Raspberry jalapeno bacon jam is a sweet, salty, smoky, spicy condiment perfect for breakfast, dinners, or snacking. Loaded with bacon, jalapenos, and sweet raspberries, it’s a flavor explosion in every bite!
Sweet jams are always a welcome addition to any breakfast or brunch, but when you mix them with savory ingredients, they become a sweet, savory spread you can use on almost anything!
That’s what I’ve done with this jam recipe. It combines sweet raspberries with smoky, salty bacon and spicy jalapenos to create a sweet, savory homemade jam that packs a punch!
It’s perfect as a topping for biscuits, sausage, egg, and cheese breakfast sandwiches, cheeseburger sliders, or your favorite crackers.
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Simple Ingredients: You’ll find everything you need in your kitchen or local grocery store.
- Easy: This recipe requires only a few simple steps and basic kitchen skills.
- Complex Flavor: The combination of ingredients creates a sweet, savory, complex flavor with a kick of heat.
- Customizable: It’s easy to adjust this recipe to make all kinds of jams.
- Versatile: Serve this jam with your favorite breakfast or brunch items, or use it as a spread on burgers and sandwiches.
Key Ingredients
You’ll find a full list of ingredients along with their exact amounts in the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
- Bacon: Crispy, crumbled bacon adds smoky, salty flavor to the jam.
- Raspberries: Raspberries are sweet and tart, perfectly balancing the other flavors in the jam.
- Jalapenos: Diced jalapenos add a vegetal flavor and a kick of heat to the jam.
- Aromatics: Diced garlic and onion add an aromatic flavor.
- Brown Sugar: Brown sugar adds a bit more sweetness to balance the hot and savory elements.
- Apple Cider Vinegar: This adds an acidic, slightly sweet flavor to the jam.
Variations
- Berries: You can use any of your favorite berries to create different variations.
- Other Fruit: Diced fruits such as apples, pears, peaches, or even pineapple create equally tasty variations.
- In a Spread: Use this jam as an ingredient in dips, as I did with this bacon jam dip with caramelized onions.
How to Make Raspberry Jalapeno Bacon Jam
Step 1: Cook the bacon until very crispy. Then, transfer it to a plate lined with paper towels and pour the grease out of the pan. Crumble.
Step 2: Cook the raspberries and sugar in a saucepan until the sugar is fully dissolved.
Step 3: Cook the onions and jalapenos in the same skillet as the bacon until the onions are translucent. Then, add the garlic and cook until fragrant.
Step 4: Add the remaining ingredients to the pan and cook until the sauce thickens and becomes jam-like.
Expert Tips
- Let the bacon cool before crumbling. It will break apart more easily, and you won’t burn yourself!
- Stir your onion and garlic mixture continuously as you cook to keep the garlic from burning.
- Stir your sauce occasionally as it simmers to prevent sticking and scorching.
- Wash your hands thoroughly and NEVER touch your face when handling hot peppers.
Raspberry Jalapeno Jam FAQs
Yes, it will. The combination of the fruit’s natural pectin and simmering, which reduces the mixture’s moisture, will thicken the jam perfectly.
This jam is perfect with breakfast items like sausage and biscuits, burgers, sliders, main dishes like turkey, beef, or pork, or as an appetizer spread with your favorite crackers.
Refrigerate this jam for up to 2 weeks in an airtight container.
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Raspberry Jalapeno Bacon Jam
Ingredients
- 12 ounce bacon
- 6 ounce fresh or frozen raspberries
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 ½ cups brown sugar
- 1 medium red onion, diced
- 2 jalapenos, stem, seeds removed, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 ½ tablespoon dark molasses
- ¼ – ½ cup water, or as needed
- Black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- In a large cast-iron skillet or frying pan, cook bacon until very crispy.
- Remove bacon and place on a plate lined with paper towels to absorb excess grease, and drain grease from the pan.
- In a small saucepan add ½ cup of brown sugar and raspberries.
- Cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently, then remove from heat.
- Add onions and jalapenos to the cast-iron skillet and cook on low until onions are translucent.
- Add minced garlic and cook for an additional 2-3 minutes or until fragrant.
- Add all remaining ingredients to the pan.
- Reduce to low for 30-40 minutes or until sauce is a little thicker than maple syrup.
- Add pepper to taste.
Notes
- Let the bacon cool before crumbling. It will break apart more easily, and you won’t burn yourself!
- Stir your onion and garlic mixture continuously as you cook to keep the garlic from burning.
- Stir your sauce occasionally as it simmers to prevent sticking and scorching.
- Wash your hands thoroughly and NEVER touch your face when handling hot peppers.
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This raspberry jalapeño bacon jam is amazing! It tasted wonderful on my toast this morning. Looking forward to making again.
This was SO good! I was so intrigued when I came across this recipe and couldn’t wait to give it a try. Wow wow wow! It did not disappoint…highly recommend.
I made this and the flavor was incredible. Sweet, spicy, and smoky all at once!
This flavor combo is so good. I made it last night to go with roasted chicken. It was great on top.
This stuff is crazy good! I used it as a spread on my bacon burger. Om nom nom.
Can this jam be canned
You should be able to can this just as you would any other jam.