Banana Jam Recipe for the Bread Machine
Last Updated July 10, 2025 – Originally Published May 23, 2009
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I love this recipe, and so does my husband! So easy too! (I am notorious for making a huge mess on the stove when I make jam.) Thanks!! ~ Jobebre
Did I mention that my bread machine can make jam? It can! The Zojirushi bread machine has a jam setting. It does and we now have banana jam on a regular basis.
Banana jam in the bread machine
What’s banana jam like? It’s a refrigerator jam that can double as ice cream topping and is a nice addition to plain yogurt.
Banana Facts
Bananas are not only tasty, but they’re also good for you! Check out the vitamins and minerals that they contain (courtesy of Wikipedia):
- Vitamin B6
- Manganese
- Vitamin C
- Potassium
- Dietary Fiber
- Protein
- Magnesium
- Folate
- Riboflavin (B2)
- Niacin (B3)
- Iron
Banana Jam Recipe – Two Pound Machine
3 very ripe bananas, mashed
juice of 3 lemons
sugar
Combine the mashed bananas and the lemon juice into a measuring cup. See how much you’ve got. (It all depends on how big the bananas are, but it should be around 2 cups.) Put the banana-juice mixture into the bread pan. Then add a cup of sugar for every cup of the banana-juice mixture.
Set the bread machine on the jam setting. In about an hour and a half, your house will smell wonderful and you’ll have banana jam.
Skim off the froth, let it cool and put the jam in the refrigerator.
How long will it last in the refrigerator? We usually go through it so quickly that this isn’t an issue. However, it should last about three weeks in the fridge.