Ideas for how to use jams...

People always ask me what they can do with the jams and jellies besides spreading them on toast with butter or on a PBJ.  I found an article on the internet which I have partially copied here written by Louise Fiolek in 2012 on www.Delishably.com, where she has this list of ideas. 

28 Good Uses for Jam  © 2012 Louise Fiolek

Here are a few of my favorite uses for jam and jelly:

  1. Make a jam smoothie by blending your favorite jam with milk, fresh fruit, and yogurt.
  2. Serve marmalade and cream cheese on crackers for a simple appetizer.
  3. Use the jam as a glaze for pork or chicken, or add it to BBQ sauce for extra flavor.
  4. Add a dollop of raspberry jam to plain cheesecake for a burst of flavor.
  5. Spread it between cake layers, such as a Victoria sponge cake.
  6. Gently warm it up and thin it (apple or peach jam works best) and pour it over ice cream for a sweet treat.
  7. Use it as a simple pancake or waffle topping.
  8. Pick some blackberries and give homemade blackberry jam as a gift.
  9. Stir it into cottage cheese for a sweet and creamy snack.
  10. Serve a blob of jam with sliced-up local fruit for a simple yet delicious snack.
  11. Add jam to a bowl of oatmeal for a comforting snack. It's a great food to eat before bed.
  12. Swirl strawberry jam into rice pudding for a delicious twist.
  13. Flavor plain yogurt with your favorite jam.
  14. Cover a wheel of brie cheese with jam and wrap it in puff pastry before baking.
  15. Stir jam into icing for a unique cake topping.
  16. Fill doughnuts with jam for a sweet treat.
  17. Make jam-filled butter cookies.
  18. Get the kids to help in the kitchen by mixing jam into pancake batter.
  19. Make a simple jam tart by filling individual pastry tartlet cases with jam.
  20. Make surprise muffins by half-filling the muffin cups, adding a dob of jam, and then covering the jam with more muffin mix.
  21. Use jam as a filling for crepes and top with cream fraiche or whipping cream.
  22. Add jam to a protein shake for added flavor and sweetness.
  23. Use a jelly-type jam to sweeten tea instead of sugar or honey.
  24. Mix jam with oil, vinegar, and spices for a sweet salad dressing.
  25. Use jam instead of sugar for making chewy and fruity cookies.
  26. Drizzle warmed-up jam over spicy chicken wings.
  27. Spoon marmalade over chicken breasts before baking for a simple glaze.
  28. Make Queen of Puddings, which uses up leftover bread, jam, and eggs.