7 days in the refrigerator or 3 months in the freezer in a freezer safe container. This Apricot Freezer Jam Recipe is not a recipe for canning but only for immediate use or store in the refrigerator or freezer. The reason being is that it does not have the sugar content ratio of fruit to sugar like an original sugar laden jam recipe. According to the National Center for Home Food Preservation, the ratio of sugar to fruit and sterilization of tools and jars need to occur for the canning procedure to be safe.