Can I do anything with rubbish jam?

[LapinDeBois]

Buoyed by my success with my first ever batch of (blackcurrant) jam this year, I made a load of blackberry jam the other day, and it's pretty rubbish. I'm not sure what went wrong, but it's over-sweet and over-set. It's by no means inedible, just not all that nice. Is there anything I can do with it, other than either chucking it away or resigning myself to eating four jars of the stuff? DH suggested mixing it with apples in a crumble, which might work. Or any other ideas please?

Jam tarts?

Mixing it with fruit for a trifle base?

Was going to say jam tarts too!

If you still want to have it as a jam, you could make an apple puree (unsweetened) and mix it with the jam. That should make it a bit less sweet and set.

A bit of lemon juice also cuts through excess sweetness quite nicely.

Put a layer in the bottom of an oven proof dish, sprinkle over some shredded coconut and top with sponge. Voila jam and coconut sponge. Serve with custard

Jam & coconut sponge - sounds delicious.

Blackberry ripple ice cream?

Blackberries must have a lot of natural pectin in them. One year a made a batch that was gummy bear - like in texture. I now only boil it for 4 minutes.
With the over set jam you have now, you could loosen it up with some brandy ( or whiskey or rum, etc.) And then use it as a compote in a trifle as suggested by Iwaswatching. Or layer it in little glasses with mrscapone cheese and biscuit crumbs.

Oh my god you are the queens of jam, thank you! Questions. Can I freeze jam tarts? (Why didn't I think of jam tarts?) And do I need desiccated and/or sweetened coconut for the sponge, or can I use fresh (I happen to have some fresh grated coconut in the freezer).

Okay. Help me....my blackberry jam hasn't set. I have more blackberries and some apples but I don't want to waste stuff if it's better to stop.

Now I really want some jam and coconut sponge.

Me too caffeinedrip will you mark us some? Do you deliver?

Whoops make

Sorry the kids ate the last of it todAy :o

I use the bought shredded/desicated stuff

I made some Blackberry & Elderberry Jam this year & it tastes a bit tart because of the elderberries. I have decided to use it with port as a glaze for a leg of lamb (or 2!). Never waste jam, there will always be something you can use it for.

I never get that skin on jam dropped on a cold plate thing, so I tend to boil until I get bored! Second batch this year was really runny so I sighed deeply, poured it all back in the preserving pan and boiled it some more. Now it's a bit over-set but still yummy.

Have porridge for breakfast and use the jam to sweeten it.

Can it be used for glazing a cake before icing?

My blackberry jam this year could be used to make Hi-Bounce balls.

It's OK in microwave 'steamed' puddings - I use Jamie Oliver's prune pudding recipe.

Liking the idea of compote for trifle, too...

Ok, well I made an upside down cake with it yesterday. Warmed up half a jar full, mixed it with two sliced eating apples, shoved it in a dish and put a 2-egg sponge mix on top. DS1 said it was the nicest pudding he'd ever eaten ever ever (and he didn't like the jam originally), so that was a result. Plus I have desiccated my own coconut in preparation for making a coconut jam sponge .