Blackberry Jam: The Recipe for Making It at Home

Select only ripe blackberries, wash them thoroughly, and remove any remaining leaves and branches. Cooking time is 2 hours. The sugar-free version and the one made with the Thermomix are available.

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blackberry jam recipe
  • Preparation Time: 30 minutes
  • Cooking time: 2 hours
  • Retention period: 6/8 months
  • Difficulty: Low

How to make blackberry jam

First rule: choose only more Ripe blackberry jam. Second: wash them thoroughly. Third: remove any leaves and twig debris. This is the starting point, according to ancient traditions, for making perfect homemade blackberry jam. Rich in health benefits, blackberry jam is perfect for this season. These juicy fruits, in fact, ripen in summer. They come in both red and black varieties, with a slightly tart flavor, and can easily be found on thorny bushes along country roads. Let's see how to prepare the original blackberry jam recipe as well as its many variations. The process for making blackberry jam is longer and more laborious than that of other fruits due to the consistency of blackberries. For this reason, the jam must be passed through a food mill to remove the small, hard, knobby seeds that are abundant.

Ingredients

  • 1 kg of blackberries
  • 1 lemon
  • 500 grams of sugar
  • 100 ml of water

Preparation

  • After picking the blackberries, remove any impurities, rinse them carefully and place them in a large saucepan with 100 ml of water to boil for 20 minutes;
  • after cooking over low heat, pass everything through a food mill to remove the seeds;
  • put back on the heat with the sugar and lemon for a couple of hours and then pour the boiling jam into sterilized and clean airtight containers;
  • Store in a cool, dry place after the jars have vacuum-sealed.

The sugar-free variant

Making blackberry jam without sugar follows the same procedure as the previous one. Just remember to add 2 ripe apples, chopped, peeled and cored. Apples contain pectin, which helps jams set better. Remember that since it's sugar-free, this jam will keep for up to 8 weeks, preferably in the refrigerator.

blackberry jam recipe

How to Make Blackberry Jam with the Thermomix

Making jam with the Thermomix is ​​very simple, here are the quantities and the procedure.

Ingredients

  • 500 g of blackberries
  • 200 grams of sugar
  • the juice of half a lemon
  • 100 ml of water

Preparation

  • Wash the blackberries and place them in the jug with the water: speed 2, 100° for 10 minutes;
  • Pass the blackberries through a food mill to remove the seeds and put them back in the bowl with the lemon and sugar;
  • cook for 40 minutes, Varoma, speed 2;
  • Transfer to clean, dry sterilized jars.

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