Jams & Sweet Preserves📍 All of RomaniaEasy🌱 Vegan🥗 Vegetarian✝️ Orthodox fasting🐟 Pescatarian🌾 Gluten-free🥛 Dairy-free🥦 Clean eating
Plum Jam
Plum jam is a traditional Romanian preserve made from ripe plums cooked with sugar until thick and fragrant. Perfect on bread, in sweet bread, or as a filling for doughnuts.
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Servings
8
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Prep
30 min
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Cook
60 min
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Total
1 h 30 min (plus 2 h macerating)
🥘Ingredients
8
servings
Main ingredients
Flavoring (optional)
✅Dietary Compatibility
🌱Vegan🥗Vegetarian✝️Orthodox fasting🐟Pescatarian🌾Gluten-free🥛Dairy-free🥦Clean eating
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Yield
approx. 3–4 jars of 370 ml
📦Storage
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Refrigerator
Opened jar: up to 3 weeks in the refrigerator
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Freezer
Sealed jar at room temperature: 12–18 months
🥗Nutrition Facts
Values per 100 g jam
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Calories
220 kcal
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Protein
0.5 g
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Fat
0.2 g
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Carbohydrates
55 g
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Fiber
1.5 g
🍷Pairs Well With
🥂Toasted bread with butter
🥂Burduf or feta cheese
🥂Crepes or pancakes
🥂Greek yogurt
🥂Sweet bread or pretzels
💡Variations
1
Add 1 tsp of vanilla extract at the end for a more fragrant jam.
2
Combine plums with pears (50/50) for a more complex flavored jam.
3
Stir in 2 tbsp of rum or brandy at the end for a sophisticated twist.