Best Holiday Cranberry Jam Recipes

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SPICED CRANBERRY JAM



Spiced Cranberry Jam image

I needed to fill some holiday cookies with jam and since raspberries and apricots weren't in season, I opted to use cranberries. This jam is lightly sweetened, fragrant, and has a beautiful color that complemented the cookies perfectly!

Provided by LauraF

Categories     Side Dish     Sauces and Condiments Recipes     Canning and Preserving Recipes     Jams and Jellies Recipes

Time 1h20m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 (12 ounce) bag fresh cranberries
¾ cup white sugar
½ cup turbinado sugar
¼ cup water
1 orange, zested
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon ground allspice
1 dash ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Combine cranberries, white sugar, turbinado sugar, water, orange zest, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, allspice, and pepper in a large pot over medium heat. Simmer, stirring frequently, until sugar dissolves and cranberries pop, 10 to 12 minutes.
  • Blend cranberry jam into desired consistency using an immersion blender.
  • Pour jam into a glass pint jar; cool until thickened and set, about 1 hour. Seal jar and refrigerate.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 70.3 calories, Carbohydrate 18.2 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 0.1 g, Sodium 3.1 mg, Sugar 16.1 g

CHRISTMAS JAM



Christmas Jam image

I have a passion for cooking, and I can probably thank my grandmother for it. She was a marvelous cook who could really stretch a food dollar. -Jo Talvacchia, Lanoka Harbor, New Jersey

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 35m

Yield about 14 half-pints.

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 package (40 ounces) frozen unsweetened strawberries, thawed or 2-1/2 quarts fresh strawberries, hulled
1 pound fresh or frozen cranberries, thawed
5 pounds sugar
2 pouches (3 ounces each) liquid fruit pectin

Steps:

  • Grind strawberries and cranberries in a food processor or grinder; place in a Dutch oven. Add sugar. Bring to a full rolling boil; boil for 1 minute. Remove from the heat; stir in pectin and return to a full rolling boil. Boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat. , Cool for 5 minutes; skim off foam. Carefully ladle hot mixture into hot half-pint jars, leaving 1/4-in. headspace. Remove air bubbles; wipe rims and adjust lids. Process for 10 minutes in a boiling-water canner.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 84 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 0 sodium, Carbohydrate 22g carbohydrate (21g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.

SPARKLING HOLIDAY JAM



Sparkling Holiday Jam image

This Strawberry-Cranberry Jam is delightful. It looks beautiful in a jar with a ribbon in a Christmas basket.

Provided by ARANDYGAIL

Categories     Side Dish     Sauces and Condiments Recipes     Canning and Preserving Recipes     Jams and Jellies Recipes

Time 50m

Yield 96

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 ½ quarts strawberries, coarsely chopped
1 (12 ounce) package fresh or frozen cranberries, coarsely chopped
2 (2 ounce) packages powdered fruit pectin
1 teaspoon margarine
5 pounds white sugar

Steps:

  • Sterilize jars and lids in boiling water for at least 10 minutes. Let simmer while making jam.
  • In a large saucepan, combine strawberries, cranberries, pectin, and margarine. Bring to a boil. Stir in sugar, and return to a boil. Cook for 1 minute; remove from heat.
  • Quickly fill jars to within 1/2 inch from top. Wipe rims clean, and put on lids. Process in a boiling water bath for 5 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 98.6 calories, Carbohydrate 25.3 g, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 0.1 g, Sodium 0.7 mg, Sugar 24.5 g

HOLIDAY CRANBERRY JELLY



Holiday Cranberry Jelly image

Spread some holiday cheer with this rosy pink cranberry jelly. -Nancy Davis, Tualatin, Oregon

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 35m

Yield 8 half-pints.

Number Of Ingredients 3

4 cups cranberry juice
6-1/2 cups sugar
2 pouches (3 ounces each) liquid fruit pectin

Steps:

  • In a Dutch oven, combine cranberry juice and sugar. Bring to a full rolling boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Stir in pectin. Boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly., Remove from the heat; skim off foam. Carefully ladle hot liquid into hot half-pint jars, leaving 1/4-in. headspace. Remove air bubbles; wipe rims and adjust lids. Process for 10 minutes in a boiling-water canner.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 86 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 1mg sodium, Carbohydrate 22g carbohydrate (22g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.

EASY HOMEMADE CRANBERRY JAM



Easy Homemade Cranberry Jam image

Provided by Marina Rizhkov

Categories     American

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 0

Steps:

  • Bring 1 cup of water and 1 cup sugar to a boil in a medium size pot. Add 4 cups of cranberries, bring it all to a boil once again. Squeeze juice out of 1 lemon (make sure no seeds fall out), cook for 7 minutes. The cranberries will be popping, most should be popped. Done. Put in jars to enjoy.

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