My recipe for rhubarb apple jam is a tribute if you will, to my grandma. My grandmother passed away a little over 4 years ago and I miss her so much. She was a great cook, a wonderful storyteller, and an amazing gardener. My love of gardening was probably born out of the hours spent chatting with grandma in her garden.

Rhubarb Apple Jam

Every spring, when I see rhubarb in the markets and shops, I get totally nostalgic and crave rhubarb jam. It is the first batch of jam of the season in our home. Rhubarb apple jam has the perfect blend of tart and sweet and makes a kick-off to the new canning season.

If you’ve been following the blog for a while, you might know that I love to garden and spend hours in my backyard garden with my kids. However, no matter how hard I try, I can’t seem to grow a decent amount of rhubarb at our current home.

Our local farm outlet store sent out emails last week announcing that the first harvest of rhubarb was ready. It was included in their ONLY LOCAL Freshbox along with a few pounds of ambrosia apples.

If you have never ever made jam before, this rhubarb apple jam is the perfect beginner recipe. It is so simple and straightforward and yields amazing results every time. If you don’t have any apples, you can swap them out for strawberries.

The only thing that I would advise is to make sure that when you dice up your rhubarb and apples, that you cut them into fairly small pieces. The apples I used were not completely softened after cooking for 20 minutes. I ended up using a potato masher to mash them up a bit, but you can leave them chunkier if you prefer or puree them with a wand-type blender. It is totally up to you to choose the texture your family prefers.

Let’s get started…

This recipe uses very minimal tools and utensils. You will need a cutting board, knife, measuring cup, measuring spoons, a saucepan, a spoon to stir with, and some sterile half-pint canning jars with new lids and a basic water-bath canner with canning utensils.

When I made this current batch of Rhubarb Apple Jam, it yielded 4 half-pint jars with a little bit to taste leftover.

Rhubarb Apple Jam Recipe

Ingredients

• 4 cups diced rhubarb
• 2 cups diced apples
• 1 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon
• 1 2oz. package of dry pectin

Directions

1. Prepare your ingredients. Wash, trim and cut rhubarb into small 1/2″ cubes. Peel, and dice apples into small pieces.
2. In a large saucepan, mix together the rhubarb, apples, water, sugar and cinnamon. Over medium heat, bring to a boil and then cook for 20 minutes or until the fruit is quite soft. Add the dry pectin and continue to boil for 5 minutes.
3. Fill sterile canning jars leaving a 1/4 inch headspace. Wipe rims with a clean cloth or paper towel, and close with canning lids and rims. Process in a water-bath canner for 10 minutes, or as recommended for your elevation.

Note: Let jars cool for 24hrs and store in a cool dark place. Refrigerate jam after opening.

If you are looking for labels to add to your jars, be sure to grab my free Farmhouse Jam Jar Labels.

We have huge plans for our garden and the upcoming canning season. I encourage you to get on our mailing list and be sure to follow us on Instagram, and YouTube so you don’t miss a thing. We will be sharing lots of photos from our garden, our chickens, and the resources that we use, and not to mention, lots of gluten-free recipes.

Do you have a favorite jam recipe that you make every year? If you try the Rhubarb Apple Jam recipe, be sure to grab your free Jam Jar Labels and leave a comment below.

Nothing tastes better than homemade jam on a thick slice of bread. There is something about eating a bit of summer out of a jar in the middle of the winter. For as long as I can remember, I have been preserving jams, pickles, applesauce, and other yummy things.

Printable Farmhouse Labels

Originally, I made these labels to stick on my Rhubarb Apple Jam jars. It is the first batch of jams that I make each spring. It is one of our family’s favorites. Make sure to grab a copy of my Rhubarb Apple Jam Recipe before you go.

Farmhouse-style interior decorating is so pretty. When I designed these, I was living in the suburbs of a large city on the prairies and where there was no farmhouse in sight, BUT decorating with burlap and painters drop-cloth and white walls are my jam, pun intended.

These farmhouse labels can be paired with some twine, a little burlap, or if you prefer, some gingham to make a trendy little gift or decor for your pantry.

At first, I created these to say ‘HOMEMADE Jam’. But, if you like to make things in jars, jams are likely not the only thing you can make. There are labels for different types of jam as well as blank labels with ‘HOMEMADE Jam’ and ‘MADE WITH LOVE’ so that you can personalize them with your favorite canned goods.

I have a slight obsession with labels and label making. I am a bit of a neat freak and like to have things in their place. I love my little label maker, but homemade goods sometimes need a little something more to make them special.

So I decided to make two styles of Farmhouse labels and will let you choose between those that have ‘HOMEMADE jam’ and those that have ‘HOMEMADE with love’ written on them to don your jars. There is enough space to write the name of your canned goods right on the label.

You can print these labels on letter-size sticker paper like this one from Amazon that will allow you to print with a laser or ink-jet printer. Cut them out and stick them on your jar. They fit perfectly on most canning jar lids.

However, if you are like me and ran out of sticker paper or don’t have any on hand, these are perfectly usable if you print them on regular paper. Simply cut out the farmhouse labels with scissors or a 2-inch lever punch and use a glue stick to stick the label to your canning lid.

Decorate your jar with a little twine, jute, or gingham ribbon and it is ready to give as a little gift.

Be sure to download your farmhouse labels and let me know in the comments what you’re planning to can this year.

Also, be sure to grab my Rhubarb Apple Jam Recipe. It is sure to be a hit! Be sure to tag me on Instagram if you make some.

Also, I would love it you would head on over to our YouTube channel. I have recorded several canning videos to inspire folks looking to fill their pantry with homemade goods. Our kitchen is gluten-free out in the country, so I also share lots of gluten-free recipes, gardening, and homesteading videos. I can’t wait to see you there.

The following is a video of the kids and I picking Saskatoon berries and making jam.