Raspberry Jam Preserves

4.91 from 10 votes

This homemade raspberry jam is packed full of delicious fresh fruit, once you've made your own you'll never want to buy it from the store again!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword Easy Raspberry Jam, Raspberry Jam, Raspberry Jam Recipe

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

Servings

Calories 1456

Wash and prepare the raspberries.
In a medium saucepan, add the prepared raspberries, granulated sugar, butter, and fresh lemon juice. Mix over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves (about 5 min).
Increase the heat and bring mixture to a boil. Stir and mash the raspberries frequently and continue to boil until the jam has thickened (or until it reaches a temperature of 220°F/104°C) This will take approximately 10-15 minutes.
Pour the jam into a clean jar and allow to cool. Once cooled, cover and refrigerate.

Never add hot foods to a cold jar (or vice versa) especially if your jar isn't tempered. This can cause the glass to shatter.

Place a spoon in the freezer for 15 minutes. Take the spoon out and dribble some hot jam onto the frozen spoon with the jam off the heat.
Wait a few seconds to cool, and then run your finger through the jam. If your finger makes a clear path through doesn't fill in, it's ready.
If the jam is still fluid, put it back onto the heat and simmer at five-minute intervals until the jam thickens.

The butter is optional – Butter helps dissolve foam that accumulates on top of homemade jam, but it’s not a necessity
Like a chunkier jam? Simply, don’t mash the berries, as they cook.
For a smooth jam – mashing the jam as it cooks will give smoother consistency.
For seedless jam – pour the jam through a strainer as you add it to the jar.