Spiced Blueberry Honey Jam

Type: 
Jams and Spreads

Honey adds its own delicate nuance to the more defined blueberry and nutmeg flavours in this delightful jam. It can be made anytime with frozen blueberries.

Ingredients: 
  • 2 1/2 cups (625 mL) fresh or frozen coarsely chopped blueberries
  • 2 1/2 cups (625 mL) granulated sugar
  • 1 cup (250 mL) liquid honey
  • 1 tbsp (15 mL) lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp (2 mL) ground nutmeg
  • 1 pouch liquid fruit pectin
Directions: 
  1. Place blueberries, sugar, honey, lemon juice and nutmeg in a large stainless steel or enamel saucepan.  Bring to a full boil over high heat and boil hard for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.  Remove from heat and stir in pectin.                   
  2. Ladle into hot jars and process for 10 minutes in a boiling water canner.
Yield: 
Makes 4 cups (1 L)
Credit: 
Recipe from The Complete Book of Small-Batch Preserving by Ellie Topp and Margaret Howard (Firefly 2007)