The ink jet recording method according to the invention includes a first image recording step of recording an image by adhering the background ink to a first region and a second region of a recording medium; a second image recording step of recording an image by adhering a color ink onto the background ink of the first region; and a heating step of heating the recording medium at 35° C. to 100° C., and in which at least one of the background ink and the color ink does not contain a pyrrolidone derivative with a standard boiling point of 240° C. or higher.