Blueberry Jam With Lemon And Lavender

This blueberry jam is delicious and can be made at any time of year as blueberries are always available in the shops and you can use frozen blueberries to make this as well so it is never out of season.

Why you’ll love this blueberry jam recipe

• My blueberry and lemon jam with lavender is super easy to make and who doesn’t love an easy recipe.
• The taste, blueberry jam with lemon and lavender is delicious. The zing of the lemon marries perfectly with the floral hint of lavender and the fruitiness of the blueberries.
• Versatility; You can serve your blueberry jam with lavender and lemon on toast, as a filling of sponge cakes, as a dessert topping and even added to sauces for that extra oomph of flavour. Oh, and it goes well with a cheeseboard too of course.

I love making jam and the idea for this blueberry lavender and lemon jam came about as its out of season and nothing much to make jam with apart from blueberries.

So Although I have made blueberry and raspberry jam with Scotch whisky and a blueberry and chia jam as well as blueberry and whisky sauce, I thought I needed a new flavour mix with my blueberry jam so here we are!

Ingredients for blueberry jam with lavender and lemon

Blueberries – well of course, these guys are the star of the show in this blueberry jam recipe. Go for fresh or frozen blueberries.

Lavender – dried lavender in food grade please. If you can’t find any lavender you can just make this as blueberry and lemon jam.

Lemon – an unwaxed lemon (buy a normal lemon and scrub it to remove the protective wax then rince well and pat try – voila! an unwaxed lemon) and you will want the grated zest and also the juice.

Sugar – Use plain white granulated sugar for your blueberry jam. A brown sugar will have too much of a caramel flavour and won’t work alongside the lemon and lavender.

The complete list of ingredients and full instructions for making this recipe can be found on the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.

How to make blueberry jam with lavender and lemon

This is such a simple jam to make. All you need to do to make your blueberry jam is put all the ingredients into a high sided pan and heat them gently to dissolve the sugar.

If you have time you can put all the ingredients in the pan and just set it aside for an hour or so (or even just leave it overnight) and the sugar will dissolve and juice be drawn from the blueberries.

When the sugar has dissolved raise the heat to a boil and use a potato masher to squish down the blueberries a bit as they cook.

Your blueberry jam will be ready when it reaches that magical setting point of 105 degrees. See my post on jam setting times and tests.

I use a basic food thermometer to check the temperature of my jam as I am making it. Other ways to test for set are listed in the post I’ve just mentioned but they include a chilled saucer of spoons in the freezer.

When your blueberry jam is ready carefully ladle it into sterilised jars and pop on the lids. Here is a post telling you exactly how to sterilise jars.

How long does this keep?

Your blueberry jam will keep for up to 6 months or more in a cool cupboard. And no, you don’t need to do any canning or anything, this is just how we make jam here in the UK and it has worked perfectly well for hundreds of years.

Once opened store your jam in the fridge and use up within a month.

How much does this make?

I got four small jars of blueberry jam with lavender and lemon from this recipe. That is approximately 650ml of jam.

How to serve blueberry, lavender and lemon jam

Serve this jam with your toast in the morning, with simple scones for the ultimate cream tea. Slathered into a sponge cake for a tea party.

Or you can use your blueberry jam with lemon and lavender as a dessert topping thinned down with a little water or your favourite hooch (gin or light rum both work well for this).

You can also add this jam to Asian sauces for that sweet and sour kick.

Add to a cheeseboard of course.

Looking for more blueberry recipes to try? Then check these out before you go;

Blueberry and whisky pancake sauce

Blueberry and banana crepes

Blueberry and lemon roulade

Blueberry chia jam with basil and lime

Raspberry and blueberry jam

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