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Super Easy Ginger Kumquat Marmalade

by Ann
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Adapted slightly from Recipe Girl

Super Easy Ginger Kumquat Marmalade ~ Sumptuous Spoonfuls #marmalade #recipe


This is seriously the easiest marmalade ever!

Making jam always sounds like such an intimidating project, doesn’t it? All that cooking and making sure you get the proportions right and how much pectin should you use? How do you make sure the jars seal? Do you need to do a water bath?

Well I have discovered a secret … did you know you can make jam in the microwave? When I ran across this recipe from Recipe Girl, the idea totally blew me away.  I just had to try it. I had a bunch of kumquats in my fridge drawer that were getting well past their prime, some starting to get soft or brown in spots. I seriously needed a good way to use them up fast. This marmalade sounded just perfect.

The best part about this marmalade? No pectin required. No special equipment. All you need is fruit, sugar, a bit of freshly shredded ginger root,  a bowl, a spoon and a microwave. Okay, it does help to have a handi chopper or food processor to blend up the fruit, but still: How simple is that?

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Super Easy Ginger Kumquat Marmalade ~ Sumptuous Spoonfuls #marmalade #recipe

Super Easy Ginger Kumquat Microwave Marmalade

  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 1 1/2 - 2 pints of jam 1x

Ingredients

Scale
  • A bunch of kumquats, seeds and pith removed (if necessary) + 1 peeled orange ~ pureed in a food processor ~ About 2 3/4 cups total fruit, after pureeing
  • 2 3/4 cups sugar
  • 2 3/4 teaspoons freshly grated ginger
  • 2 3/4 teaspoons vanilla extract (optional)

Instructions

  1. Chop the kumquats roughly and remove any seeds or pithy white parts in the middle. Peel an orange and chop it into small chunks. Put all of this into a food processor or handi chopper and puree until smooth. I ended up with 2 3/4 cups of fruit puree.
  2. Put the fruit puree in a microwave safe bowl and stir in the sugar and the ginger.
  3. Microwave on high for 15 minutes, stopping to stir twice. Stir in the vanilla extract.
  4. The marmalade might be a little thin at this point, but it will thicken as it cools.
  5. You can do the whole sterilized jar thing if you like, but I just poured it into a couple jars after it cooled and put it in the fridge. I’ve found that jam usually keeps for at least a month in the fridge and I’ve no doubt I’ll find some good uses for it before that.

Notes

You can adjust the amounts to fit the amount of fruit you have … just use 1 cup of sugar for each cup of fruit, then add 1 teaspoon of ginger and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract for each cup of fruit.

Super Easy Ginger Kumquat Marmalade ~ Sumptuous Spoonfuls #marmalade #recipe

This recipe was shared at Manic Monday, Wednesday ExtravaganzaTasty Thursdays and In & Out of the Kitchen Bloghop.

 

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11 comments

Ann February 13, 2013 - 8:07 pm

I am going to have to try this, Ann! I love homemade jams and this looks like a new one that we would all love!

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Ann February 13, 2013 - 11:39 pm

Oh yay! I’m so excited you’re going to try it … I think you will love it 🙂

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Izzy March 1, 2015 - 9:03 pm

Can I use a blender? I don’t have a food processor

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Ann March 1, 2015 - 9:28 pm

Yes, a blender will probably work, although it might blend it too much. Just pulse your blender to chop it finely.

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Samantha Hayes January 31, 2019 - 2:30 pm

OMG I just made this and it is seriously the best marmalade I’ve ever tasted! Thank you for this wonderful recipe!! Aside from the arduous task of removing the seeds and pithy bits, it was also incredibly easy.

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Ann February 1, 2019 - 9:41 pm

Samantha, you totally made my day! I am so glad this recipe worked for you. Thank you for taking the time to comment … you’re awesome. 🙂

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Grace Sebastian October 14, 2020 - 9:08 am

Thanks Ann, great recipe!
My Mom loved it, taste,colour, consistency!
My six year old sweet girl loved it and picked up on the ginger too!
My first time making marmalade too, so excited!
By the way, Mom wanted to know if same recipe can be made with oranges?

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Ann October 14, 2020 - 8:53 pm

I am SOOO happy you all liked it, Grace! I think you probably could make it with oranges … or lemons or grapefruit. I need to try that!

Thank you so much for the sweet comment. I’d totally forgotten about this recipe and now I’m enthused to try it again, sans kumquats. <3

Ann

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Ronnie February 13, 2022 - 2:42 pm

Easy to make, a little thin and very sweet. This is my second try at Kumquat Marmalade. I will see how it firms up in the fridge. I used Ginger and the Vanilla, with the orange too, I also added a couple of Lemon Icecubes for contrast.

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Ann February 13, 2022 - 8:01 pm

Thanks for sharing your results, Ronnie! Mine thickened up nicely, but I had tiny kumquats.

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