Bergamot: Suggested fruits/vegetables to add to jams and marmalades that use bergamot, and any other ideas for using it.

[cteavin]

I picked up two kilos of bergamot this afternoon intending to candy some of the peel and make jam or marmalade with most of the rest. I'm wary of all the AI articles out there and wanted to see real people do with it.  Any suggestions for flavor pairings or proportions when adding to a marmalade? 

[Duvel]

If I could get my hands on bergamot in affordable quantities, I‘d make both juice and syrup for highballs …

[blue_dolphin]

I’d love an Earl Grey marmalade!

Or maybe fig & bergamot preserves?

Bergamot poached prunes?

[MaryIsobel]

Had a blackberry gin jam in London - loved it.

[FrogPrincesse]

Marmalade for sure. Also I’d try salt-preserving a couple.

Bergamot is hard to find here (even though California has a ton of great citrus), so I am very jealous! I’d love to see pictures of the fruit, please share if you can.

[AAQuesada]

@MaryIsobel that sounds delicious! 

 

@FrogPrincesse Boy do I miss Mud Creek Ranch (Santa Paula) coming to the Santa Monica Farmers market. They grow something like 200 varieties of citrus and you could always count on them for that kind of stuff. 

[cteavin]

I forgot to post the picture you requested. Here you go ☺️

[FrogPrincesse]

On 12/30/2025 at 4:31 AM, cteavin said:

I forgot to post the picture you requested. Here you go ☺️

Thank you! What did you end up making with them?

[cteavin]

Marmalade with Seville Oranges, 30:70. Very nice flavor. That took four. 

I made a syrup with just the zests of all but one that was left, and made candied bergamot peel with that for garnish.

The juice didn't have a particular flavor, just sourness. It's in a bottle in the fridge. I'll maybe use it as the acid next time I make jam. :)