Diabetic Jam Recipies

[NOG]

I normally make Jam.

10lb of Damsens
10lb of Jam

Then Boil..

Now I am diabetic I need to cut down on the sugar.....and ideas of reduced sugar jam recipies?

I could use canderell but it would cost fortunes.

[HotStuff]

Are you IDD or have you got maturity onset controlled by diet and/or tablets?

[NOG]

I am type 2 ....currently controlled by diet....and I want to keep off the tablets for as long as I can

[HotStuff]

Good for you, hope it works. I was diagnosed back in 1990 and am IDD, 4 injections a day, not as bad as it sounds once you get used to it The recommended diet for diabetics these days is just a normal healthy diet, but you probably know that Perversly, I can understand if you're controlled by diet alone that you would be a bit more careful about your sugar intake. The occasional treat is OK, it's what you do most days that matters. Sorry but I don't have any jam recipes.

[NOG]

Thanks....

[Hilary B]

Thanks....

No recipes, and no direct experience of diabetic stuff, but I BUY a jam-like spread which is made with concentrated fruitjuice instead of sugar (because I like sugar-free fruity things). Would a home-made version of that be any use?

[blackkitty]

I wonder if your best option would be to use commercial pectin which you can buy in most supermarkets and just use the amount of sugar you need for taste. You would have to make it in small quantities though and keep it in the fridge as sugar is the preservative. Maybe freeze the fruit and use it a little at a time.

[Hilary B]

I wonder if your best option would be to use commercial pectin which you can buy in most supermarkets and just use the amount of sugar you need for taste. You would have to make it in small quantities though and keep it in the fridge as sugar is the preservative. Maybe freeze the fruit and use it a little at a time.

I think you would need to boil down to the setting point anyway, with less sugar that would simply mean getting less (and fruitier) jam from the same fruit.

[blackkitty]

Yes you would need to boil it until it reached setting point, a little experimentation would be needed to get quantities correct but the jam would go mouldy on top fairly quickly if there is not enough sugar to 'tie up' the available moisture as that's what preserves jam.

[jackie j]

My OH is also type 2 diabetic and it is a nightmare trying to keep away from things that dont have much sugar, we have to read everything we buy even fruit is high in natural sugars it also doesnt help that he is vegetarian. He has to take tablets.

[Hilary B]

Yes you would need to boil it until it reached setting point, a little experimentation would be needed to get quantities correct but the jam would go mouldy on top fairly quickly if there is not enough sugar to 'tie up' the available moisture as that's what preserves jam.

The total quantity of sugar would be much the same once setting point was reached, the only real difference is that more of it would be coming from the sugar in the fruit, and less from the added sucrose.

[NOG]

I think I am going to have to spread it thinner on the toast.

We get so much fruit that we have to Jam it cos all three freezers quickly fill up.

[Tam]

Here is a recipe for diabetic jam - Sugarless Jam Recipe : Recipezaar

[Tam]

Here's another -http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/2562/orchard-spread.aspx - if you copy and paste, it will take you there.

[NOG]

Thanks I wll have a look.