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Pawpaw Jam

June 28, 2019 By Kallee 20 Comments

easy pawpaw jam recipe great for biscuits and hand pies

Paw Paw Jam is made from the largest native fruit in North American.  pawpaw jam with ripe pawpaw fruit

What is Paw Paw Fruit?

I don’t know if you have ever heard of a Pawpaw, but today I will introduce you to the largest native fruit in the continental United States.  It may also be the weirdest looking and oddest tasting fruit we have.  It grows wild in the Southeast and the fruit can sometimes grow to be a pound or more.  It can also grow to be pretty ugly and the fruit, once ripe, does not last long before turning a wonderful brownish/black.

pawpaw fruit on a white plate

What does Pawpaw fruit taste like?

The flesh on the inside is orange in color with a custard like texture and a few large seeds in the middle.  Once you bite into one you will be deciding on what kind of flavor you are experiencing because it tastes like a cross between many things.  Mango, peach, papaya, banana and maybe a few more.  It truly has it’s own unique flavor.

pawpaw jam in a jar on a white cloth

I was gifted a couple of bags of ripe Pawpaw’s so I decided to try my hand at making some Pawpaw jam.  So if you are lucky enough to come across about 10 pounds of this native fruit, try this pawpaw jam recipe.  I think it would go lovely on some homemade biscuits.

pawpaw jam in a jar with pawpaw fruit

How to make pawpaw jam

  1. start heating the water bath canner to bring to a boil. It will need to be boiling to process the jars of jam and seal them
  2. Keep sterilized jars, lids and rings simmering in a saucepan of hot water
  3. To make the pawpaw puree, peal the pawpaw fruit and cut the fruit into chunks and then smash into a puree with a potato masher.
  4. In a large, heavy saucepan, add the pawpaw puree and water. bring to a slow boil, stirring, careful not to scorch
  5. bring mixture down to a simmer
  6. cook for 10 minutes, remove from heat
  7. Add the rest of the ingredients. stirring well to combine
  8. return to heat & simmer for 30 minutes, stirring frequently
  9. fill pint or 1/2 pint jars with the mixture leaving 1/4 inch headspace
  10. wipe rim and place lids and rings on the jar
  11. place the jars in the water bath canner, making sure the tops of the jars are covered with an inch of water
  12. bring back up to a boil and process in boiling water 10 minutes
  13. remove jars from water and let cool
  14. check for a proper seal after 24 hours. When the jars seal you will hear a “ping” sound and the middle of the jar lid will be drown down.

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Pawpaw jam

made from the pawpaw fruit, pawpaw jam has a unique flavor and is easy to make

Course jam
Cuisine American
Keyword pawpaw fruit, pawpaw jam
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Servings 4 pints
Calories 12 kcal
Author Kallee~Creative Southern Home

Ingredients

  • 4 cups pawpaw puree
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup cider vinegar
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp cloves
  • 1/2 tsp allspice
  • 1/4 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 TBL low sugar pectin

Instructions

  1. start heating the water bath canner to bring to a boil

  2. Keep sterilized jars, lids and rings simmering in a saucepan of hot water

  3. In a large, heavy saucepan, add the pawpaw puree and water

  4. bring to a slow boil, stirring, careful not to scorch

  5. bring mixture down to a simmer

  6. cook for 10 minutes, remove from heat

  7. Add the rest of the ingredients

  8. return to heat & simmer for 30 minutes, stirring frequently

  9. fill pint or 1/2 pint jars with the mixture leaving 1/4 inch headspace

  10. wipe rim and place lids and rings on the jar

  11. place the jars in the water bath canner, making sure the tops of the jars are covered with an inch of water

  12. bring back up to a boil and process in boiling water 10 minutes

  13. remove jars from water and let cool

  14. check for a proper seal after 24 hours.

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pawpaw jam in a jar

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Comments

  1. Leighton says

    September 25, 2017 at 12:59 pm

    Your pawpaw jam recipe looks great, but it calls for twelve (12) cups of brown sugar. Is this correct?

    Reply
    • Kallee says

      September 26, 2017 at 2:21 pm

      Oh my goodness! That would be sweet wouldn’t it! It should be 1/2 a cup of brown sugar. I went back and fixed it. Thanks for letting me know!

      Reply
  2. Crystal says

    September 13, 2018 at 12:03 am

    Is it one box of low sugar pectin?

    Reply
    • Kallee says

      September 14, 2018 at 1:10 pm

      1 box of pectin has 3 TBL. I just measure out 1 TBL.

      Reply
      • Gail Israel says

        September 4, 2019 at 7:21 am

        Our trees are full of pawpaws so I’m ready to make jam. You say you used a
        tbsp of pectin but I don’t see it in the recipe. When did you use it? Or did you
        decide not to and just cooked it down?

        Reply
        • Kallee says

          September 19, 2019 at 10:05 am

          5 stars
          So sorry about that. The recipe deleted it. It is 1 TBL spoon low sugar pectin. I have added it back in.

          Reply
        • Jasmine says

          September 26, 2020 at 6:54 pm

          How long does the jam last? I know paw paws have a short shelf-life, so I’m curious about the shelf-life of a jam.

          Reply
      • Becky Beavers says

        September 8, 2019 at 2:14 pm

        I don’t see any pectin in the recipe.

        Reply
        • Kallee says

          September 19, 2019 at 10:05 am

          5 stars
          So sorry about that. The recipe deleted it. It is 1 TBL spoon low sugar pectin. I have added it back in.

          Reply
      • fiona cosham says

        September 24, 2020 at 10:07 am

        In the absence of available pectin I used half a Granny Smith Apple and it came out perfectly.
        I liken this jam to English mincemeat, I’m going to make small pies with it.

        Reply
  3. David says

    August 16, 2019 at 11:12 am

    This recipe calls for 1 tsp vanilla as well as 1 Tbsp vanilla – ?

    Reply
    • Kallee says

      August 20, 2019 at 10:38 am

      5 stars
      Oh my goodness. Yes it does. I went back and fixed it. It should be 1 tsp.

      Reply
      • Kathy says

        September 17, 2019 at 6:03 pm

        Can you please tell me what did you do about the seeds? There is so many of them?

        Reply
        • Kallee says

          September 19, 2019 at 10:06 am

          5 stars
          I had so many pawpaws that I just cut the flesh around the seeds and used that.

          Reply
  4. Fred says

    September 19, 2019 at 9:49 am

    Why does Kallee ask about pectin? I do not see it in your recipe.

    Reply
    • Kallee says

      September 19, 2019 at 10:06 am

      5 stars
      So sorry about that. The recipe deleted it. It is 1 TBL spoon low sugar pectin. I have added it back in.

      Reply
  5. Gary Fowler says

    September 22, 2019 at 3:57 pm

    What is a TBL

    Reply
    • Kallee says

      September 24, 2019 at 5:20 pm

      Tablespoon

      Reply
  6. Paris Wolfe says

    October 25, 2019 at 6:22 am

    Did you test for Ph to be sure this is safely canned? I want to can it, but I want to be certain its safe. Thanks

    Reply
    • Kallee says

      November 8, 2019 at 6:58 am

      I do not test the PH of it. It is safe to can with the water boiling process, cooking the mixture and adding the sugar.

      Reply

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