Melon Jam: The Recipe to Make It at Home with Only 3 Ingredients

recipe

Preparation: 120 min

Cooking: 60 min

Difficulty: Easy

Doses for: 3 jars of 150 gr

ingredients

Melon pulp

1 kg

Caster sugar

250 gr

Lemon

1/2

Melon jam is a tasty and original preserve , to be made during the summer, when these fruits are very sweet and juicy. It is prepared with only three ingredients : cantaloupe melon , whose pulp will give the intense orange color to this jam, sugar and lemon juice.

To make it at home, you just need to clean the melon, cut the pulp into cubes and then cook them in a thick-bottomed pan with sugar and lemon juice, until you get a firm and gelatinous consistency ; once ready, transfer the still boiling jam into sterilized glass jars, turn it upside down to create a vacuum, and then let it cool completely.

The result is a fragrant and creamy jam , perfect for filling cakes, biscuits, tarts and cheesecakes, but also to be enjoyed simply on toasted bread for a tasty breakfast or snack. If you love unusual combinations, instead, accompany it with ricotta or goat cheese, for a tasty and original aperitif.

For best results, it is important that the melon is firm, sugary and ripe enough; instead of lemon juice, you can flavor the melon jam by adding grated fresh ginger , a pinch of cinnamon powder or the seeds of a vanilla pod.

Find out how to prepare melon jam by following the step-by-step procedure and tips. Also try apricot jam and peach jam .

How to make melon jam

Step 1

Cut the melon in half, remove the seeds and internal filaments1and then peel it.

Step 2

Cut it into cubes2.

Step 3

Transfer them to a saucepan and add the sugar3.

Step 4

Add the juice of half a lemon4.

Step 5

Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally.5.

Step 6

Gradually the consistency will become more and more creamy and gelatinous; continue stirring over low heat6.

Step 7

When the jam has reached the right consistency, which should be firm and not liquid7, turn off the fire.

Step 8

Put a teaspoon on a saucer and put it in the fridge for 30 minutes. If, separating it with a teaspoon, the groove remains well defined, the jam is ready8.

Step 9

Immediately pour the still boiling jam into the sterilized jars 9.

Step 10

Close with the lids and immediately turn the jars upside down to create the vacuum10. Let them cool upside down.

Step 11

Store jam jars in a cool, dry place and place them in the fridge once opened.11.

storage

Melon jam can be stored in sterilized glass jars for 6-12 months in the pantry; once opened, store it in the refrigerator and consume it within 3-4 days.