Easy Grape Jam - just 3 ingredients and no pectin!
Easy Grape Jam is a classic American preserve, great on it's own but even better paired with peanut butter for that all American taste sensation!
Recipe by Camilla Hawkins on September 2, 2017
Prep time: PT8M
Cook time: PT45M
Total time: PT53M
Rating
4.81 stars (88 reviews)
Keywords
conserve, Fruit, jam, preserve
Ingredients
1.7 kg / 3 lb 12 oz seedless grapes (I used equal quantities or red, black & green grapes)
1 kg / 2 lb 3 oz granulated sugar
3 tbsp lemon juice
Categories
Snack
Cuisine
American
Steps
Important: Before you begin, please see the notes below.
Place grapes, sugar and lemon juice into a preserving pan or similar.
Using a gentle heat dissolve the sugar slowly, stirring frequently.
As the mixture heats up break up some of the grapes with your wooden spoon or use a potato masher in order the release the grapes’ juices.
Once all the sugar has dissolved fully (around 20 minutes) take the mixture off the heat and use a stick blender to blend the grapes to a juice like consistency.
Put pan back on the heat, bring to a rolling boil and then time for 25 minutes, stirring continuously. (You could start with 23 minutes as depending on freshness and variety of grapes the setting time can vary a little).
Take the pan off the heat and test for set by placing a few drops of the jam on a chilled saucer and place in fridge for a minute.
The jam should form a crinkle when you push your finger through it.
If not then boil for another 2 minutes and re-test until set is achieved.
Pot up in hot jars and place lids on immediately.
Store in a cool dry place and once opened keep in fridge.
Reviews
Janna on 2025-09-26 (5 stars): Currently making this right now and it smells amazing. I didn’t realize it was a recipe that you actually had to can in hot jars (beginner at making jam). Do you think it will still be fine if I just put it in containers/jars and put it in the fridge or freeze it?
