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Make your own Delicious Mulberry Jam

June 24, 2020 by Jane and Sonja 24 Comments

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Filled with Vitamin C and iron, mulberries are little powerhouses of nutrients. Harness their goodness with this simple and delicious homemade mulberry jam recipe.

Close up image of a small jam jar filled with homemade mulberry jam. Fresh mulberries are on the plate in the foreground.

Growing in my front yard is a beautiful mulberry tree. When I first moved into this new house, I loved the look of the tree; but I had no idea that it also produced delicious mulberries. It was such a sweet surprise when I first discovered the bountiful berries. At first glance, they look a lot like blackberries but are sweeter and more slender.

Small mulberry tree in the yard in the summer.

Mulberries are often used for making jam, desserts and wine and they blend well with other fruits, especially pears and apples. They don’t ripen all at once, but when they are ready they drop from the tree. They can be gathered by covering the ground with a sheet and shaking the tree or although time consuming, by hand-picking each berry.

Close up image of mulberry fruit still ripening on the tree.

Mulberries are packed full of vitamins and nutrients. In a 100 gram serving (which is less than a ½ cup), raw mulberries provide 61% of the Daily Value for vitamin C and 23% of the DV for iron.

A white plastic bowl filled with harvested fresh mulberry fruit.

I was excited to make a batch of mulberry jam this year and I absolutely love how it turned out. My family goes through a lot of jam so you can imagine my delight to be able to make a jam using free fruit from my yard!

How to make Mulberry Jam:

  • 2 cups fresh picked, ripe mulberries
  • juice from ½ squeezed lemon
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 packet vanilla sugar
  • 1 packet Certo liquid pectin
  • 6 small Mason jars with lids

This mulberry jam recipe works for other types of jams by simply substituting the mulberries with other types of berries.

After thoroughly washing the berries and removing the small green stems, put them in a medium sized saucepan. Heat it over a medium heat, pressing down on the berries to release the juices.

A saucepan filled with ingredients simmering to make the mulberry jam.

Bring to a boil then add the sugars and lemon juice. Reduce the heat and stir the mixture until the sugar dissolves.

Bring back to a boil again. Add 1 packet of liquid pectin and continue to stir often. Put on simmer and leave it to thicken up a bit.

In the meantime, sterilize your jars in a large pot on the stove. When jars are ready and your jam has been brought back up to a boil for a few minutes, bottle and seal the jam tightly.

The jam should last up to 2 years if sealed properly and stored in a cool, dark place.

For a lower-sugar option (as with our strawberry jam), swap out 1 cup of the granulated sugar with 1 cup of Stevia.

Three small glass ja jars filled with completed mulberry jam.

That’s it! Perfectly delicious mulberry jam to spread over soft homemade bread, or use in our kiflice cookies recipe.

I also made a batch of delicious mulberry-strawberry-blueberry sauce; which we enjoyed with vanilla ice cream.

Grandma’s Mulberry Jam Recipe

Jane and Sonja
Making your own jam is easier than you think and this simple mulberry jam recipe is a great place to start!
4.93 from 14 votes
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 6 4 oz jars
Calories 283 kcal

Equipment

  • 6 4oz Mason jars with lids

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups ripe mulberries
  • 1/2 juice from lemon
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 packet vanilla sugar
  • 1 packet Certo liquid pectin

Instructions
 

  • After thoroughly washing the berries and removing the small green stems, put them in a medium sized saucepan. Heat it over a medium heat, pressing down on the berries to release the juices.
  • Bring to a boil then add the sugars and lemon juice. Reduce the heat and stir the mixture until the sugar dissolves.
  • Bring back to a boil again. Add 1 packet of liquid pectin and continue to stir often. Put on simmer and leave it to thicken up a bit.
  • In the meantime, sterilize your jars in a large pot on the stove. When jars are ready and your jam has been brought back up to a boil for a few minutes, bottle and seal the jam tightly.

Nutrition

Calories: 283kcalCarbohydrates: 73gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 6mgPotassium: 103mgFiber: 1gSugar: 71gVitamin A: 12IUVitamin C: 22mgCalcium: 21mgIron: 1mg
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Comments

  1. Amanda

    July 25, 2015 at 4:57 pm

    Yummy! I don’t believe I’ve ever had a mulberry. This recipe looks tasty.
    It’s been great co-hosting the #homemattersparty with you. I’ve learned a lot. 🙂

    Reply
    • Jane and Sonja

      August 8, 2015 at 12:27 pm

      Thank you Amanda. The recipe also would work well with any other berries you have.

      Reply
  2. Alayna

    July 26, 2015 at 6:20 pm

    Looks like a great recipe. I find the time to can/make jam once every 5 years or so but if I ever run across any mulberries… 😉

    I’ve been having fun co-hosting the #HomeMattersParty with you this month. Can’t believe we are hitting the end of July already.

    Reply
    • Jane and Sonja

      August 8, 2015 at 12:29 pm

      Thanks Alayna! We are really enjoying our time at the #HomeMattersParty with you and following all of your interesting posts on your blog.

      Reply
  3. Sarena

    July 27, 2015 at 4:31 am

    Mulberries aren’t very common where I live, but it seems like this recipe could be used just as successfully with blackberries or raspberries. It looks so yummy! Love co-hosting the #HomeMattersParty with you!

    Reply
    • Jane and Sonja

      August 8, 2015 at 12:30 pm

      Absolutely Sarena! Thank you so much for stopping by and being such a great co-host at the #HomeMattersParty.

      Reply
  4. Mobile App Developers

    August 31, 2015 at 8:02 am

    Amazing blog and very interesting stuff you got here! I definitely learned a lot from reading through some of your earlier posts as well and decided to drop a comment on this one!

    Reply
    • Carli McGuire

      June 14, 2021 at 2:05 am

      Okay, but what is vanilla sugar?

      Reply
      • Jane and Sonja

        June 14, 2021 at 8:30 am

        Hi Carli. It’s a finely granulated sugar that’s been infused with vanilla. We use it alot for our European style baking. You can usually find it in the baking section at the grocery store. This is what it looks like (our Amazon affiliate link): https://amzn.to/2RSISkJ . If you don’t have it, you can use 8g (about 1.5tsp) regular sugar with a 1/4 tsp vanilla. Hope that helps!
        Jane

        Reply
        • Leta

          June 17, 2021 at 4:23 pm

          Thank you for this conversation!

          Reply
  5. Brenda J Evans

    June 9, 2021 at 10:00 pm

    How much in grams or ounces is one packet of vanilla sugar?

    Reply
    • Jane and Sonja

      June 9, 2021 at 10:36 pm

      Hi Brenda. One packet is 8g or .28oz .
      Have a great night!
      Jane

      Reply
  6. Patricia

    June 19, 2021 at 3:02 am

    Does this not need to be processed in water bath?

    Reply
  7. Jacqueline Coggins

    June 20, 2021 at 6:59 pm

    What if you don’t want to use vanilla sugar? Can you just leave it out – not sure if I want the slight taste of vanilla.

    Reply
    • Jane and Sonja

      June 20, 2021 at 7:49 pm

      Hi Jacqueline. You can definitely leave it out. It equates to about 1.5tsp (8g) or granulated sugar.
      Enjoy!
      Jane

      Reply
  8. Farmpop

    June 22, 2021 at 6:13 pm

    4 stars
    Great recipe! I liked the Splenda substitute to cut the sugar in half- was a little too sweet for me with two cups of granulated sugar so might cut that in half or try the Splenda next time. Otherwise- worked perfectly!

    Reply
  9. Cindy Durheim

    July 3, 2021 at 9:44 am

    Can I store them in the refrigerator or freezer? and there is no processing involved, correct? I’ve never made jam before.

    Reply
    • Jane and Sonja

      July 3, 2021 at 10:01 am

      Hi Cindy. Yes, you can definitely refrigerate up to 4 weeks with no problem and no special steps/processing. If you use a sterilized container (ie. straight out of the dishwasher and no finger marks inside) then it’ll stay in the fridge even longer. You can also absolutely freeze in a freezer-safe bag or container for several months.
      If you want to keep them on a shelf in jars, then you’d need to go through the proper canning steps (sterilizing jars and lids, making sure there’s a proper seal).
      Hope that helps!
      Jane

      Reply
      • Cindy Durheim

        July 3, 2021 at 11:35 am

        Thank you for the information! I just shook a branch and gathered my mulberries so can’t I wait to try this.

        Reply
        • Cindy Durheim

          August 9, 2021 at 5:10 pm

          5 stars
          This jam was sooo good. Thank you for this recipe. I have already gone through all of it!!!

          Reply
          • Jane and Sonja

            August 9, 2021 at 7:00 pm

            Yay! So happy to hear that Cindy. You’ll have to collect more branches next year!

  10. Carol-lynne Watters

    July 18, 2021 at 4:25 pm

    How delicious, tried for the first time as we have a mulberry tree, I’m addicted I used actual vanilla as I did not understand vanilla sugar but so good, I’m making a 4 the batch as we speak, I’m thinking of adding cinnamon this batch.

    Reply
    • Jane and Sonja

      July 18, 2021 at 5:10 pm

      So happy to hear this Carol-lynne! You have to let us know how the cinnamon variety tastes. Thanks so much for the kind comment.
      Jane

      Reply

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