Can I substitute honey for the sugar in a jam recipe? Is there any other additions I need to make to make it work (like baking soda with maple syrup)?
Thanks!
2006-09-21 13:45:39 · 8 answers · asked by Barney's Betty 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
jam making is all about pectin and in order to activate pectin you need sugar and heat. honey is a single chain sugar, a mono-saccaride, where sugar is a di-saccaride. i have never tried subbing honey but there may be an issue with activating the pectin. all you can do is try and accept that the batch may not turn out.
2006-09-21 14:16:57 · answer #1 · answered by ph62198 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, you can't use honey in jams. Just use sugar. Ball brand of jars has a recipe for a Splenda Jam, if you dont' want to use regular white granulated sugar.
2006-09-21 14:52:59 · answer #2 · answered by Sugar Pie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm... I highly doubt it'll work. The key ingrediant would be sugar ... but honey sounds delish in home made jam! I'd try it, experimenting and finding out for yourself would be fun. : )
2006-09-21 13:53:37 · answer #3 · answered by auniquekind 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
honey is quite tricky to work with. You would probably have to experiment, and have a few failures before you figure it out. Honey adds liquid to recipes so it is not equivalent to dry sugar!
2006-09-21 13:53:11 · answer #4 · answered by jarm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-09-21 17:03:20 · answer #5 · answered by amberharris20022000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it won't be good...stick to the recipe.
2006-09-21 13:48:10 · answer #6 · answered by Dorothy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sweety, would you please pass me the honey n jam?
2006-09-21 13:49:06 · answer #7 · answered by slandguy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
2006-09-21 13:59:04 · answer #8 · answered by luke m 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋