Bring to boil. And, no, they are not the same thing. Stir in vanilla. Technically, plumcots are a 50-50 cross between a plum and an apricot, while pluots are mostly plum. Place packed cans into the canning pot and cover with 1-2 inches of water. Do not peel. If you don't have a thermometer, spoon a little on a chilled plate, it should set and no longer be runny. Many people add them to their breakfast cereals to sweeten them up. I halved the recipe, using seven pluots (about 1 cup of sugar, lemon juice and a vanilla bean) and ended up with just over 3 jars of Pluot Jam. As recommended, I cooked the pluots with the skin on, but I wanted a smoother jam so I ended up using a stick blender once they had cooked for about 45 minutes. In the supermarket, pluots are sometimes labeled plumcots and vice versa. Yields: 8 (8 oz./half pint) jars of jam *Notes From Diana's Desserts On Amount of Sugar To Use In Recipe: If you plan to make Pluot Jam, my suggestion would be to not use as much sugar as you would for traditional plum jam. 4 pints of sorted, scrubbed, and chopped pluots – about 3lbs 1/4 cup lemon juice – fresh squeezed or bottled 1/2 cup Water 5 cups white sugar 1 packet pectin 1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil (I use plain olive oil – not the extra virgin stuff) Put the chopped pluots in the pot with the water, lemon juice, pectin, and sugar. Pit plums. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 5 min. Ladle hot jelly into hot, sterilized jars, filling to within 1/2 inch of the top. Once jam has been opened, refrigerate, and use within one month. Both are sweet and firm, and you can use them—or other stone fruits—interchangeably in recipes. Remove from the pot and leave at room temperature undisturbed for 12-24 hours. Some recipes have you combine plums and sugar directly in the pot and start cooking right away. In a very large pot, place as many plums as the pot can manage with 1/2 inch (at most) of water at the bottom. Measure temperature, when it reaches 105 C the jam is done. Run a clean knife or thin spatula around the insides of the jars to remove any air bubbles. Remove jelly from the heat and skim off any heavy foam. "I made Jam ( or preserve) without using pectin and with minimal amount of sugar. Place pluots and sugar in a large heavy pot and bring to the boil. Finely chop or grind fruit; place in saucepan. Measure exactly 6 cups prepared fruit into 6- or 8-qt. Yes, they both exist. https://patch.com/california/larkspurcortemadera/recipe-of-the-week-pluot-jam Reduce heat to medium and cook for 30 minutes, stirring often. Add water. The pluot can also be used as an ingredient in ice cream or yogurt, or in a sauce over pancakes. 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