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Five savvy ways to make your own delicious jam at home
MEGHAN MARKLE’s As Ever apricot spread sold out in minutes earlier this month – even though it cost an eye-watering £11.
But you can create jam or spread at home for a fraction of that royally high price.
Here’s how to do it . . .
PACK IT IN: Firstly, get your jars ready.
A pack of six jars on Amazon.co.uk costs £11.99, but save any pasta sauce jars and you won’t need to spend.
Give your recycled jars a wash in hot soapy water before rinsing and leaving to dry.
DIY: All you need to make your own apricot-style jam is fresh apricots, £1.69, lemons, 89p, and sugar, £1.75, all Lidl.
Pit and crush the apricots and heat in a pan with the juice of one lemon.
Add around 400g of sugar and bring the heat up until the sugar all dissolves.
Leave on a low heat and stir for 25 minutes.
Once it’s thickened, add to jars.
SETTING SECRETS: No sugar in the cupboard?
A cheap way to add sweetness is to grate half a cooking apple into your apricot mixture.
Pick one up for around 63p at Tesco.
You can also do this if you’re making jam with strawberries or blueberries.
BUDGET TIP: If you’re not up to whipping up your own version of apricot spread, you could cheat.
Get a tin of apricot halves in syrup or fruit juice, £1.10, at Sainsbury’s, and mash, before spreading on toast.
All the flavour for a bargain price.
MAKE A BATCH: This is where the savings kick in.
Skip apricots and use frozen fruit like Morrisons Wonky Berry mix, £2.99 for 1kg.
Add approximately 600g of sugar and juice of two lemons.
LABEL OF LOVE: Make like Meghan and give your jam a touch of luxury with handwritten labels cut from brown paper and tie on to your jar lids with string.
Instead of HRH, you could write “MHJ” for “My Homemade Jam”.
- All prices on page correct at time of going to press. Deals and offers subject to availability.
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