Plum Syrup
I grew up with a plum tree right outside my bedroom window. As a kid, I remember making homemade Plum Jam and Jelly with and for my mom. Over the years, my mom has come up with a homemade Plum Syrup recipe that we absolutely love to have with pancakes, waffles, ice cream and all sorts of things! It is truly easy to make, and such a treat.
Homemade Plum Syrup Recipe
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Ingredients
- 2 cups plum juice
- ½ cup light Karo syrup
- 2-3 cups sugar (depending on your desire for tartness – I use 2 cups)
Instructions
- In a saucepan, mix all ingredients together and bring to a gentle boil. Stir constantly to make sure the sugar is dissolved.
- Bring to a rolling boil, but be sure to keep a close eye on it, so it doesn’t boil over. Otherwise it will be a super sticky mess.
- Pour into pint jars, leaving ½” headspace and seal with lids and rings.
This image is the pot/system we use for juicing the plums. If you don’t have a system like this, here are the basic instructions for juicing plums.
Cut plums in half and take the pit out. Then roughly chop and put in a saucepan with water. Fill the saucepan about halfway with water. Cook until the plums start to fall apart. Strain the juice.
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hi, I’m wondering what the shelf life for this is? Do you need to put pectin in it?
Thanks!
How long do you process your syrup. pints as well as quarts? We have a plum tree and I am trying ways to preserve them. Thanks
Well, we used the steam canner, and it processed for about 15 min, once steam starts to spout. Steam canning isn’t recommended these days, so you just need to look at the directions of a water bath canner and do the same as plum jelly. No pectin is needed. We aren’t positive on shelf life, but recently used some that was 3 years old, and it was just fine.
Okay Dana, here is some better info. 10 minutes for pints and 15 minutes for quarts, in waterbath.
VERY excited to have found this….will be making tonight! Thanks soooo much is just what I was looking for!
VERY excited to have found this….will be making tonight! Thanks soooo much is just what I was looking for!
Enjoy!!
Thanks for the recipe, just purchased a juicer like the one you pictured only stanless steel and did some plums from my daughters tree and I love the juicer system, so much easier!
How much does the recipe yield? I have a whoooole lot of plums to juice!
Can this be frozen?
You can definitely freeze the plum juice, but I’m not sure about once it is turned into syrup. We haven’t tried it.
Thanks so much! I am from Utah and was looking for a recipe for Plum Syrup. So excited to try this tomorrow (just juiced our plums tonight). Thanks so much, I enjoyed your blog!
Thanks Jessica! I hope you enjoy!
I am also from Utah and have my juice all ready to go. I know the process time changes based on elevation. Jessica did you just do the 10/15 minutes as mentioned above? Emily do you live in Utah as well? Just don’t want to have it in the bath longer than needed. Thanks!
I am in California Heidi, so the elevation and time very well may be different.