Jam recipes

Make a pot of our stunning, seasonal blackcurrant jam and make the most of these beautiful berries. We love this sweet treat spread on freshly baked bread

Make the most of fruit gluts and try making your own jam - delicious spread on homemade bread

Make the most of seasonal cranberries with Christmas jam. You can add edible glitter to make it extra-special, if you like – it makes a great gift for friends

James Martin's step-by-step guide to making homemade preserve - the resulting jars are ideal for gift hampers

Got a glut of apples or blackberries? Transform them into jam and gift to family and friends. Enjoy in your favourite sponge cakes or on your morning toast

Treat yourself to some homemade blueberry jam, the ideal accompaniment to toast, fruit scones or dolloped onto natural yogurt at breakfast time

Make up jars of homemade apple jam and gift to friends and family. It's delicious spread simply on toast, or as a filling in your favourite cakes and bakes

Preserve the taste of the season and use up a glut of gooseberries and elderflower cordial to make this simple, sweet spread

Celebrate cherries with this homemade cherry jam. Perfect in cakes or slathered over fresh bread, it also makes a lovely gift for family and friends

This delicately cinnamon-spiced jam is a gorgeous way to preserve the taste of autumn fruits - delicious spread on hot buttered toast or teacakes

Make a batch of sweet and tart rhubarb jam with our super simple, seasonal recipe. Add a touch of vanilla for a stunning preserve for spring

Give the gift of homemade fig jam to family and friends. It's the perfect partner to a fresh loaf at breakfast time, or try swirled into natural yogurt

A no-cook, no pectin strawberry jam you can prepare in 15 minutes. No need to slave over a hot stove, simply combine, leave to thicken, stir and savour

If you are a jam-making novice, raspberry jam is a good one to start with as it’s so quick. All you need are raspberries, lemon and sugar

This delicious jam is a perfect late winter pick-me-up combining seasonal forced rhubarb with health-boosting ginger

Make the most of damsons in the summer with this sweet and fruity damson jam. Serve with crusty bread, or try as a filling in your favourites cakes and bakes.

Make a jam with British strawberries for the ultimate flavour

Make this easy blackberry jam with your glut of summer fruit – perfect with fresh white bread. Use jam sugar (with added pectin) to make sure it sets properly

A traditional way to use up marrows, or courgettes, that have grown too big for their boots

The original, and classic, English marmalade, as made famous by Paddington Bear

Have a glut of redcurrants? High in pectin, they're a great ingredient for jams and jellies. If you prefer a seeded jam, simply omit sieving the fruit

Cherry jam is a great way to make the taste of summer go on and on, if you can manage not to eat it all at once

Introduce a wonderful floral note to sweet peach jam with the addition of cardamom. It's a perfect homemade gift for loved ones at Christmas time

This sweet strawberry jam is soft set and incredibly easy to make