When you think about eating jam, you might think about spreading it on a piece of hot buttered toast. However, even though jam can be quite delicious on toast in the morning, it can be great at other times of the day. For example, you can even try eating jam with all of your favorite desserts! These are a few ideas to try if you'd like to enjoy jam with your favorite sweet treats.

1. Eat it Over Ice Cream

One delicious way to enjoy your favorite jam is to eat it over ice cream. You can simply add jam and a little water to a saucepan, then heat the mixture up slowly. As you do so, you can add a little more water or a little more jam to get the consistency that you want. Then, pour over vanilla ice cream or another favorite flavor for your own delicious homemade topping.

2. Make Thumbprint Cookies

Are you a cookie lover? Have you ever made thumbprint cookies? If not, you are really missing out. The idea behind thumbprint cookies is quite easy; simply follow your favorite cookie recipe and bake as directed. Then, when you remove them from the oven, use your thumb to put a dent in the middle of each cookie; this should be done while the cookies are still warm for best results. Once they cool, fill the dents with your favorite jam to add a fruity filling. You can experiment with all kinds of flavor combinations to create your own new favorite cookie.

3. Add to Cake

Jam can be eaten with cake in many ways. You can make a simple sauce out of jam and pour it over a bundt cake in place of frosting, or you can spread it on a piece of pound cake right before you eat it. To make a nice fruity layered cake, consider spreading jam in between the layers; then, spread your favorite frosting on the top and sides of the cake.

As you can see, you don't have to save your jam to eat on your toast in the morning. It can be delicious any time of the day, including with dessert. Try buying a high-quality jam in your favorite flavor -- strawberry, blackberry or any other type that you might like -- and try these three ideas. Then, you might be able to come up with some creative ways to use jam with other desserts as well.