This collection of Christmas Jam recipes is a great thing to add to a holiday charcuterie board, a gift basket, or just to make to bless your family with.
The uses for a good jam truly are endless. Homemade jam on warm dinner rolls is a recipe to success at any meal. While that is one of the most common ways, there are so many other uses for jam. For example, turning cinnamon rolls into jam filled rolls or to swirl in yogurt or cottage cheese.
Although, with the Christmas season upon us, what instantly comes to my mind as a way to use homemade jam is in a gift basket. Now that I am thinking about it, I should have added homemade jam to our 5 food gifts in a jar post.
A gift basket is a great gift to give someone you love this season. A gift basket is so personalized and can be filled with really anything. And who doesn’t love a good homemade jam.
I have said it once and I will continue saying it over and over, homemade gifts are the best kind of gifts you can give and receive. It doesn’t get more personalized and thoughtful than a homemade gift.
If you have a homemade jam recipe that you love, we would love to hear about it. Leave us a comment down below telling us about it!
10 Best Christmas Jam Recipes
The picture of this Christmas jam is enough for me to want to make it. Made with cranberries, strawberries, an orange and a cinnamon stick. I mean wow! Those truly are all the Christmas flavors in one.
This apple thyme jam recipe stuck out to me. It is not the color you may think of when you think “Christmas jam” but it is made with fresh herbs and every season is a good season for something with apples.
Combining the first and second jam together to get this cranberry apple jam recipe. Cranberries are tarter so the combination of cranberry and apple would balance each other out perfectly! This cranberry apple jam recipe has freshly grated ginger, ground cloves, and cinnamon. It has all the good Christmas spices.
I love the addition of pears in this honey pear jam. It is refreshing to see when a recipe is sweetened with natural sweeteners and not just granulated sugar. This jam recipe also uses the best Christmas spices – ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground ginger, and ground cloves.
I love the slight zing yet also sweetness that red pepper jelly adds to any dish, whether it is sweet or savory. Reading the comments of this one, a lady said she gifts family and friends this red pepper jelly recipe each year and I love that!
I think the picture shows enough. Apple pie jam, what could be better? Apple pie is comforting any time of year but at Christmas and on a warm piece of bread… SO GOOD! This recipe uses all the apple pie spices so you are getting exactly what you want.
This spiced cranberry pear jam is full of all of the best flavors. You have the cranberries that are a bit tart, pears that are perfectly sweet, and a touch of apple juice for extra flavor. Yum!
For this cranberry pepper jelly, you are combining cranberry jam with red pepper jelly. Again, a great balance of flavors. One of the reviews on this post said it was the perfect amount of spice! Red pepper jelly and forms of it, are so versatile. Cranberry pepper jelly goes well with meats like chicken or pork but also on crackers and cheese. Whether that is chunk cheese or cream cheese!
This orange jam recipe is straight forward and to the point. Something I know we all love. This orange jam recipe has 4 ingredients of oranges, sugar, cinnamon sticks and star anise. There is an option to add in cloves but it is not necessary. What could be easier than that?
I think we can all agree on the fact that you can never go wrong with a good mixed berry jam. This four berry holiday jam adds a bit of a twist to your typical mixed berry jam. This one is made with cranberries to add some holiday cheer to it. This recipe also has a bit of orange zest throughout to bring out all of those berry flavors.
Ways to Serve Homemade Christmas Jams
- On our homemade no knead crusty bread
- On your favorite kind of cracker
- Shortbread Jam Bars
- Baked Brie with Jam for a yummy appetizer
- Jam filled muffins
- On a holiday charcuterie board
FAQs
What is Christmas jam made with?
The kind of Christmas jams out there are truly endless. Although, a good Christmas jam is made with cranberries or has Christmas spices in it…or both!
Why is homemade jam so much better than storebought?
It’s true, homemade jam is so much better than storebought. Homemade jam is more authentic and genuine. It is made with seasonal and fresh ingredients that the jams at the grocery store lack.
What do you give with jam for Christmas?
If you are giving a jar of jam as a Christmas gift, spice it up a bit by adding a beautiful bow, a homemade loaf of bread, or with a festive hand towel. Homemade jam would also be a great thing to add in a big gift basket with lots of other homemade goodies.
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Oh, I love this post!! So many amazing looking jams. I will revisit and try some soon. My jam repertoire desperately needs some expansion in this direction!
Glad you found some inspiration! Thanks Heidi!