Sounds like it is just a runny jam, jam that doesn't set-up. Does it contain any pectin? Should be on the label. If so it sounds like you could use any of the many low-sugar jam recipes to make it.

If no pectin then why not just can the mashed fruit in apple juice or white grape juice with how much sugar you want?

Dave

If you look at their website you can read the ingredients for each Spoon Fruit variety. For example, Cherry Spoon Fruit is "red tart cherries, white grape juice concentrate, apple juice concentrate, lemon juice, cherry juice concentrate, pectin."

What that means is it's a fruit spread thickened with pectin. If you can buy locally or mail order Pomona Pectin or any other brand of no-sugar pectin that spread would be easy to re-create.

There are numerous threads on using Pomona. Even if you don't buy their brand, the website has recipes which will offer the sort of spread you're looking for.

This Pomona recipe insert provides all the general recipes for fruit spreads as well as a pectin ratio for your own formulations. While their recipes call for honey or sugar, fruit juice concentrates (which are also sugar) can be used just as easily.

Carol

Here is a link that might be useful: Pomona Pectin Recipe Sheet

Yes, I agree, just get Pomona's pectin and use it. I use apple juice concentrate a lot in my sugar free jams.

Thanks Carol and Linda Lou for the tip on Pomona's pectin. I'm not familiar with this product. Tried using a different pectin and juice, didn't like the results. Tried using just the juice concentrate and couldn't get it to set up like I would have liked. i'll give Pomona a try. Thanks.

Lauren

Pomona or the same type of pectin in bulk is probably what the company uses.

With Pomona you have 100% latitude on amount of sugar or no sugar whatsoever.

Carol

I've got a recipe that doesn't need Pomona or other boxed stuff:

http://motherskitchen.blogspot.com/2011/07/spoon-fruit.html

Here is a link that might be useful: Spoon Fruit