Unusual Jam Recipes and Unique Jam Combinations

There are no limits to your imagination when it comes to the jam preparation process. There are various tastes, variations and unique jam combinations with different ingredients. You can find jams for cookies, pastry, cakes, noodles or even meat. You can cook unusual jam recipes by combining rare and unique ingredients in your jams such as spices, plants, seeds or even flowers and experiment with tastes.

1. Fig and Oregano Jam

 This would be a combination of sweet and herbal flavors. Figs are very sweet and have a delicate flavor. On the other side oregano has a strong, herbal taste with sweet and sour notes. This jam goes well with spicy food and especially with meat or cheese. Prepare this jam in a few simple steps. Start by cutting the figs into small pieces and sprinkle them with cane sugar, orange juice and a few teaspoons of oregano. Simmer the jam and you will have a mildly flavored jam with some herbal and sour notes.

2. Spicy Apricot Jam with Ginger

This jam combines sweetness of the apricots and spiciness of the ginger. In a pot, combine the chopped apricots with the grated ginger and add some lemon juice or citric acid. This type of jam is the best for immediate consumption, don’t preserve it in jars for winter. The jam is perfect with tortillas or grilled fish as well as white bread.

3. Peach and Rosemary Jam

Peach rosemary jam recipe for cake lovers. Peaches have a sweet taste with slight acidity and rosemary has a distinctive taste with intense notes. Cut the peaches into cubes and simmer with some sugar and lemon juice. Add some rosemary at the end of the cooking process and stir well. Peach rosemary jam goes best with cakes, cookies, pastries, cheesecakes, croissants and apple strudels.

4. Strawberry and Chocolate-Vanilla Jam

Unusual strawberry jam recipes for canning with the fruity, sweet and juicy taste of strawberries. This taste creates a wonderful combination with a bitter and earthy taste of chocolate and delicate and sweet vanilla flavors. Simmer strawberries with cane sugar and citric acid until thick, then add some dark chocolate and vanilla. This strawberry and chocolate jam tastes good with ice cream, brioche or muffins. 

5. Apple and Cinnamon Jam with Vanilla and Camomile

Cook the cubed apples with cane sugar, cinnamon and liquid camomile and vanilla extracts. Add some lime juice toward the end of the jam preparation process to infuse the jam with a bit of bitterness, tartness, sourness and some aromatic lime notes. Apple and cinnamon jam pairs well with cakes, cookies, apple strudel, baklava or pancakes.

Trying and cooking new jams, often exotic jam recipes with exotic ingredients and flavors is interesting and fascinating. Find out unusual jam recipes, jam secrets and new tastes and prepare your homemade jams for your friends and family, creating thoughtful and unforgettable gifts with unusual jam flavors.