Raspberry jam

Preparation info
  • Makes about

    1.6

    kg
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Jam Maker's Garden: Grow Your Own Seasonal Preserves

By Holly Farrell

Published 2017

  • About

My eight-year-old niece Elle announced recently that she is engaged to blueberries, but married to raspberries. Aside from the potential bigamy, I think I agree with her. This simple, quick jam gives us both raspberries year‑round.

Ingredients

  • 1 kg/2 lb 3 oz raspberries
  • 1

Method

  • Put the raspberries in a large pan and simmer gently over a low heat, stirring often, until the fruit is soft.
  • If you prefer to remove most of the seeds, push the entire contents through a sieve at this stage back into the pan, but make sure that all the fruit pulp and juice is returned and only the pips remain in the sieve.
  • Add the sugar and stir to disso