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Calamondin Orange Marmalade

Published: Mar 16, 2015 · Modified: Jul 18, 2022 by Arlene Mobley · This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

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Calamondin Orange Marmalade

I've made a few marmalade recipes over the years. So far this Calamondin Orange Marmalade is one of my favorites.

It's neck and neck between the Calamondin Orange Marmalade and the Meyer Lemon Marmalade I made last year.

Last year I spotted this cute little orange plant growing in a hanging basket at Lowes. I was intrigued by this little orange tree. I had never heard of a calamondin orange before. So I, of course, bought one.

Calamondin Orange Marmalade from flouronmyface.com

After I got home from Lowes I hit the internet running so I could find out all about these tiny little citrus gems called calamondin oranges.

What I found out was that they are so tender that the only way you can get your hands on them is pretty much to grow a calamondin tree yourself.

Calamondin Orange Tree from flouronmyface.com

Growing a Calamondin Orange Tree

Have no fear though you can grow one yourself and if you don't live in Florida like I do or another warm climate state you can grow one in a container and bring it indoors during the winter months.

When the calamondin tree is in bloom your house will fill with the scent of orange flowers.

Right now my tree is in full bloom and when the wind blows just right and I am sitting on my lanai I can smell that sweet scent.

From what I read they are very easy to grow (here in Florida they bloom all year long) and if you plant one tree in the ground the seeds from the fruit that fall to the ground will sprout and before you know it you will have a calamondin grove growing.

I only have my one tree growing in a large pot right now but I may try growing a few more trees from seeds so I can share the calamondin love.

Calamondin Marmalade

If you just want to buy some calamondin marmalade or baked goods you can head over to the Calamondin Cafe.

They have a full line of products made with calamondin oranges.

They have a grove of calamondin oranges, make all their products by hand and are gmo-free, nut free and toxin free.

I also found them while I was researching the calamondin orange. You know what's funny? The Calamondin Cafe is a local business right here in my backyard.

They sell at some of our local farmer's markets so I had a chance to sample their calamondin marmalade when I saw their booth at my favorite farmers market.

If you're in the Southwest Florida area during the winter months be sure to check them out at the Lakes Park Farmers Market.

The Calamondin Cafe booth at the Farmers Market by flouronmyface.com

The Calamondin Cafe at the Lakes Park Farmers Market 2014-2015 season

How to make Calamondin Orange Marmalade

Ingredients

  • 40 fresh calamondin sour oranges
  • juice of the calamondin oranges ( about ¾ cup)
  • equal amounts of sugar
  • 1 ¼ cup water
  • 1 tablespoon butter

Directions

  1. Cut each calamondin orange in half and remove the seeds.
  2. Squeeze the juice into a bowl or measuring cup and set aside.
  3. Flatten each calamondin half and thinly slice the peel into ribbons.
  4. Measure the calamondin peel, water and calamondin juice before pouring into a large jam pot.
  5. Measure equal amounts of sugar and add to the pot.
  6. Add butter to pot.
  7. Heat on low, stirring occasionally so the sugar doesn't scorch on the bottom of the pot.
  8. Once the sugar has dissolved turn the heat up to medium high and bring to a boil.
  9. Place a saucer in the freezer.
  10. Cook until marmalade sets.
  11. Check set by dropping a dollop of marmalade on the cold saucer and push the edge with your fingertip.
  12. If marmalade wrinkles it has set.
  13. Process marmalade in a hot water bath 20 minutes.

Calamondin Orange Marmalade recipe from flouronmyface.com

The calamondin orange is a sour orange that is also perfect to make a Cuban mojo marinade.

Print the Calamondin Marmalade Recipe below.

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Calamondin Orange Marmalade

Arlene Mobley - Flour On My Face
The little gems of calamondin oranges make a perfect marmalade. If you are lucky enough to have a calamondin tree growing near by or buy one for your backyard this is a perfect recipe. Calamondin Marmalade makes a wonderful Christmas gift.
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Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 40 minutes mins
Hot Water Bath 20 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 20 minutes mins
Course Condiment, DIY
Cuisine American
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Servings 80 Servings
Calories 1 kcal

Ingredients  

  • 40 small fresh calamondin sour oranges
  • equal amounts of sugar
  • juice of the calamondin oranges (about ¾ cup)
  • 1 ¼ cup water
  • 1 tablespoon butter
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Instructions 

  • Cut each calamondin orange in half and remove the seeds.
  • Squeeze the juice into a bowl or measuring cup and set aside.
  • Flatten each calamondin half and thinly slice the peel into ribbons.
  • Measure the calamondin peel, water and calamondin juice before pouring into a large jam pot.
  • Measure equal amounts of sugar and add to the pot.
  • Add butter to pot.
  • Heat on low, stirring occasionally so the sugar doesn't scorch on the bottom of the pot.
  • Once the sugar has dissolved turn the heat up to medium high and bring to a boil. Cook until marmalade sets. (SEE NOTES)
  • Fill the half pint canning jars with marmalade, wipe the rims and place the flat lid on. Twist a metal band on the jar. Repeat until all jars are filled.
  • Process marmalade in a hot water bath for 20 minutes. Uncover and turn off the heat. Wait 5 minutes before removing the jars from the canning pot. Place the hot jars on a towel to cool.
  • Cool for 24 hours. Check to make sure all the jars have sealed before removing the metal bands and washing the jars off.
  • 5 half-pint jars.
  • Store the jars of marmalade in a cool dark cabinet.

Recipe Expert Tips

  • Check the marmalade setting point: Place a glass saucer in the freezer while you are cooking the marmalade. To check to see if the marmalade has reach the marmalade setting point drop a small dollop of marmalade on the cold saucer. Allow the marmalade a couple of minutes to cool down. Use a finger tip to push the edge of the marmalade with your fingertip. If you can see the  marmalade wrinkle it has reach the marmalade setting point. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1TablespoonCalories: 1kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 1mgPotassium: 1mgSugar: 1gVitamin A: 1IUCalcium: 1mg
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  1. Jeanne Beam

    November 18, 2022 at 4:22 pm

    Why is butter added to the recipe?

    Reply
    • Arlene Mobley

      November 21, 2022 at 9:30 am

      Butter is added to help cut down on the foaming as it boils. You can leave it out if you like.

      Reply
  2. Annie Schiller

    May 19, 2019 at 12:16 pm

    5 stars
    This is my go-to recipe every time I make Calamondin Marmalade. We eat it all year and give it away to family every year and they love it! I keep getting requests for more. Thank you so much! Annie

    Reply
    • Arlene Mobley

      May 19, 2019 at 10:48 pm

      5 stars
      Annie so glad you are enjoying the recipe. My calamond tree is full of blooms. I can't wait to make another batch.

      Reply
    • Pamela

      June 11, 2022 at 1:02 am

      Hi Arlene, thx for this recipe … I must be thick, I still don’t understand how much sugar to add.
      i did read your reply to Veronica & Kate,
      Could you clarify if the “equal amount of sugar” is equal to what?
      - 1) Juice ie 3/4 cup of sugar in volume (not weight)
      - 2) juice 3/4C + peel (let’s say 1/2C) = 1 1/4C sugar in volume (not weight)
      - 3) juice + peel (eg 1 1/4C) + water (3/4C) to make 2 Cups ie 2 Cups of sugar in volume
      - 4) juice + peel (total 3/4C) + water (1 1/4C) to make 2 Cups ie 2 Cups of sugar in volume
      Or is it some other amounts?

      Thx much!

      Reply
      • Arlene Mobley

        June 14, 2022 at 10:25 am

        Hi Pamela sorry for the confusion! you get the equal amount of sugar by measuring the juice, peel and pulp if there is any. So if you have 2 cups (volume) of orange juice, pulp and peel then you would use 2 cups of sugar. Hope that helps!

      • Eleanor harkness

        June 12, 2023 at 5:54 pm

        Can I double this recipe and when do I know when to pick the Calamondin?

      • Arlene Mobley

        June 17, 2023 at 1:50 pm

        Eleanor yes you can double this marmalade recipe. You pick the Calamondin before they turn completely orange. You can still use the fruit if it is completely orange but they are consider over ripe at that point.

  3. Jenny

    December 22, 2018 at 10:20 am

    I also am a great fan of calamondin marmalade. In fact once you have tasted it than all other marmalade pales by comparison. However, I think it is unnecessary to process the marmalade in a water bath. I have never done this with jams and jellies. It keeps well because of all the sugar.

    Reply
    • Arlene Mobley

      February 04, 2019 at 12:05 am

      5 stars
      Hi Jenny

      Calamondin Marmalade tastes amazing. But it is not safe to skip the hot water bath step when making jams and jellies. The hot water bath is to kill any bacteria that may be present in the jar.

      Reply
  4. Elizabeth

    November 29, 2018 at 10:16 pm

    4 stars
    Made this today.... followed the recipe but it tasted bitter. Did more reading and found that even one small calamansi seed is in the pot it can turn the marmalade bitter. Also when cutting the fruit in half to juice it the seeds can also be cut up and fall into the juice causing it to become bitter.. be carefure when prepping!

    Reply
    • Arlene Mobley

      February 04, 2019 at 12:16 am

      5 stars
      Elizabeth

      Marmalades sometimes have a "bitter' flavor to them. Thanks for the tip about the seeds. Although I have not found this to be the case myself. Maybe next time you can be a little more careful and make sure you remove all the seeds from the juice before making the marmalade? You could easily pour it through a fine mesh strainer to remove all the seeds.

      Reply
    • Patrick

      November 28, 2022 at 6:25 pm

      5 stars
      You are definitely correct. Calamansi seeds are very bitter. Butting a seed in half can also make the juice bitter. A solution is to just cut the tip off of the fruit and squeeze out all the juice like a balloon

      Reply
  5. Veronica

    October 10, 2017 at 12:01 pm

    What do you mean by equal amounts of sugar? Is it equal to the juice or the fruit or the water or any combination. This must be a silly question. Thanks

    Reply
    • Arlene Mobley

      October 10, 2017 at 12:38 pm

      Step 4: Measure the calamondin peel, water and calamondin juice before pouring into a large jam pot. Step 5: Measure equal amounts of sugar. Use the same amount of sugar that equals the measured ingredients in step 4.

      Reply
      • Kate Jesse

        November 22, 2020 at 9:56 am

        I also have the question about how to measure the amounts of peel, water, and calamondin juice. Do you measure peel, water, and juice separately or together? How do you measure peel? If you have (example) 1/2 cup of peel, 1/2 cup of water, and 1/2 cup of juice would you measure out 1-1/2 cups of sugar? Your reply did not answer the question, you only repeated the same directions. If you would clarify this I would appreciate it.

      • Arlene Mobley

        November 23, 2020 at 8:58 am

        Hi Kate

        Sorry if my instructions are confusing. Measure all the juice and peel of 40 calamondin oranges together. You can do this all together in a large measuring cup. Add enough water to bring the measurement up to equal 2 cups. Or you can juice and cut the peel from enough calamondin to equal 3/4 cups of peel and juice. The oranges you have may be larger or smaller than what I used. I needed 40 calamondin oranges to get 3/4 cups of juice and peel. I hope that helps.

  6. Jane

    October 03, 2017 at 6:18 pm

    What does it mean to "process marmalade in hot water bath for 20 miutes?

    Reply
    • Arlene Mobley

      October 03, 2017 at 11:28 pm

      Jane

      You should follow safe canning practices by processing any canning recipe in a hot water bath or by pressure canning. Marmalade's are processed by hot water bath. Please see this documentation on how to hot water bath can before making this or any other canning recipe.

      Reply
  7. Margot

    April 12, 2017 at 5:40 am

    I really need to try this out!

    Reply
    • Arlene Mobley

      April 12, 2017 at 1:24 pm

      Margot

      It is so good!

      Reply
  8. Andrea Pope

    April 07, 2017 at 3:30 pm

    Is there a fruit comparable to the Calamondin? My grandmother lived in St. Petersburg FL and had a tree in her backyard. I can remember the marmalade and would love to make some. Do you have any suggestions? I live in Alabama and I don't think that I would be able to find a tree in this area or would it be able to survive our winters.

    Reply
    • Arlene Mobley

      April 07, 2017 at 5:29 pm

      Andrea

      The only thing I can think of that would come close is a sour orange. Which is probably what was growing in your grandmothers yard. I'm not sure if you could find sour oranges either in Alabama. You can learn about them here All About Florida Oranges

      Reply
      • Nicki RN

        January 18, 2018 at 3:02 pm

        Is a kumquat what is considered a sour orange ? They are like little oranges and I always thought that is what marmalade was made from

      • Arlene Mobley

        January 19, 2018 at 11:34 am

        Hi Nicki

        No a Kumquat is a different type of fruit. Marmalade is usually made from the fruit and zest of citrus fruit. A sour orange is just what it sounds like a very sour orange variety. You can't eat them like a navel orange because they are so sour. But they make a great marmalade because you use a lot of sugar when you are making marmalade. It cuts way back on the sour flavor of a sour orange. Sour oranges aren't available every where and the calamondin oranges are even more rare to find because you usually have to grow your own calamondin orange tree or be in an area where they grown and know someone who has a tree.

      • Nicki RN

        January 19, 2018 at 4:40 pm

        Hi Arlene. A kumquat is a citrus, it is a little orange that has a sweet skin and sour flesh.
        I looked on Google and found several recipes for orange marmelade using kumquats, was given a large bag of them by a friend so going to make some today
        I also have a lemon tree and a Navel orange tree

      • Arlene Mobley

        January 21, 2018 at 1:36 pm

        Hi Nicki although a kumquat is in the citrus family it is not the same as a little orange. Yes the kumquat can be used to make marmalade and jelly but the skin does not have a zest and it is very thin compared to the kumquat hybrid Calamondin Orange that I have used in this recipe.

        You can eat the skin of the Kumquat and I am sure there are a few people who might eat the raw and uncooked skin of an orange, lemon, grapefruit or lime but it is not palatable compared to the kumquat.

        I have never made marmalade or jelly with kumquats so I am not sure if you could switch out kumquats for calamondin oranges in this recipe since I am not sure of the difference in the amount of natural pectin that kumquats have compared to the calmondin oranges. If you use this recipe I would love to hear how it turns out.

    • Carol

      April 11, 2017 at 4:35 pm

      I live in Mobile and have a Calamondia in a pot. We didn't even put it on the porch this winter since most nights were so mild. It's loaded now. Got it at the Botanical Garden Sale - a great source for unique plants that do well in your area.

      Reply
      • Arlene Mobley

        April 12, 2017 at 1:27 pm

        Carol
        I hope Andrea sees your comment! I know I was excited when I found my Calamondin Tree. It's fun to grow uncommon citrus fruit trees if your area is warm enough. I have a Pondorosa lemon tree I hope gives me a bunch of huge lemons this year.

    • Louise

      February 27, 2018 at 2:40 pm

      I live in South Alabama and these little trees grow all over the place in pots and the ground. They do have to be protected when the temperature gets too low which is not too often. Plant one in a large pot and I bet it will grow well for you. Good luck!

      Reply
      • Arlene Mobley

        February 27, 2018 at 10:40 pm

        5 stars
        Louise

        I have read that they grow very easily from seed. I'll plant a few in a pot and see how well they grow for me here in my Florida garden.

  9. Jon

    June 15, 2016 at 3:23 pm

    We are growing a Calamondin in a Conservatory in Scotland, in the depths of winter we enclose it in small tent with a small heater to keep it above 5C. It seems to like our long summer days. Its been doing really well many fruit are starting to form, I hope for some marmalade this year 🙂

    Reply
    • Arlene Mobley

      June 16, 2016 at 4:30 pm

      Good luck Jon. My little Calamondin is in bloom right now. Can't wait to make more marmalade this year.

      Reply
  10. Linda

    March 16, 2015 at 11:06 am

    5 stars
    This sounds yummy! I can grow Meyer lemons in West Texas. Maybe I can find one of these trees. I made peach marmalade one time. I love it. But a peach pit got in the garbage disposer. My husband said he couldn't afford for me to save money by my making the marmalade and replacing a dispoerl. He just didn't understand my need to try new things! 🙂

    Wishes for tasty dishes,
    Linda

    Reply
    • Arlene Mobley

      March 16, 2015 at 11:51 am

      Linda

      If you can grow Meyer Lemons then you can probably grow calamondins. I found mine at Lowes last spring. Check there. Thanks for stopping by!

      Reply

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