Food & Cooking Recipes Breakfast & Brunch Recipes Blueberry Preserves This three-ingredient recipe for blueberry preserves makes a delightful French-style quick jam. Close Jump to recipe This recipe for blueberry preserves is from "Mes Confitures: The Jams and Jellies of Christine Ferber." It requires just three ingredients—blueberries, sugar, and lemon juice—and a preserving pan, which is a pan specifically used for cooking jams and jellies. Compared to traditional saucepans, a preserving pan (also called a jam pan) has a narrower bottom, creating more surface area for liquids to evaporate. If you don't have a preserving pan, you can still make this easy jam, just use a wide stainless steel saucepan. Blueberry preserves last for about a month in the fridge, so you'll be able to enjoy it on top of pancakes or toast for a sweet breakfast, or paired with crackers and goat cheese for an elegant snack. When it's time for dessert, try topping your favorite ice cream with blueberry preserves. How to Wash and Store Berries So They Stay Fresh Longer Directions Rinse blueberries: Rinse the blueberries in cold water without soaking them. Simmer berries with sugar and lemon juice: Place blueberries in preserving pan with the sugar and lemon juice. Bring to a simmer. Refrigerate overnight: Pour simmering mixture into a ceramic (or glass) bowl. Cover with parchment round and transfer to refrigerator. Refrigerate overnight. Boil over high heat: The next day, transfer mixture to a large pot and bring to a boil over high heat, stirring gently. Cook and stir: Continue to cook over high heat for 5 to 10 minutes, stirring and skimming as necessary. Check temperature: Check set (mixture should reach 221°F). Transfer to jars: Pour the jam into sterilized jars, filling to the fill line. Repeat process with remaining jars. Put lids and rings on jars and tighten; do not overtighten. How Long Do Blueberry Preserves Last? These blueberry preserves are what is called a quick jam or refrigerator jam. It takes less time to make them because the jars of jam are not processed in a hot water bath or a pressure canner after the jam is made, but this means they need to be refrigerated. Store the blueberry preserves in the refrigerator and use within one month. How Long Do Homemade Jams, Jellies, Pickles, and Preserves Last? Try These Other Recipes for Jams, Jellies, and Preserves: Basic Jam Frozen-Berry Jam Rhubarb Raspberry Jam Fresh-and-Dried Peach Jam Strawberry Jam Updated by Kirsten Nunez Kirsten Nunez Kirsten Nunez is a writer who focuses on food, health, nutrition, and DIY. She has a master's degree in nutrition, and has been writing professionally for nearly 10 years for digital and print publications, such as decorvow, Shape, Real Simple, Healthline, and SELF. She also creates original recipes, which have appeared on product packaging in stores.