Mango Jam Recipe

This easy homemade jam recipe is packed with fresh mango flavor. It makes the most delicious jam with a hint of the tropics.

Course Jams and Jellies

Cuisine Caribbean

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 15

Total Time 35

Servings

Calories 505kcal

Author Deb Clark

Ingredients

5 ½ cups mango diced into a small ½ inch dice
½ cup raspberries
¼ cup fresh lime or lemon juice
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon nutmeg
1 tablespoon butter
3 cups sugar
1 package low sugar SureJell Fruit Pectin (pink box)

Instructions

Clean & sterilize jars, lids and rings.
Measure 3 cups of sugar into a large bowl. Remove ¼ cup sugar and in a separate bowl, mix it with the powered Sure-Jell. Set aside both mixtures; the sugar and Sure-Jell/sugar.
Peel the mangos, remove the seeds. Chop into a small ½ dice. You will need 5 ½ cups chopped mango. Clean raspberries, measure ½ cup - add both to a heavy bottom stock pan on the stove. Add in the spices, lemon, butter and Sure.Jell/sugar mixture and stir thoroughly.
Mash the raspberries and mango pulp with a potato masher.
Place mixture over high heat and bring to a boil stirring constantly. When it comes to a hard rolling boil (one that you can't stir down) add the remaining sugar and return to a boil, again stirring constantly.
Boil hard for exactly one minute and remove from heat. Ladle into clean, sterilized jars.
Clean the tops of the jars carefully (so you get a good seal). Place lids on jars and screw on the rings.
Place the jam in a hot water bath for 10 minutes - this will help seal the jars. Remove from heat and place them on a heatproof surface (I usually use a heavy cutting board. You'll hear the jars make a popping noise as they seal. You can check to see if the jars have sealed by pressing down in the center of each jar. If it is sealed, it will not move. If it didn't seal the "button" on the top will pop up & down.

Notes

Clean the fruit by using 1 part vinegar to 3 parts water, add the fruit and swish around really well.

Don’t change the ratio of fruit or sugar the recipe calls for.

The sugar not only sweetens the fruit but also preserves it. If you reduce the amount of sugar, you may end up with mold on top of the jam even though you’ve sealed it properly. The same goes for the fruit - If you put in too little, it's runny, too much and it may get too thick and pasty.

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