Bourbon Blueberry Jam (with Canning Video)

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This wonderful Bourbon Blueberry Jam is filled with flavor and you’ll love this preserve recipe!

This recipe was part of a collaboration of 18 YouTube channels. Throughout the month of January, every day one of the channels is sharing a canning video. The collaboration is called “Canuary.” I am putting together a playlist of all the videos and it will contain every video from the collaboration.

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Bourbon Blueberry Jam

Constance Smith – Cosmopolitan Cornbread
A delicious blueberry jam laced with bourbon flavor. This recipe makes 5-6 half pint jars.
4.89 from 9 votes
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Additional Time 1 day
Total Time 1 day 40 minutes
Course Jelly and Jams
Cuisine American
Servings 48
Calories 90 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 quarts blueberries
  • 1/4 c water
  • 1/4 c bottled lemon juice
  • 4 c sugar
  • 1/4 c bourbon

Instructions
 

  • Combine the blueberries and water in a non-reactive pot.
  • Cook and stir the berries over medium high heat and slowly bring it to a boil. As the berries cook, crush them to release the juices.
  • Add the sugar and lemon juice.
  • Continue to cook and stir the mixture until it begins to thicken.
  • Stir in the bourbon.
  • Continue to cook and stir the jam until it reaches the gel stage.
  • Remove the jam from the heat and let it rest a few minutes, stirring periodically.
  • Ladle the jam into hot jars, leaving 1/4 inch of headspace.
  • Wipe the rims of the jars with a damp cloth that is dipped in white vinegar.
  • Center lids on the jars and place a ring on, finger tight.
  • Place the jars in a hot water bath or steam canner.
  • Process the jars for 10 minutes.
  • Turn off the heat, remove the lid of the canner and let the jars rest for 5 minutes.
  • Remove the jars to a lined, draft-free surface.
  • Let the jars sit overnight, or up to 24 hours.
  • Remove the rings, test the seals, and label your jars.
  • Store the unopened jars in your pantry.
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 90kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 34mgFiber: 1gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 21IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 3mgIron: 1mg

If nutritional values are provided for this recipe, they are an estimate and will vary depending on the brands of ingredients you use. The values do not include optional ingredients or when ingredients are added to taste or for serving. If nutritional values are very important to you, I suggest using your favorite nutritional calculating tool with the brands you use.

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6 thoughts on “Bourbon Blueberry Jam (with Canning Video)”

  1. This Bourbon Blueberry Jam recipe looks absolutely delicious! I love the idea of adding bourbon for an extra depth of flavor. Can’t wait to try canning it using your video instructions. Thanks for sharing such a great recipe!

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  2. I tried your recipe on blueberries I had in the freezer from my 2020 harvest. The jam came out tasting very good, but the whole/partial pieces of blueberries were kinda tough. (Not leather tough, but like a squishy candy.) Hard to describe. Was it because of the older harvest or do you think I cooked the jam too long or is that normal?
    Also, since, I’ve read other recipes that have alot more (even double the amount) sugar in them. I enjoy the less sweet more blueberry flavor, but is it safe for long term preservation?

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    • The berries do tend to keep some texture.
      Most jam recipes that have the large quantities of sugar, have that so that the jam gels. This is a thinner recipe, and so it can go with less sugar. It is stills safe to store when processed.

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  3. This is the first time making jam so I referred to a canning book – gel stage is 220 deg. I did forget to let the batch rest before ladling bb into jars, but they look like it came out great!!

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