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Watermelon Jam In Instant Pot (Without Pectin)

Published July 5, 2020 Last updated December 31, 2020 By Recipe Garden 4 Comments

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Watermelon jam that looks like watermelon jelly is made with fresh watermelon pieces which is so delicious, colorful and easy to make in the instant pot. This watermelon jam recipe requires just 4 ingredients other than the watermelon itself. Use any leftover watermelon fruit to make this small batch watermelon jam which is a delicious summer treat and it almost looks like a watermelon jelly with it’s smooth glassy looking texture!

We use fresh watermelon fruit to make this delicious and colorful small batch fruit jam without pectin.

This watermelon jam has an almost watermelon butter or fruit butter like consistency.

watermelon jam instant pot
watermelon jam instant pot recipe

It goes great as a topping, fruit spread or side with bread, pancakes, waffles etc.

watermelon jam with pancakes

This small batch watermelon jam is made without pectin.

It is easy to make the watermelon jam without pectin since we use lemon juice and also a little cornstarch to thicken the jam easily.

Watermelon jam has a kind of candy like texture and its sweet and colorful with its golssy & smooth jelly like look!

watermelon jam small batch

These are unique treats that you can enjoy during the summer months, and so why not try something new?

watermelon jam easy
Contents hide
1 How To Make Watermelon Jam In Instant Pot?
2 Ingredients to make watermelon jam without pectin
3 Step By Step Process
4 More Jam & Fruit Butter Recipes:
5 More Watermelon Recipes:
6 Watermelon Jam In Instant Pot
6.1 Ingredients
6.2 Instructions
6.3 Notes
6.4 Nutrition

How To Make Watermelon Jam In Instant Pot?

watermelon jam without pectin

We use the following ingredients to make the watermelon jam in the instant pot.

Ingredients to make watermelon jam without pectin

watermelon fruit 4 cups chopped

sugar 1 cup

lemon juice 4 tablespoons – I used the juice from a medium sized lemon, make sure to remove the seeds

cornstarch 2 tablespoons

vanilla extract 1 teaspoon

Step By Step Process

Add the fresh watermelon pieces to the instant pot.

watermelon slices instant pot

Also add the sugar and lemon juice to the instant pot. Stir the contents very well so the sugar and lemon juice is mixed with the watermelon pieces well.

watermelon with sugar

If any seeds are inside the fruits, many of those will float to the top once you stir the contents and you may remove them with a spoon as much as you can.

Close the instant pot with lid in sealing position and cook in high pressure for 15 minutes.

Wait for a natural pressure release.

Once the pressure is all released, carefully open the lid.

Stir and mash the contents using a potato masher. Also add the vanilla extract, stir in.

If there are more seeds, many of those will float to the top and you can easily remove many of those with a long spoon.

cooked watermelon instant pot
remove watermelon seeds
mash watermelon pieces

Simmer the contents (using saute function) while you keep stirring and mashing in between for about 10 to 12 minutes.

Again, any seeds that may float to the surface, can easily be removed using a long spoon throughout the process. A few seeds here and there, are fine!

At this stage, the watermelon pieces will almost look like jelly like in texture but since its watermelon, there will still be little liquid left in the pot.

making watermelon jam

To thicken the liquid, we wil make a cornstarch mixture and add it to the simmering contents to easily make the jam.

To make the cornstarch mixture, carefully take about 3/4 cup of liquid content from the instant pot (may adjust the amount of liquid slightly as needed) and make a cornstarch slurry by mixing the cornstarch with the liquid.

Make sure to mix well so there are no lumps in the cornstarch mixture.

Add this prepared cornstarch mixture to the instant pot, quickly stir well with the contents so the cornstarch will evely mix with the contents in the pot.

preparing watermelon jam instant pot

Continue to simmer (and mash if needed) for another few more minutes (about 4 to 5 minutes or as needed) until the watermelon jam begins to thicken to jam consistency.

watermelon jam without pectin
watermelon jam with cornstarch & sugar

Press cancel button to stop further cooking and transfer the pot to a cool place so it won’t cook further.

Once the jam is slightly cooled, transfer the jam to air tight dry, clean glass jars.

This is a small batch jam prepared in the instant pot and not meant for canning.

You can store the glass jars with the jam in refrigerator for about two weeks time.

Notes: We have used seedless watermelon in this recipe to make the jam.

If you are using watermelon with seeds, make sure to remove the seeds before adding to the pot.

There could be some tiny seeds in seedless watermelon too, they are fine and as I explained in the instructions, you can remove many of those seeds while they are floating to the top during the process using a long spon.

A few tiny seeds that may remain in the jam looked fine to me.

watermelon jelly jam
watermelon jam recipe

More Jam & Fruit Butter Recipes:

instant pot peach jam

instant pot blueberry jam

instant pot strawberry honey jam

instant pot plum jam

mango jam

instant pot banana butter

instant pot spiced peach butter

instant pot strawberry apple butter

More Watermelon Recipes:

watermelon juice

watermelon salad without feta cheese

Below you can get the recipe for instant pot watermelon jam in detail.

watermelon jam instant pot

Watermelon Jam In Instant Pot

Watermelon jam using fresh watermelon pieces is so delicious and colorful and tastes almost like candy with jelly like texture.
Enjoy this watermelon jam on toast, pancakes, waffles etc as a unique, special summer treat which can be made using any leftover watermelon fruit slices during the summer season when watermelon is available in plenty!
This is a simple small batch fruit jam without which you can easily prepare in your instant pot (not meant for canning).
Recipe updated recently to reduce the amount of sugar needed.
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Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: how to make jam in instant pot, how to make jam without pectin, instant pot jam, instant pot watermelon, watermelon jam, watermelon recipes
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
pressure build up and release time estimate: 20 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
Servings: 32 tablespoons
Calories: 33kcal
Author: Recipe Garden

Ingredients

  • 4 cups watermelon fruit chopped
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 4 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Add the fresh watermelon pieces to the instant pot.
    watermelon slices in instant pot
  • Also add the sugar and lemon juice.
    add sugar to watermelon
  • Stir the contents.
    If any seeds are inside the fruits, many of those will float to the top once you stir the contents and you may remove them with a spoon as much as you can.
    watermelon mixed with sugar
  • Close the instant pot with lid in sealing position and cook in high pressure for 15 minutes.
    Wait for a natural pressure release.
    Once the pressure is all released, carefully open the lid.
    Stir and mash the contents using a potato masher. Also add the vanilla extract, stir in.
    mash cooked watermelon
  • Simmer the contents (using saute function) while you keep stirring and mashing in between for about 10 to 12 minutes. Any seeds that may float to the surface, can easily be removed using a long spoon. A few seeds, here and there are fine!
    making watermelon jam instant pot
  • At this stage, the watermelon pieces will almost look like jelly like in texture but since its watermelon, there will still be little liquid left in the pot. Continue to simmer, may need to adjust the heat as needed.
    watermelon jam preparation instant pot
  • To thicken the liquid, we wil make a cornstarch mixture and add it to the simmering contents to easily make the jam.
    To make the cornstarch mixture, carefully take about 3/4 cup of liquid content from the instant pot (may slightly adjust the amount of liquid as needed) and make a cornstarch slurry by mixing the cornstarch with the liquid.
    Make sure to mix well so there are no lumps in the cornstarch mixture.
    Add this prepared cornstarch mixture to the instant pot, quickly stir well with the contents so the cornstarch will evely mix with the contents in the pot.
    watermelon jam instant pot
  • Continue to simmer (and mash if needed) for another few more minutes (about 4 to 5 minutes or as needed) until the watermelon jam begins to thicken to jam consistency.
    watermelon jam in instant pot
  • Press cancel button to stop further cooking and transfer the pot to a cool place so it won't cook further.
    Once the jam is slightly cooled, transfer the jam to air tight dry, clean glass jars. This is a small batch jam prepared in the instant pot and not meant for canning.
    You can store the glass jars with the jam in refrigerator for about two weeks time and in the freezer for few more days.
    watermelon jam stored in glass jars

Notes

We have used seedless watermelon in this recipe to make the jam.
If you are using watermelon with seeds, make sure to remove the seeds before adding to the pot.
There could be some tiny seeds in seedless watermelon too, they are fine and as I explained in the instructions, you can remove many of those seeds while they are floating to the top during the process using a long spon.
A few tiny seeds that may remain in the jam looked fine to me.

Nutrition

Calories: 33kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 23mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 108IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 1mg

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Comments

  1. Kendell

    August 3, 2020 at 7:34 pm

    So going to try this. But I am wondering why it can’t be canned.

    Reply
    • Recipe Garden

      August 3, 2020 at 9:52 pm

      Hi Kendell, I do not think instant pot jam is safe to be canned. We also use cornstarch in this jam recipe, an ingredient which is not meant for canning I believe. You can store this in the refrigerator for few days and in the freezer for some more time. Hope you like it! Thank you.

      Reply
  2. Kendell

    August 6, 2020 at 6:34 pm

    I made this. I ran into a problem. I didn’t have a potato masher so after the pressure cooking, I put in into the blender then back into the pot for the sauté part. Everything was going well until the cornstarch. I followed what was recommended but it wouldn’t smooth out, so I dumped that into the sink and did the tried and true cold water and cornstarch. As a result, I lost 3/4 cup of the juice and replaced it with water so I think that affected the flavor a bit. It’s still good, but not very watermellony but still yummy. Thank you for the recipe 🙂

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    • Recipe Garden

      August 6, 2020 at 7:00 pm

      Hi Kendell, Thank you for your feedback! It is important to make a smooth mixture of cornstarch without lumps before adding it to the instant pot, or it can affect the texture. I am sorry you lost some of the watermelon fruit, since the cornstarch didn’t mix well.

      With regards to the flavor part, the flavor comes from the lemon juice and vanilla extract we use in the recipe since the watermelon flavor itself is not so strong when you cook it. Thanks again for stopping by, hope you will get even better results next time 🙂

      Reply

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