A star rating of 4.7 out of 5.16 ratings

balmerjobo

3 years ago

question

Trying to find a recipe for jam cooked in a slow cooker - any suggestions?

bexm

4 years ago

This worked really well! I thought I’d give it a try as I don’t have a preserving pan. I used blackberries, raspberries and strawberries, and did the cold plate test at the end of the time specified on the recipe, and it seemed like it needed a bit longer, so I did one more minute at the end (with…

yoyo-na

4 years ago

I am fairly disgusted as this is only for a microwave . . . I guess i'll have to look elsewhere!!!

Personwastaken

1 year ago

Bro doesnt have a microwave 💀

tyejersey

5 years ago

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Excellent recipe. I defrosted a 350 gram bag of frozen raspberries and added an equal amount of caster sugar. I forgot to blend the fruit first so just mashed it all manually for a minute. At the end of the second microwaving it didn’t look thickened, so I added a squirt of lemon juice. After…

Lovemyhouse

5 years ago

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

I made this today using PYO strawberries. I'd turned my AGA cooker off because of the hot weather but using the microwave was even easier as the 8 minutes gave the perfect setting point and it turned out delicious. The only trouble was that I had to do it in 4 batches as I'd picked so much fruit but…