Name: Blueberry Jam in the Microwave
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 2 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 2 cups fresh or frozen cultivated blueberries -; 1/3 cup granulated sugar -; Pinch fine sea salt -; 2 tablespoons lemon juice -; 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest -; 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract -

Recipe information

Cooking:

2 min.

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Ingredients for - Blueberry Jam in the Microwave

1. 2 cups fresh or frozen cultivated blueberries -

2. 1/3 cup granulated sugar -

3. Pinch fine sea salt -

4. 2 tablespoons lemon juice -

5. 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest -

6. 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract -

How to cook deliciously - Blueberry Jam in the Microwave

1. Stage

Combine the ingredients: In a medium, microwave-safe bowl, combine the berries, sugar, salt, lemon juice, and lemon zest. The bowl should be large enough for the jam to bubble as it cooks.

2. Stage

Microwave the jam: Cook the berries in the microwave on high power, uncovered, for 3 minutes, until the sugar dissolves.

3. Stage

Stir, and cook again: Remove the bowl from the microwave and stir the ingredients together. Return to the microwave and cook for 3 to 5 minutes longer, or until the jam reaches the setting point. To test, dip a spoon into the jam and hold it over the bowl so the jam drops back into the bowl. When the drops off the spoon are thick, rather than runny, the jam is ready. Stir in the vanilla. (I found the jam to be thick and a little gloppy off the spoon—that was the tell. - Carrie)

4. Stage

Fill a jar: Spoon the hot jam into a clean 8-ounce jar with a lid. Cover and store in the refrigerator for up to one month.