Homemade Mango Jam Recipe, made with fresh ripe mangoes, sugar and lemon juice. Like all homemade jams, this jam is made with fresh fruits, very less sugar and no preservatives. Make use of the fresh mangoes available during season time and make fresh jam, for a variation check mango chia jam recipe in this post. Learn how to make mango jam with step by step pictures and video.
Mango Jam
I love making jams, not only it is healthy to make at home. But homemade jams taste really delicious than the store bought kind. This mango jam is so far the best one I have made, it taste like pure mangoes and makes your sandwich even more tasty. Hubby love his jam sandwich a lot when I make it with my homemade jams.
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About Mango Jam
Homemade jams is a great way to preserve fresh seasonal fruits for longer storage. When fruits are available abundantly in season, make fresh jam for your home and enjoy it during off season.
Mango jam is made with fresh mangoes, sugar and lemon juice. Homemade jams taste so fresh and refreshing than other store bought jam.
As usual I don't like to add pectin or preservatives in my jam. I make it with just fruit puree, sugar and a dash of lemon juice. The lemon acts as a preservative and also i don't make a whole bunch of jam. I always make a small batch of jam and keep it in fridge, it will last me for a good couple of weeks or even a month.
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Mango Jam Ingredients
Ripe Mango - Use ripe sweet mangoes for making mango jam. If you don't have access to fresh mangoes, you can use frozen mangoes. Thaw the mangoes first and then grind into a puree.
Sugar - depending on the sweetness of mangoes used, add more or less sugar to taste.
Lemon - lemon juice acts as preservative and also adds a refreshing taste to the jam.
Optional - you can add chia seeds for added health benefits and it helps thicken the jam.
How to Make Mango Jam (Stepwise Pictures)
Making Mango Puree
1)Take ripe sweet mangoes, peel the skins from the mangoes using a peeler.
Pro Tip: Instead of using fresh mangoes you can use frozen mangoes. Thaw them first before using.
2)Chop mangoes into small pieces. Discard the seeds.
3)Take mangoes in a blender for grinding. Don't add any water for grinding.
4)Grind mangoes into a puree. Set aside.
Making Mango Jam
5)Take mango puree in a kadai. Cook the mango puree till most of the moisture evaporates.
6)Cook for few more minutes till mango puree thickens slightly.
7)Add in sugar to taste, you can use more or less sugar to taste.
8)Mix the sugar into the mango puree till the mango pulp thickens.
9)Always cook the mango puree till it starts thickens on low medium heat.
10)Cook till the mango puree thickens. Once it comes together like this, switch off the flame.
11)Now add in lemon juice to taste and mix well.
12)Mix once so the lemon juice is mixed with the mango jam.
13)Serve mango jam with bread.
Variations
Homemade Mango Chia Jam
This version of mango jam has added chia seeds. Chia seeds not only has tons of health benefits in them. But it acts as a natural thickener. Chia seeds added to fruit puree absorbs the moisture from the fruit puree and thickens the jam naturally.
Ingredients for Mango Chia Jam
- 2 cups Ripe Mangoes (pureed)
- ¼ cup Sugar or to taste
- 3 tbsp Water
- 2 tbsp Chia Seeds
- 1 tsp Lemon Juice
How to Make Mango Chia Jam
1)Take sugar and water in a sauce pan. The mangoes which I used was naturally very sweet. So I used less sugar. If your mangoes is not that sweet, add more sugar.
2)Mix sugar with water and cook on low heat. Bring sugar syrup to a full boil. Cook till sugar syrup comes to one string consistency.
3)Add in mango puree and mix well.
4)Add in chia seeds and mix well.
5)Mix chia seeds into the mango puree and cook till mango puree thickens.
6)Add in lemon juice and mix well.
7)Now the mango jam has thickened.
8)Allow the jam to cool to room temperature. Store in a container and enjoy.
Expert Tips
- Instead of fresh mangoes, you can frozen mangoes, Thaw it first and puree.
- You can add brown sugar instead of white sugar. Brown sugar will make the jam darker in colour. Still the taste will be same.
- For more nutrition, you can add a tbsp of chia seeds.
- Always cook the jam on low heat so the jam doesn't burn.
Storage & Serving
Mango jam can be stored in an air tight container in fridge upto 3 months. You can serve mango jam with toast, pancakes, waffles or add to milkshakes.
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Mango Jam Recipe | How to Make Mango Preserves (Mango Chia Jam)
Equipment
- Blender
- Cooking pot
Ingredients
- 2 large Ripe Mango around 2 cup of mango pulp
- ½ cup Sugar depends on the sweetness of mangoes
- 1 tsp Lemon Juice
Instructions
- Peel and Chop mangoes, take it in a blender and puree into a smooth puree without adding any water.
- Pour this into a kadai and cook stirring constantly till most of the moisture from the mangoes evaporates and mangoes start to thicken. Add in sugar and keep cooking them till it gets thick and start to leave the sides of the pan, it will take around 8 to 10 mins.
- Now take it off the heat and add in lemon juice. Mix well. Cool this down and store it in an air tight container in fridge. This can be kept for more than a month in fridge.
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Notes
- Instead of fresh mangoes, you can frozen mangoes, Thaw it first and puree.
- You can add brown sugar instead of white sugar. Brown sugar will make the jam darker in colour. Still the taste will be same.
- For more nutrition, you can add a tbsp of chia seeds.
- Always cook the jam on low heat so the jam doesn't burn.
Storage & Serving
Mango jam can be stored in an air tight container in fridge upto 3 months. You can serve mango jam with toast, pancakes, waffles or add to milkshakes.Nutrition
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Priya mayekar kamat
such a simple recipe!
i make the jam similarly, however i don't puree the mangoes but just dice them into really small cubes as it makes the jam chunky.
thanks aarthi.
Divz
Loved the way of cooking ..easily jotted down recipe.
But one question
Is it ok to skip lemon
Aarthi
Lemon acts as a preservative and also helps brighten the taste of the jam. You can skip that if you want.
Harini Rao
Hi Aarthi.. How long can this jam be stored in refrigerator? I have too many ripe mangoes in stock.. 🙂
Barathi
Thanks for the awesome recipe. It turned out well.