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Homemade Instant Pot® Tomato Jam
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Instant Pot® Tomato Jam

When a bountiful harvest of assorted ripe tomatoes blesses your life, this delicious mixture with warm spices is sure to brighten many sandwiches and entrees.
Course Main Course, Treat
Cuisine Multi cultural
Keyword easy, frugal, frugal and delicious, instant pot cooking, tomato jam, vegetarian
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 97kcal
Author Chauncey McCormick
Cost $1

Equipment

  • 1 Instant Pot

Ingredients

  • 4 Cups Ripe Tomatoes-cored, cut into chunks A mixture of varieties is fine
  • 2/3 Cup Light Brown Sugar
  • 1½ TBsp Apple Cider Vinegar
  • ¼ tsp Ground Cinnamon
  • ⅛ tsp Ground Cloves
  • ¾ tsp Salt
  • 5-6 shakes Bottled Hot Sauce
  • 1 TBsp Butter

Instructions

  • Gather your ingredients and your instant pot®
    Ingredients to make instant pot tomato jam
  • Be sure to cut and core the larger tomatoes. The cherry and smaller tomato varieties can be left whole
    Varieties of tomatoes to make tomato jam
  • Add all the ingredients into the instant pot® (except for the butter-save that for later)
    Adding the ingredients to the instant pot to make tomato jam
  • Stir the mixture to combine the ingredients
    mixture of tomatoes and spices to make instant pot tomato jam
  • Close the lid and seal
  • Set to manual cook for 5 minutes
    Set the instant pot to manual cook the tomato jam for 5 minutes
  • After the cooking process is complete, allow the pressure to naturally release
  • After 15 minutes, release any remaining pressure and open the lid
  • The mixture will appear watery-that's ok
    Remove the instant pot lid. The mixture will appear watery
  • Carefully use an immersion blender to smooth all the tomato chunks and skins
    Use an immersion blender to obtain a pureed texture
  • Now add the butter-it reduces foaming and adds flavor
    Add butter to the tomato pureed mixture to add flavor and reduce foaming
  • When a nice pureed texture is achieved, set the instant pot to sauté
    the pureed tomato mixture
  • Bring to a boil, stir constantly and allow the mixture to reduce and thicken to a jammy ketchup consistency
    Reduced and thickened tomato jam mixture
  • Allow to cool slightly and place mixture into a mason jar or plastic container with a sealable lid
    Homemade Instant Pot® Tomato Jam
  • Store in refrigerator for up to 10 days or freeze to use later

Notes

This is a great use of assorted tomato varieties-from cherry tomatoes, to romas and big boys. Combine them all together. The instant pot® cooks them down and the immersion blender creates a lovely puree of the skins and tomato chunks. The spices add a depth and warmth of appealing flavors to brighten many meals.