{"id":38460,"date":"2026-06-23T21:00:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T04:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=38460"},"modified":"2026-02-16T21:01:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T04:01:55","slug":"blueberry-basil-jam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=38460","title":{"rendered":"Blueberry Basil Jam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-38461\" src=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/blueberry-Basil-Jam-1024x682.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"499\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/blueberry-Basil-Jam-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/blueberry-Basil-Jam-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/blueberry-Basil-Jam-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/blueberry-Basil-Jam-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/blueberry-Basil-Jam-405x270.png 405w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/blueberry-Basil-Jam.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/>Blueberry Basil Jam<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00bc cup packed fresh basil leaves<\/p>\n<p>\u00bc cup freshly squeezed orange juice<\/p>\n<p>2 T. freshly squeezed lemon juice<\/p>\n<p>4 cups granulated sugar<\/p>\n<p>5 lb. fresh blueberries (or substitute frozen)<\/p>\n<p>1 T. apple pectin<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Combine basil with orange and lemon juice in a Vita-Prep or other high-speed blender. Blend 1 to 2 minutes on high until fully incorporated.\u00a0Add basil mixture to a large saucepan with the sugar and blueberries and bring to a boil, stirring frequently.\u00a0As berries are heating, pur\u00e9e mixture using an immersion blender. You want to pur\u00e9e about half of the berries, leaving the other half intact. Cook until soft, 3 to 4 minutes.\u00a0Slowly add pectin while whisking vigorously and bring back to a boil for another 5 minutes. Turn off heat and cool. Store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blueberry Basil Jam &nbsp; \u00bc cup packed fresh basil leaves \u00bc cup freshly squeezed orange juice 2 T. freshly squeezed lemon juice 4 cups granulated sugar 5 lb. fresh blueberries (or substitute frozen) 1 T. apple pectin &nbsp; Combine basil with orange and lemon juice in a Vita-Prep or other high-speed blender. Blend 1 to 2 minutes on high until fully incorporated.\u00a0Add basil mixture to a large saucepan with the sugar and blueberries and bring to a boil, stirring frequently.\u00a0As&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=38460\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[101,126],"class_list":["post-38460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-condiments-extras","tag-canning","tag-jams"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38460"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38462,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38460\/revisions\/38462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}