Pumpkin & Ginger Jam

Name: Pumpkin & Ginger Jam
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: Portuguese
Ingredients: 1 small pumpkin (mine weighed 1.4 kg with some left over); 1 kg (5 cups) granulated sugar; 75 g (1/2 generous cup pre chopping) crystallised ginger (very finely diced); 2 small lemons (quartered (remove any loose pips))

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:40min

Pumpkin & Ginger Jam is unusual as it’s flavour leans more towards marmalade than jam due to the ginger and lemon but there is also the subtle sweetness of pumpkin shining through. This is the perfect breakfast preserve.

Updated at: Wed, 29 Oct 2025 06:33:15 GMT