A fruity recipe that is quick to prepare: the Apple jam ! Rich in fruit and not too sweet, with very soft apple pieces. A touch of cinnamon and vanilla is added during cooking for even more flavor! A perfect jam on pancakes, crepes or even with plain yogurt...
What you will like with this apple jam
- flavors : the good taste of apples in an unsweetened jam, with a little cinnamon and vanilla.
- Texture : a jam that holds together very well (thanks to the pectin contained in the apples), with a few pieces of apple that remain after cooking.
- Difficulty level : very easy to make, without special equipment, you just need a large saucepan.
Choose your ingredients well
- French fries : to make jam, we prefer varieties that become soft when cooked like Boskoop (the one I use), Jonagold, Chantecler...
- Granulated sugar : you need regular powdered sugar here (not jam sugar). Apples already contain a lot of pectin, perfect for making the jam set well!
- Lemon : I recommend choosing an organic lemon because you need the juice and the zest.
- Cannelle : I take a cinnamon stick, which I add directly to the pan. If not, you can take cinnamon powder (to be measured according to your taste).
How to make apple jam?
- On prepare the apples and cut them into cubes
- They are mixed with lemon juice
- On heat the water and the powdered sugar
- On pour the apples and stir until fully cooked
- We add cinnamon and vanilla a little before the end of cooking
- We put and pot !
NB: the detailed quantities and the complete recipe are given to you at the bottom of this page.
My tips for making it a success at home
- sterilize your jars in boiling water before starting to prepare the apple jam if you want to keep it for a long time.
- to keep pieces of fruit in the jam, don't cut your apple cubes too small. It's more pleasant to eat!
- to know if the jam is set : pour a drop of preparation onto a plate taken out of the freezer. If the drop flows slightly and then solidifies, it's ready! Otherwise, continue cooking a little.
How to store your apple jam?
Once opened, I advise you to keep your jar of apple jam in the fridge. It can be kept like this for 10/15 days.
If your unopened jars have been sterilized, they can keep for several months, as with other jams.
Other recipes to try
If you like homemade for breakfast, I advise you to take a look at these other recipes from the blog:
- Home made Nutella
- Crispy and fluffy Liège waffle
- Very easy salted butter caramel
- Fluffy pancakes
- Homemade almond puree
- Soft butchy brioche with chocolate chips
If you make this apple jam, please rate the recipe below and tag @liliebakery on Instagram so I can see your beautiful jam jars!
- 800 g apples for cooking ex: Boskoop, Jonagold, Chantecler
- 400 g granulated sugar
- Half an organic lemon
- 1 cc vanilla extract
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 210 g water
- Wash the apples, peel them, core them and cut them into large dice.
- Place the diced apples in a salad bowl. Sprinkle them with lemon juice and add the lemon zest as well.
- In a large saucepan, heat the water and powdered sugar for 5 minutes over medium heat.
- Add the diced apples then continue cooking for about 20/25 minutes, stirring regularly. Skim the surface from time to time with a slotted spoon. 5 minutes before the end of cooking, add the cinnamon stick and the vanilla extract.
- NB: To know if the jam is set: pour a drop of preparation on a plate taken out of the freezer. If the drop runs slightly then freezes, it's done enough! Otherwise continue cooking a bit.
- Pour the mixture into a sterilized jam jar(s). Close the jar(s) and invert for 5 minutes. Turn over until the jam has completely cooled.
Hello, this jam looks so good, but when do you leave the seeds?
you put in the jars. thank you for your answer
Hello, we seed them at the very beginning! I just added this precision in my recipe. See you soon :)
Hello
...800g: peeled apples or not?
please
Hello Maryvonne, it's 800g of apples before the start of the recipe, so before peeling. See you soon :)
...Thanks a lot !
Breton apples seasoned with two pitaya make an exquisite flavor tinged with distant horizons that invites sharing. See you soon?
Thank you for this delicious and extremely easy recipe, indeed. Also tested by perfuming with verbena: mmmmm ..... On the other hand, very surprised by the quantity of jam obtained. I am very very far from the 6 pots (or are they mini-pots like breakfast?). For example, from 1,5kg of apples (almost double the recipe) I only have in the end 1 medium pot, 2 small pots and 2 mini-pots!
:-( In my opinion, it's so good that I won't be able to stock up!!!!
Hello Mifan, my recipe is calculated for 1 jar, as specified in the recipe "Quantity: 1 large jar". I'm glad you like the recipe in any case, and good idea to flavor it with other flavors too! See you soon :)
Excellent but the texture resembles normal compote?
Thanks Nadine, no it shouldn't look like compote: you should get a texture like in my photos, slightly translucent. This means that it lacks cooking or sugar (depending on the variety of your apples). Don't hesitate to try again! See you soon :)
Bonjour.
Is it 210 ml of water for 800 g of sugar?? It's not much, right?? Or did I misunderstand 2 liters and 10 ml?? But I don't think so?? Thanks for your answer.
Hello Nayla, no no, on the recipe it is clearly written 210g water (you weigh on your scale), 400g caster sugar, 800g apples. I invite you to read it again carefully so as not to make a mistake, see you soon :)
Hello, this is my first time making jam and I'm very happy with it. The texture is a bit more like jelly than jam, but that suits me perfectly. I didn't have any cinnamon, so I replaced it with half a teaspoon of gingerbread spice mix, and it's delicious. Thank you for this recipe, I'm keeping it.
Good weekend
Thank you so much, Melissa! See you soon :)
Excellent and fast, that's what I need! Do you have a recipe for clementine (or mandarin) jam that's just as easy? Thank you
Thank you Genevieve! I don't have a citrus recipe to offer you at the moment but I'll make a note of it. See you soon :)
Hello to you
It's so good, easy and quick to make, do you have other recipes to suggest (jams, desserts or cakes?)
Thanks see you soon .
Hello Geneviève, thank you for your message! I have more than 400 recipes available on my blog, you will surely find what you are looking for ;)
Take a look here: https://liliebakery.fr/index-recettes/
I'm going to make this recipe by adding some crushed walnut kernels, it tastes nice. I add them at the beginning of cooking.
Thank you Michelle for your message! Good idea to personalize it with nuts. See you soon :)
Hello for this recipe. I made it from another apple country, Bavaria. Great, thank you.
Thank you very much Bernd! Hello to Bavaria! See you soon :)
Thank you, today I made fig jam with walnuts.
It must be delicious, and perfectly autumnal!
Hello, excellent apple jam, thank you.
Thank you! See you soon :)
Hello
You don't specify whether you leave the skin and core of the apples in the preparation...
Hello Sylvie, here is the first sentence of the recipe: "Wash the apples, peel them, remove the seeds and then cut them into large cubes." See you soon :)
Perfect and very good!
Thank you Bénédicte! See you soon :)
Excellent apple jam. Thank you. And that's good because I have an apple tree (boskoop) in my garden that's overflowing with apples and I already have a ton of compotes, apple pies and so apple jam is so great
Thank you very much Nicole! See you soon :)
Excellent, made twice and will be made again often. Thanks for the recipe.
Thank you Pierrette! See you soon :)
Hello
Thank you for this lovely recipe, I made it excellent! I cooked the peelings separately in a little water and collected the juice. It contains a lot of pectin and makes this jam set very well and can also be used to freeze other fruits like pears for example.
Thank you Anne! See you soon :)
Adding raisins at the beginning of cooking is a really nice touch... oh, your recipe makes wonderful apple pie glazes
Thank you! See you soon :)
Jam with a lovely consistency (almost like jelly), perfectly sweet with a beautiful lemony note, delicious. I didn't use cinnamon but split vanilla bean. I used Boskoop apples. 1,5 kg of apples made 5 jars. I'm making it again tomorrow to give to family and friends ❤️
Thank you Véronique for your instructions! I'm delighted you liked the jam. See you soon :)
Thank you for your recipe.
It's simply wonderful. I made 3 and a half jars with 1 kg of apples and 500g of sugar.
Thank you so much Sabrya! See you soon :)
Hello
Absolutely fantastic!
The only question is, is it 800g of peeled apples or before peeling?
Thank you
Hello Dominique, these are the apples before processing them. See you soon :)
Absolutely delicious! Definitely make it... I used less sugar because the apples were very sweet.
Thank you Christine! See you soon :)