An easy homemade blackberry jam made with homegrown blackberries and sugar. A simple recipe that will make you wonder that why haven't you tried it sooner.
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Summer Gardening
Talk about the bounties of summer! Talk about this easy seedless blackberry jam recipe being a child of one such bountiful harvest. Think about hot, muggy days, when you do not want to step outside the home. But you do, because the garden needs tending to and the bounties await. I love to grow a garden which, for us Kansans, is a short-lived pleasure. It does bring me great joy though. A dear friend once said that working in the garden is like therapy, and I cannot agree more. I would rather spend my time and money in my garden.
For the past few years we have been growing tons of tomatoes in our garden and making recipes like this sweet and savory tomato jam, this chutney (made with tomatoes, ginger and dates)and various salads (recipes here and here). There are cucumbers, green chilies, eggplants, squash, zucchini, okra and tons of herbs and recipes to go with almost each one of them. One of aspirations for our garden is to eventually develop it into an edible landscape. Which, given our coordinates, can be a little challenging. But what is life without some challenges in it. So, we shall see.
Blackberries
I have learnt, from neighbors and friends, who are gardening enthusiasts, that certain kinds of berries grow very well here. I tried planting blueberries thrice with no luck. Soon, I learnt that blackberries are the way to go and if the plants are happy in your garden they produce like crazy. There are few friends at work that I often talk to and seek advice from regrading gardening. They have lived here for much longer and know things from experience that no planting guide or handbook can teach. One of them brought us blackberries from his garden along with potatoes, zucchinis and squash. I have been thinking of making jam filled granola bars for a long time and those gorgeous blackberries made be think that may be this was a sign.
So as a first step to make those jam bars, I set up to make the jam first. One thing that no one in our family is particularly fond of is the blackberry seeds. You see blackberry seeds can be rather big sometimes and difficult to chew. So I thought of making this seedless blackberry jam. Just one additional step to a perfect smooth jam.
The recipe of this easy seedless blackberry jam is simple, ingredients minimal and results awesome. You can use it as a jam or even as a sauce depending on the consistency that you boil the jam to. Since there is no pectin used in this recipe, the jam is rather of thicker, flowy consistency. So if you are a purist, call it a sauce and drizzle it over ice cream. I am calling it jam and drizzling over ice cream, spreading on toast, eating with cheese and crackers and making jam granola bars with it. I win!....lol. Just kidding, I love the purists…😊
Recipe Run Down
To make this easy seedless blackberry jam, you first blend the blackberries and then strain them. Take the seedless blackberry puree and add it to a heavy bottomed sauce pan along with the sugar. Add any spices or flavorings if you wish to. I used a little bit of cinnamon and all spice. But this is entirely your choice. Once it starts boiling, lower the heat and cook for 20-25 minutes. You can add a corn starch slurry to thicken the jam if you like.
Here is your handy dandy printable:
Easy Seedless Blackberry Jam
Ingredients
- 6 cups blackberries
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon lime juice optional
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon powder optional
- ¼ teaspoon all spice powder optional
Instructions
- Blend/puree the blackberries in a blender and strain them using a steel sieve. You should have about 4 cups of strained seedless blackberry puree.
- Set a heavy bottomed sauce pan on medium high heat with 4 cups of seedless fruit puree and 2 cups of sugar in it.
- Stir until sugar is dissolved. Continue cooking over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil. Lower the heat and stir every few minutes to prevent scorching.
- Cook for 20 minutes, add the spices and lime juice and check the consistency. If you have a thermometer, the jam temperature should be close to 220 degrees F. Stir well and then turn off the heat.
- Let cool and store in clean, air-tight glass jars in the refrigerator.
Notes
Next up are the jam bars! Until then, try this recipe and enjoy it on toast, ice cream, with crackers and cream cheese or straight up! And always, if you make this recipe, please let me know, share a picture or tag us on social media - Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest etc. etc.
Love - Vaishali.
Lucy
I love the idea of using the blender, -do any of the seeds get blended or did you notice if there was a texture from any of the blended seeds that were too small for the sieve?
Vaishali
Thanks, Lucy. If you're using a high speed blender the seeds might get blended. But I still think the sieve gets most of them.
Heather Helmburg
Curious- has anyone canned this recipe or froze this recipe? If so, what did you do differently? Thanks!
Peg
Can you can this with water bath? I have a lot of berries and would like to put up for the winter.
Vaishali
You sure can!!
Tianna Willard
looks like a great jam
Vaishali
Thanks Tiana
Tricia
I have black berry bushes. I just made this today and love it. I didn’t put the spices or lime juice in, but added a small pinch of salt in. It is delicious! My husband compared it to the snickers berry syrup but thicker lol.
Vaishali
Hi Tricia. Love it. My blackberry bush has not started producing fruit yet but can't wait. I agree with the berry syrup comment.
Amanda
I have very fond memories of blackberries. I used to pick them wild on the vines at my grandparents farm. Thanks for sharing, I will have to make this 🙂
Vaishali
Thanks, Amanda. Yeah...they have grown into decent size bushes in our yard. I hope you give this jam a shot and enjoy it!!
Rich93
Do you heat the jars or just fill the jars whilst the jam is hot? Never made Jam before!
Vaishali
Hi Rick93. I let the jam come to room temperature and then add to jars that have been washed and dried. And then put the lid on and store in a refrigerator. I hope this helps.
lisa
water bath canning requires that your jars be sterile, not just washed and dried. I would hate to see someone lose all their hard work by not using sterile jars
Jodi
I'm loving this!! I can't stand the seeds in blackberries (they're soooo huge lol) so this jam is a perfect way for me to still enjoy their flavour!
Jodi
I'm loving this!! I can't stand the seeds in blackberries (they feel so big LOL) so this jam is a perfect way for me to still enjoy their flavour without all the crunchy huge seeds 😛
Vaishali
Yes!!! me too...those darn seeds! I hope you give this a try!
Patrick
We love making jams and jellies. We also love blackberries! ...and blackberry jam? Well, that's hands down a household favorite! We'll have to try your recipe! Thank you for sharing!!
Vaishali
Thanks Patrick. They grow like crazy...I had no idea when I first planted them...lol
Phaneth
I tried this recipe last night and it came out great. Here was my mods: Instead of lime juice I used about 1 tsp lemon juice since I had that. I added a dash of cinnamon. I did do the 2 TB of corn starch slurry at the 20 min mark, but I ended up cooking it a bit longer to get to the temperature point, I got to about 216 degrees and turned off the heat to cool. The texture was perfect, the jelly/jam was sweet with a tartness (not sure if that was from our berries or the lemon juice). Great recipe!
Kevin Foodie
Love a good homemade jam. This blackberry preserve looks delicious. Can't remember having this type jam but would love to try it. Great tip on making a slurry using cornstarch.
Vaishali
Thanks, Kevin. Homemade goodies are the best!