Jams & Honeys

The natural bounty of Italy is truly breathtaking, but as with all seasonal delights, preserving it to be enjoyed all year-round has been a puzzle for millennia. That’s why Italian home cooks and professionals alike have turned to elegant fruit jams and other preserves to enjoy all the lusciously sweet fruit flavors of summer just a little longer, from the first strawberries of spring to late summer peaches and even autumn’s quince.

Jam is brilliant in the mornings, on toast or yogurt; in baking treats like sandwich cookies, tarts, or jam crostatas; and even as a quick dessert topping over vanilla ice cream or gelato. It’s even wonderful in savory applications—one of Giada’s favorite tricks to add flavor and moisture to large roasts is to brush them with jam in the oven. And of course, there’s an art to pairing fruity preserves with Italy’s many delicious cheeses, from fragrant quince jam with aged parmigiano-reggiano to rich fig jam with creamy ricotta.

Honey is one of nature’s most incredible foods, a seemingly miraculous product that’s both delicious and good for you. Packed with health-boosting properties, honey promotes healing, soothes sore throats, and can help fight disease. All this while serving up an elegant sweetness that pairs as well with aged cheese as it does with peanut butter. Whether you’re topping your yogurt or making a towering struffoli centerpiece, these Italian honey products are here for you.

Find a wide selection of jams, sweet preserves, and honey from across Italy here, all made with natural ingredients and no junky fillers.