1 Pint Blueberry Jam Recipe
HOMEMADE Blueberry Jam recipe made from 1 pint of blueberries! This easy to make no pectin, no sugar recipe is perfect for eating and canning. This healthy jam is delicious served over toast, pancakes, french toast and ice cream!
Blueberry Jam Recipe
We’re jammin’, I wanna jam it wid you. We’re jammin’, jammin’, And I hope you like blueberry jammin’, too.
I was craving fresh blueberry jam but I didn’t want to make a big batch of it, in fact I wanted to make jam with just 1 pint of blueberries. Maybe you’ll pick fresh blueberries from your garden or maybe you’ll pick up a pint of blueberries from the farmers market, either way you can enjoy this easy and quick recipe.
1 Pint Blueberry Jam
This jam recipe is incredibly easy to make! You’ll want to add 1 pint blueberries, honey, cinnamon and lemon juice to a saucepan. Bring it to a boil for about 30 minutes, or until it’s jam consistency, giving it a stir every few minutes to make sure it doesn’t stick to the pot.
This jam recipe can easily be tweaked to other berries – like blackberries or raspberries too! A few people reached out to me to ask me if they could use frozen blueberries in the recipe instead of fresh… well you can!
I prefer fresh berries for this recipe but frozen berries will still taste good. Just make sure to defrost the blueberries before you add to the pan, and keep a eye on the jam as the berries might cooker quicker than fresh ones.
How many cups is 1 pint of blueberries?
1 pint of blueberries equals about 2 cups fresh blueberries.
Don’t you love how flavorful blueberries are? I love that they’re so tiny but filled with flavor! They’re great to add to muffins, or overnight oats, or just enjoy on a piece of toast (like this jam!). In case you needed more reason to like blueberries, they also are high in antioxidants, boost brain health, support digestion and promote heart health!
I love spreading this blueberry jam on toast, muffins, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, pancakes, french toast or more. It’s also delicious served over ice cream! However you serve it – I hope you enjoy it!
Looking for more jam recipes? Check out my raspberry jam, watermelon jam and strawberry peach jam.
Need more Summer recipes? Try my Cantaloupe Salad and Cucumber Bread!
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1 Pint Blueberry Jam
HOMEMADE Blueberry Jam recipe made from 1 pint of blueberries! This easy to make no pectin, no sugar recipe is perfect for eating and canning. This healthy jam is delicious served over toast, pancakes, french toast and ice cream!
Ingredients
- 1 pint blueberries
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions
- Put all ingredients into a saucepan and stir.
- Bring to boil, then simmer for 30-35 minutes until jam consistency.
- Keep in jar refrigerated.
Thank you for the tiny batch recipe! My daughter loves everything blueberry. How long would it last in the fridge?
Hi Jamie! I would easily say 3-4 weeks, if not longer. I’ve only gotten to a few weeks because it’s usually all gone before then!
Can you freeze this? My freezer went on the fritz and now I have a ton of thawed blueberries:(
You absolutely can- enjoy!
Blueberry jam is my favorite! I love that you made a smaller batch, sometimes that’s all you need:) Your jam looks so pretty and good. I could definitely go for a few slices of toast with this:) Thanks for sharing and enjoy your day!
Thanks Kelly! I hope you have a great day too!
What a yummy way to use up those blueberries! And it’s great that it only made a little bit because then you don’t have to deal with canning it since it’ll get eaten in no time. I haven’t had toast and jam in a while and now i want some…
Thanks Amy! I love the small batches of jam because it’s used up quickly. I’ll be having some toast shortly.. 🙂
Are you sure it wasn’t Mister Donut? Because it used to be Kentucky Fried Chicken and Mister Donut and then they demolished both buildings and rebuilt them as KFC and Dunkin’. There’s not a lot about Mister Donut on the Internet.
Hi Mike! I totally forgot about Mister Donuts being there first! My mom used to work there, so maybe it was there. In other news this is Mister Donuts mascot in Japan: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Pon_de_Lion_01.JPG/457px-Pon_de_Lion_01.JPG
Love how easy this fresh blueberry jam is to make. I’ve made blueberry compote which isn’t as thick as your gorgeous looking jam.
Thanks Jeanette! I love a easy to make jam!
It’s funny, because every time I make jam I sing bob marley too! Love it, I have no idea what mister donuts is, but it’s made me hungry…. Brilliant jam, really rich, I want!
Hahaha, I still can’t get the song out of my head! Mister Donuts is a donut chain, I don’t think it’s as popular anymore sadly. 🙁
Thank you!! This is exactly what I have been looking for. So basic and simple and yet entirely divine. Looking forward to spreading this on my toast!
Enjoy it Dan!
This looks ridiculously good! Making ASAP. Need to get some blueberries!
I hope you like it Rachel! Enjoy!
There are so many things I like about this. Last year I tried to make a HUGE batch of naturally sweetened jam, and A. it wasn’t very good B. made way too much for 2 people. I’m glad this uses honey and not a big ol pile of white sugar. Now I just need to fall in love with blueberries and we’re set 🙂 Would this work with other fruit?
I also make this jam with strawberries and raspberries and it works great! I would just keep a eye on time and stirring frequently (to prevent burning) as I find strawberry jam takes a shorter amount of time to thicken. Let me know if you try it Kelly! 🙂
Since I am moving in a week, this small batch of jam is perfect! I love blueberries.
Perfect timing! Have a good move Nicole!
Love it! I have a sudden craving for blueberry jam.
Enjoy Pam!
Love blueberry jam Pamela and it’s a great idea to add cinnamon! I’ve turned into a bit of a jam making fiend once I discovered it wasn’t scary to make 🙂
I agree Joy, I was amazed to find how easy it is to make!
Love homemade jam, I really love how easy it is to make and that you added honey and a touch of cinnamon. Delicious!
Thanks Suzanne! I try to add a touch of cinnamon whenever I can. 😛
Going to make this!! Love that you used honey instead of sugar! What a deep beautiful color!
Thanks! Enjoy!
This jam looks really delicious – I love homemade jams!
Me too! Thanks for stopping by Amy!
Yum! Blueberry is seriously one of my favorite flavors!
Me too! Yum!
This is just perfect in every way!!
Thanks Julie! 🙂
I love homemade jam! I would have never though of pairing blueberry and cinnamon together but it sounds yummy! I bet it’s wonderful too if you baked with it. 🙂 Thanks for this recipe Pamela!
MMMM, I bet it would be. I’d love to make some jam squares with this! Thanks for stopping by Anne!
I love the boney and cinnamon in this recipe. And the small batch size. I tend to overdo jams when i make them. Go big or go home. I once made 23 pounds of strawberry jam with a friend. I couldn’t give it away fast enough. It was SO good, but there’s only so much i can eat. Today I made just 3 half-pintjars of freezer jam. That’s enough for me for a long time. Yet, still more strawberries to use…
Mister Donut! Now that is a blast from the past. I used to hang out there with friends on Friday and Saturday nights, eating the day-old donut holes, drinking coffee until 2 am…until they closed and it became a Tobacco Outlet. We used to get donuts there every Sunday though. I loved the Triple Chocolate.
23 pounds! You be jammin girl, hard!
Mister Donuts holds a special place in my heart. <3
I yet have to make blueberry jam…thanks for the recipe…simple and delicious!
Hope you are having a fabulous week Pamela 😀
You too Juliana! Hope you give this a try! 🙂
I will ever be able to can jam again without hummin’ this song. Thanks.
Hahaha, I know.. it’s addicting! We Jammin.. We Jammin…
I am so on this! You make it just jump out at us! Pinning. It’s all so very gorgeous! The things we’d do for a donut…my son is the same way!
Hope you enjoy Gloria! I’m craving a donut today! 🙂
oooh! I’ve been looking for an easy jam recipe that doesn’t require boat loads of fruit!
Agreed, smaller amounts always do better for me. Hope you give it a try!
My mom makes the best blueberry jam… but she lives so far away I rarely get it anymore 🙁 Time to make it myself!
🙁 I hope this does the trick for you!
Blueberries are one of my husband’s favorite berry fruit and he only eats blueberry jam if he has to. Even I would go for small batches of different jams rather than several bottles of same jam. Thank you for stopping by and I am glad you did as I have found your site now.
Right now I have 3 small batches of strawberry, blueberry and raspberry in my fridge, that way I can pick and choose and none of it is going to go bad. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
Simple yet very delicous! I made it today & loved it too! It is a great tasty jam, Pamela! 🙂 xxx
Thanks for letting me know you made it, so happy you enjoyed it! 🙂
Just found your sight by looking for how to make 1 pint of jam…uncomplicated…thx…
…byeGeorge…(~.-)
Enjoy your youth…you’ll never be younger than you are at this very moment…
Enjoy the jam! 🙂
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Just what I have been searching for. I picked just over a Pt. yesterday from a bush in my yard. I wanted to make 1 Pt. of jam & searched & found this. So glad. However I would prefer to use sugar & I do not know the ratio of exchange for that, can someone help? Thanks
Hi Joan, you can use 1/4 cup sugar instead of 1/4 cup honey. Enjoy!
Thank you so much, just about to give it a try
The recipe came out great, very simple too. Thanks
Glad to hear Joan!
Thanks for this wonderful recipe. I love fresh and homemade jam.
Can this jam be canned in rolling bath canner?
Absolutely Sonya! Enjoy!
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This jam was tha bombs! Perfect amount of sweetness, not too much honey, totally allows the blueberry flavor to shine through without being overshadowed by added flavors. Just blueberry goodness. Used it make a blueberry cheese danish, the jam really complimented the pastry.
Yes, that cheese danish sounds just about perfect right now! Love that you added some blueberry taste to it! Wishing I could have a piece right now! 😉
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Wow this recipe looks super simple! I might give this a try since blueberry season is here! 😀
Can I use white granulated sugar instead of honey? How much should I add? Thanks!
Hi folks. I’m Justin from Ireland and I just want to know in that recipe for one jar of Blueberry jam – a pint of it – how much water should be added to the pint of berries? Please email me at views@athboynews.com as I’ll get reply much quicker. Thanks in advance and have a nice day all
Hi Justin, there’s no water added for this recipe. Enjoy.
I like to make my jams in the bread machine. It saves time.
Could this smaller recipe be used with other fruits? Also is it watery without the pectin or no. I’ve never made jam but have heard it can be thin without it. Thank you
Hey Kerri, I’ve also made it with raspberries and it was delicious. It’s not watery at all and keeps a good jam consistency. Enjoy.
Can you freeze this jam?
Thanks for the terrific recipe. It is delicious and so easy! I was wondering if i could freeze it?
Hey Margo, I’ve never frozen this jam, but I don’t see why you couldn’t. Enjoy and good luck!
Hi Pamela! Thanks for sharing the love. I’m 20 min into simmering my first batch. Best to stir or not to stir or does it matter? It’s looking pretty liquidy still. Keep simmering as long as it takes?
Hey Krystel, once simmering I will stir it a couple times while I check it’s consistency. If it seems liquidy you can turn up the heat a little bit and that should do the trick. Hope you enjoy!
Can this jam be frozen?
Yes, it can be.
Just made it, looks and smells soooo good!
Just one question, do I have tobket it cool first before putting it in a jar and refrigerate?….. I’m a first timer!
Hey Tammy, enjoy this jam! I recommend transferring it to a jar and letting it cool for a little bit before putting in the refrigerator.
this is so great, I have made it time and time again, I get so excited when I find blueberries on sale. I have never made it with lemon juice, didn’t have any the first time so subbed it with lime juice, liked it so much we just kept it that way, well now I find myself in another predicament no lime juice, oh no!! no lemon either, already started everything , thinking ok the only other citrus I have is oranges, in the pot now, smells good, crossing fingers. I made butter cookie thumbprints with this in it, all gone in a min.
it was great, and thicker too, another batch in the pot yum
Hey Mary, happy you enjoyed this jam! Thanks for commenting and letting me know.
Can u plz tell me if I’m supposed to mash up the blueberries before putting it into the saucepan or just put the whole blueberries in? Plz let me know I really wanna try this recipe
Hello Raabia, I don’t mash them up prior. After heat is added and you bring them to a boil, I just stir and you’ll see they will naturally start to mush up. Enjoy!
Can frozen blueberries (and other fruits like strawberries) be used instead of fresh?
Hey Leslie, yes you can use frozen berries, just make sure to defrost them first. Also, I’d keep a eye on them as they might cook a little bit quicker! Enjoy the jam!
ooohh…I have homemade bread rising and decided to make a small batch of jam to go with….this looks perfect and I have blueberries in the freezer!! Thanks for the recipe!! 🙂
Enjoy the jam Michelle! I love it with homemade bread!
Could I use a sweetener instead of honey?
You sure can!
I have 3 lbs of Blueberries and although I like the small batch recipe you have provided and love the use of honey as the sweetener, I am wondering if you simply double or triple the recipe depending on the amount of blueberries you have available?
Also, can this jam be processed to allow for longer storage?
Hi Pamela, how much weight is in a pint? I’m in Australia and not sure what your term of saying pint means? We buy them in punnets weighing around 250grams or think that’s half a pound, I would love to make this as I can buy fresh blueberries still from Queensland
Hey Berrie! A pint of blueberries is about 12 ounces! Hope this helps you and you like the jam!
I don’t happen to have any honey on hand at the moment. If I use agave, do you think I ought to still use 1/4 cup? Thank you!
Hey Heidi, yes you can equally substitute agave for honey 1:1. Hope this helps, enjoy!
Tried this and made two batches- it was that good- and such an easy recipe-
thank you for sharing!
I’m so happy you liked this jam! I love how easy it is to make too! Thanks for commenting!
Can you use agave nectar instead of honey?
Yes you can equally substitute agave for honey 1:1. Hope this helps, enjoy!
This was delicious and so easy! Followed the recipe exactly! Love how it made a small batch! Definitely will make again!
Thanks Amie, I love that it makes a small batch too! Thanks for commenting!
I like the no sugar part, but would like to make a few batches, can I process the jars after making it so I can keep them longer.
Hey Susanne, yes, you can can this jam.
WONDERFUL!!! Just made a pint …so easy; solo delish. Absolutely love the 1 pint amount!
Thank you 4 this recipe. Now I have the fever for full canning process. On to the Pear Rasberry Jam using water bath for 6 half pints. Gradual learner here.
Hey Judy, I’m so happy you enjoyed this jam recipe! Thanks for commenting!
Have you ever made this with lime or with lavender? I wanted to make a batch with each and was wondering how you would incorporate these other ingredients?
Hey Kaci, do you mean you’d like to add lime or lavender to the blueberry jam? Let me know and I will try to help you!
Can I use white corn syrup instead of honey
Hey Deni, I can’t 100% tell you this will work as I haven’t tried it myself. Corn Syrup is a common substitution for honey, and if you’re ok with it taking away some of the blueberry fruit flavor, I say it’s worth a shot.
How many cups would equal 1 pint blueberries?
Hey Angela, 1 pint of blueberries equals about 2 cups. Enjoy the jam!
Is this safe to just water bathe