Last year I’ve made a ton of Prune Jam, and it went quick. Guests asked for seconds and by the time we shared a few with family and friends, it was down to little.
Apricots are quite popular in foods, such as yogurt and jams, for its flavor. But also, apricots are no less flavorful and thus make a great candidate for jam.
This jam goes well with my boys’ breakfast pancakes or waffles.
BTW – if you are afraid of canning, you will actually find it easier to do than making the morning pancakes. So don’t worry, go for it and impress your loved ones!
Cookies to Make with Jam
Recipe
Instructions
- Rinse apricots and cut them into halves. Place apricots into a pot, cover it with sugar and let it stand overnight. During this time, it will produce juice.
- The following day, cook apricots until boiled. Once they are boiled, turn off the heat. Repeat by bringing them to a boil, 5-7 more times. Between each time, let apricots completely cool. This process will help thicken the jam. Be careful not to burn the jam, stir the ingredients often, don't forget about it (if you have a timer in the kitchen, it may come in handy)
- If you prefer to have jam with no chunks of fruits, you can mash the apricots. When you bring the jam to boil for the last time, you should instantly place it into jars.
- For canning you would need to sterilize jars; here is how it’s done. Wash all jars and lids, preheat oven to 215F, place all jars and lids into the oven, keep them there until they are all dry.
- When you remove jars from the oven, they will be hot, place hot jam into the jars.
- Cover each one tight with a lid and turn jars upside-down for about an hour. Jam can be stored for several months in a cool place.
Nutrition Facts
Apricot Jam Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 228
% Daily Value*
Sodium 1mg0%
Potassium 408mg12%
Carbohydrates 56g19%
Fiber 3g12%
Sugar 53g59%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 3040IU61%
Vitamin C 15.8mg19%
Calcium 21mg2%
Iron 0.6mg3%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
When I was a child, a lady that was from Poland came to take care of us while my mom was in the hospital. We called her Baba and she made these cookies with apricot filling in them for us. She also made them with some kind of brown nut filling, but I only ate the apricot ones. So good!
Hey Nona, I love that story! Thank you for sharing. It made me think of my baba (grandma).
hi do you have an apple jam recipe? my mom had brought freshly picked apples & doesn't know what to do with them & i cant find a good recipe anywhere? let me know soon thank you? =)
I think it could work, I remember making apple jam with this same recipe.
was it still good? my mom is about to make it this friday but i can't find a good picture recipe anywhere & my mom preferred it to be a russian/ukrainian recipe...so you recommend that my mom try this one just remove apricots to apples lol?
Yes if was great. We are just not huge on apple jam, our favorite has always been prune jam.
ok.thank you
how did u weight apricots?what do you mean quarts?
Most pots have size listed on them. So, this pot I have is 5 quarts so I filled it at about 4 quarts. It doesn't have to be perfect.
Yum yum yum! Making this! How about strawberries? Will it be same process?
Yes, I think strawberries will work great with this recipe. That is my next project 🙂