Spicy, Smoky Tomato Jam Recipe

And I really love giving gifts from my kitchen, especially my preserves.

Now, let’s talk about this recipe.

These jars of Smoky Spiced Tomato Jam check all the boxes. It’s tomato season, so taking this abundant fruit, changing it into something unexpected and then filling my jars with the resulting jam was something that just had to happen.

Supplies I Used for canning this Smoky Spiced Tomato Jam Recipe:

• Kilner Jam Pan
• (at this writing, this pan is on sale/clearance at Williams-Sonoma. This is a slightly less expensive pan on Amazon, which looks very similar, but I can’t attest to it as I’ve never tried. I know I do appreciate the heavy gauge Stainless Steel of my Kilner which results in even heat distribution.)
• Wide-Mouth Funnel
• Weck Can Lifter or Ball Can Lifter
• Magnetic Lid Lifter
• Headspace Gauge
• Jars: Lately I’m loving Weck Jars, but I also like my always dependable Ball Jars.
• Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving

The Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving is my bible. Even if I think I could make the recipe in my sleep, I double-check myself against the Ball Book…that whole botulism thing. If you are new to canning, it should be your very first purchase. My cookbook library inventory recently expanded with the addition of The All New Ball Book Of Canning And Preserving: Over 350 of the Best Canned, Jammed, Pickled, and Preserved Recipes!

Ways to Use Your Smoky Spiced Tomato Jam Recipe:

Not naming names here, but certain people have been known to enjoy this jam by the spoonful

Of course, it is absolutely DELIGHTFUL when dolloped over your favorite cheese and cracker…takes a humble nibble to something quite spectacular.

Tuck a little Smoky Spiced Tomato Jam into your next Grilled Cheese Sandwich (yes, you may go ahead and drool now).

What about a dollop of tomato jam on a bowl of white beans?

Whip up a quick appetizer by spreading it on some baked puff pastry, topping with a little goat cheese and then putting it under a quick broil, just to melt the cheese.