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Jam with honey – what does it taste like?

Jam with honey tastes fruity, rounded and a touch softer than jam sweetened with sugar alone: the fruit takes centre stage, while the honey adds a delicate floral sweetness in the background. FRUCHTSTOFF from SUMMSTOFF Imkereigenossenschaft e.G. contains 67% fruit and 10% honey across all twelve varieties.

What goes into a jam with honey?

FRUCHTSTOFF's recipe is made up of fruit, sugar, honey, fresh lemon juice and apple pectin as a setting agent. Fruit makes up the largest share at 67% – for the mango and passion fruit variety, that's 50% mango and 17% passion fruit. Honey is a deliberately chosen ingredient at 10%, giving the fruit spread its own distinctive character.

The connection makes perfect sense: SUMMSTOFF is a cooperative of professional beekeepers. Honey is what we work with every day, and FRUCHTSTOFF brings it into the kitchen in a jam that's all about the taste of ripe fruit.

Flavour: fruit to the fore, honey in the background

The first spoonful reveals the fruit straight away. A rounded sweetness follows, quite different from plain sugar. How noticeable the honey note is depends on the variety:

• Mild fruits such as Strawberry and Apricot let the honey note come through more easily.
• Tart berries such as Raspberry or Redcurrant put the fruit centre stage, with the honey rounding things off.
• Dark fruits such as Plum or Blackberry give a bold flavour with a soft sweetness.
• Exotic variety: Mango and passion fruit combines tropical fruit with honey's sweetness.

Taste is a personal thing. If you'd like to discover the honey note, start with strawberry or apricot on a fresh bread roll.

Jam with honey in the kitchen

This jam works anywhere you'd normally use jam or preserves: on bread, stirred into yoghurt, as a filling for cakes and pastries, or as a glaze for roasts. You'll find ideas in our breakfast ideas and under Baking with Jam. A collection of dishes can be found on the page Recipes with jam.

You can also get creative pairing it with pure honey: on a cheese sandwich, a slice of goat's cheese, a drop of honey and a dollop of jam come together beautifully. Which honey variety suits which dish is explained in our Honey guide.

Jam, preserve or fruit spread?

The label on FRUCHTSTOFF uses the official term "fruit spread". In everyday language, jam, preserves and fruit spread are all closely related. What the different terms actually mean is explained in our guide Jam, preserves, fruit spread: what's the difference?.

Honey as an ingredient: what makes it special

Honey is one of the oldest sweeteners used in cooking. In jam, it takes on part of the sweetening role while also adding its own flavour, which can be floral or bold depending on the honey variety. In FRUCHTSTOFF, honey sits alongside sugar as an ingredient; both are listed in the ingredients list, which you can check on every product page.

If you're curious about honey varieties, you'll find in our acacia honey guide a detailed description of one of the mildest varieties, which is a popular choice in the kitchen.

Taste test comparison

A small taste test brings the flavour to life: spread butter on two slices of bread, top one with FRUCHTSTOFF strawberry and the other with a strawberry jam without honey, if you happen to have one to hand. Then compare the difference in sweetness, aftertaste and texture. A family breakfast with several varieties makes for a fun flavour test too.

Where can I get FRUCHTSTOFF?

FRUCHTSTOFF is available in our SUMMSTOFF Shop in twelve varieties of 200 grams each, as well as in shops at EDEKA and REWE.

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