Pineapple Jam
Bright and sunny. Sweet and tart. Bits of juicy pineapple in every bite. If you’ve never made jam before in your life, this pineapple jam is the place to start. 20 minutes. 2 ingredients. It’s practically impossible to screw up.
Need a little spring in your step? Homemade pineapple jam is sure to brighten up your morning, it’s like sunshine on toast.
A couple years ago I inherited all my grandmother’s canning supplies. I went through a jam/jelly/canning bonanza. I made and home-canned everything I could; salsa, pickles, cherry habanero jam, hot pepper jelly, peach butter, apple butter, pumpkin butter, apple sauce, gooseberry jam, banana jam, kiwi jelly…so much jam and jelly!
I learned 2 things during this process:
- If you don’t have your own garden and grow your own produce, canning can get pretty expensive. Especially if you have to go out and buy all the jars, lids, and seals to get started.
- I learned that I don’t really have the pantry space to store that much jam and jelly! I ended up giving most of it away. (And most people kept the jars, see point 1.)
So while I still do enjoy jam and jelly making, I’ve moved from the old fashioned recipes that make enough for an army, to recipes like this one that make smaller batches because it’s more practical for me.
Today’s pineapple jam recipe tastes just 20 minutes and makes one jar. I actually really love that because that makes it really accessible. Singles, empty-nesters, college students, any one can use one jar of jam. There’s no special equipment needed and it costs less than a dollar to make.
20 minutes and less than a dollar, you couldn’t even get to the grocery store to buy jam that quick or that cheap.
Pineapple Jam
Ingredients
- 1 8 ounce can crushed pineapple (, with juice)
- 3/4 cup white sugar
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, bring the pineapple and sugar to a boil.
- Boil for 20 minutes, stirring often, until the jam is thickened.
- Pour into a clean 8 oz jar.
Nutrition
Wow this looks so easy! How does it thicken up with just 2 ingredients?
Sarah, that’s actually a really difficult question to answer because it delves into some chemistry and how the structure of sugar changes as it is heated. But to simplify and not delve too far into the geekery of food science, this jam thickens up even though it is just 2 ingredients because the canned pineapple and sugar are allowed to boil long enough to reach a temperature of 220 degrees, 8 degrees above the boiling point, which is the gelling stage of sugar.
I have never made jam before but you make it seem so easy!! I am saving this to try later!
Some jams and jellies are more complicated involving pectin and all, but this one really is as easy as it seems. Thanks for saving the recipe, I’d love to hear what you think of the process when you make this jam Sam.
Amy the photos are gorgeous. Your rental has definitely paid off. Might I ask what set up you are using?
On to the recipe, I love pineapples. Haven’t made jam before because the task seemed so daunting. Your easy and small batch recipe makes sense to me. It’s just me and my husband at home. So no armies to feed.
Cheers!
Absolutely, the camera I am using is a Sony Nex 5t, which makes me a bit of an oddball amongst other food bloggers because it’s not a DSLR. These photos were all shot with a 50mm lens, which I freaking loved and actually just ordered this morning.
You should definitely try this jam recipe. It is as easy as it is delicious! Thanks Shreyashi!
Wow this looks so easy! How does it thicken up with just 2 ingredients?
Wow this looks so easy! How does it thicken up with just 2 ingredients?
Wow this looks so easy! How does it thicken up with just 2 ingredients?
Wow this looks so easy! How does it thicken up with just 2 ingredients?
Wow this looks so easy! How does it thicken up with just 2 ingredients?
Wow this looks so easy! How does it thicken up with just 2 ingredients?
Wow this looks so easy! How does it thicken up with just 2 ingredients?
Wow this looks so easy! How does it thicken up with just 2 ingredients?
Amy the photos are gorgeous. Your rental has definitely paid off. Might I ask what set up you are using?
On to the recipe, I love pineapples. Haven’t made jam before because the task seemed so daunting. Your easy and small batch recipe makes sense to me. It’s just me and my husband at home. So no armies to feed.
Cheers!
Amy the photos are gorgeous. Your rental has definitely paid off. Might I ask what set up you are using?
On to the recipe, I love pineapples. Haven’t made jam before because the task seemed so daunting. Your easy and small batch recipe makes sense to me. It’s just me and my husband at home. So no armies to feed.
Cheers!
Amy the photos are gorgeous. Your rental has definitely paid off. Might I ask what set up you are using?
On to the recipe, I love pineapples. Haven’t made jam before because the task seemed so daunting. Your easy and small batch recipe makes sense to me. It’s just me and my husband at home. So no armies to feed.
Cheers!
Amy the photos are gorgeous. Your rental has definitely paid off. Might I ask what set up you are using?
On to the recipe, I love pineapples. Haven’t made jam before because the task seemed so daunting. Your easy and small batch recipe makes sense to me. It’s just me and my husband at home. So no armies to feed.
Cheers!