Best Spiced Pineapple Jam Recipes

SPICED PEAR JAM WITH PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Peel and core pears; peel and seed lemon and orange.
• Put fruit though a grinder or food processor; save juices.
• In a kettle or large saucepan, combine pulp and juice with sugar and pineapple.
• Tie cloves, cinnamon, and ginger in cheesecloth; add to pot.
• Stir the mixture while heating.
• Simmer about 30 minutes.
• Remove spice bag and ladle into hot sterilized jars.
• Process pints in a water bath for 15 minutes.
• NOTE: Since it is hard to gauge the acidity of pears, taste the jam as it cooks and add sugar or lemon juice as needed.

SPICED PINEAPPLE JAM

Steps:

• Combine the pineapple, cloves, stick of cinnamon and 1 cup of sugar in a pan and let stand for 1 hour.
• After 1 hour, add the remaining sugar and place the pan over a medium-high heat; stir constantly until the sugar dissolves.
• Bring the mix to a rolling boil for two minutes.
• Remove the pan from the flame and skim off any foam that accumulates.
• Place the pan over the heat again for 1 minute to boil.
• Again, remove and skim off the foam. Add the butter and bring the mixture to a boil again.
• Take off heat, take out the cloves and stick of cinnamon. Add the 1sp ground cinnamon, add the pectin and stir constantly.
• Bring to a rolling boil again for 1 minute. Take of heat and skim off the foam.
• Allow the jam to cool for 5/10 minutes.
• Ladle into canning jars. Wipe rim with sterilized cloth.
• Apply lids then rings and tighten to fingertip tightness.
• Process in a water bath for your altitude time.
• P.S. I know it seems like allot of boiling time, but pineapple is a hard fruit and this foams allot. You can also use canned pineapple, just make sure it is not in sugar syrup and can skip the 1 hour soaking time.