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Maple Rhubarb Jam (small-batch)

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A simple spring-inspired, small-batch rhubarb jam lightly sweetened with maple syrup with a gentle warming note of ground cardamom.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Two slices of toast smeared with maple rhubarb jam on two red glass plate.

Making homemade jam in small batches is a small (and easy!) pleasure during the spring and summer growing seasons.

This maple rhubarb jam is lightly sweetened with maple syrup, and has a gentle warming note of ground cardamom. Like many traditional jam recipes, this jam is made with pectin.

For more spring recipes, try these carrot cake cookies, this strawberry rhubarb bread pudding, this maple peach whisky jam, or these Sriracha deviled eggs.

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A bundle of rhubarb stalks on a marble background.

Ingredients

  • Rhubarb
  • Maple syrup
  • Lemon juice
  • Pectin powder
  • Salt
  • Ground cardamom
Chopped rhubarb on a marble background.

Can I Substitute Frozen Rhubarb For Fresh Rhubarb?

I haven’t tested this maple rhubarb jam recipe with frozen rhubarb but I can’t see why frozen rhubarb wouldn’t work. A friend invited me to her house to cut as much fresh rhubarb as I like so I’ll probably chop and freeze enough to cook and bake with throughout the summer and fall. Wouldn’t it be so nice to give small jars of maple rhubarb jam as Christmas gifts?

A small white bowl of maple rhubarb jam with cardamom.

What Is Pectin?

In simple terms, pectin is a natural starchy fibre found in the cells of many fruits and vegetables. Commercially available pectin powders and liquids are used as a thickening agent (mostly for jams, jellies, and marmalades) and can usually be found in the baking aisle of the grocery store.

Do I Need Pectin To Make Maple Rhubarb Jam?

I’ve made small-batch homemade jams without pectin, allowing my fruit mixture to simmer until thick and most liquid is gone. I’ve also tried making homemade jam with apple juice as an ingredient since apples are naturally high in pectin and help thicken your jam. Both methods yielded tasty results, however, neither had the gooey consistency that a spoonful of pectin provides to homemade jam.

A slice of toast smeared with maple rhubarb jam on a red glass plate.

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Two slices of toast smeared with maple rhubarb jam on two red glass plate.

Maple Rhubarb Jam

Author: Kelly Neil
A simple spring-inspired, small-batch rhubarb jam lightly sweetened with maple syrup with a gentle warming note of ground cardamom.
5 from 3 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Jams, Preserves
Cuisine Canadian
Servings 12 servings
Calories 48 kcal

Special Equipment

  • Sharp knife
  • Cutting board
  • Measuring cups and spoons or digital kitchen scale
  • Medium-sized pot
  • Heatproof rubber spatula or wooden spoon
  • Glass jar with tight fitting lid
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Ingredients
 
 

  • 2 cups rhubarb, chopped
  • ½ cup maple syrup
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice, fresh squeezed if possible
  • 1 tablespoon powdered pectin
  • 1 pinch salt
  • ½ teaspoon cardamom, ground, divided

Instructions
 

  • Place the chopped rhubarb, maple syrup, lemon juice, powdered pectin, and salt in a medium-sized pot. Bring everything to a boil over high heat then continue to allow the rhubarb to boil for 1 to 2 minutes.
  • Reduce the heat to medium-low. Simmer the rhubarb with lively bubbles for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Remove the pot from the heat and stir in ¼ teaspoon of cardamom. Cool the jam completely in the pot then adjust cardamom to suit your taste, adding the remaining ¼ teaspoon if you like. Spoon the cooled jam into a jar with a tight fitting lid and keep it in the fridge for up to one week.

Nutrition

Serving: 15gCalories: 48kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 8mgPotassium: 97mgFiber: 1gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 22IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 34mgIron: 1mg
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  1. Just stumbled across this recipe. I am really excited to try it. It looks like it will be a perfect use for a rhubarb abundance.

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