Homemade Strawberry Jam
Making homemade strawberry jam is a seasonal pastime in our house. We love everything from picking the berries to canning them into jam. Try this easy recipe and see why you'll never want to buy storebought again!
Servings: 2 8oz jars
Calories: 259kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ⅓ cups crushed strawberries wash, hull, then crush one layer at a time using potato masher
- ⅓ cup unsweetened fruit juice thawed fruit juice concentrate, or water
- 1 ½ tablespoons Ball® RealFruit™ Low or No-Sugar Needed Pectin
- ½ cup granulated sugar sugar substitute, or honey (or less, depending on taste)
- 2 Ball® or Kerr® Half-pint 8 oz Jars with lids and bands
Instructions
Prep
- Wash, hull and cut up the strawberries.
- Get all your jars ready.
- Next, mash the strawberries with a potato masher or use the "low" setting on a food processor. I like to use the food processor because we like our jam less chunky. Either way works though!
- Make sure glass jars and lids are recently cleaned & still hot. I like to fill up a sink full of soapy hot water, clean the jars, then replace the soapy water with just super hot water, rinsing the jars, then re filling the sink and letting them sit.
Jam
- Combine prepared fruit with fruit juice in a large saucepan. Gradually stir in the pectin
- Add sugar, sugar substitute or honey, if using. Return mixture to a full rolling boil. Boil hard 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Skim foam if necessary.
- Ladle hot jam into hot jars, one at a time, leaving 1/4 inch headspace. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars. Apply bands and adjust to fingertip tight.
- Turn jars over upside down, on top of a clean dishcloth. Do not move jars for 24 hours. You’ll begin to hear lids popping & sealing within an hour or two!
Processing/Sealing
- Once 24 hours has passed, you can turn jars right side up and then store them in a cold storage or refrigerator. They’re not technically “processed and sealed” but I find my jam stays fresh for about a year using this inversion method!
- The cooking process takes about 15 minutes and you'll have to stand and stir the entire time.
Nutrition
Serving: 1jar | Calories: 259kcal | Carbohydrates: 67g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.5g | Saturated Fat: 0.02g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.04g | Sodium: 26mg | Potassium: 149mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 55g | Vitamin A: 12IU | Vitamin C: 56mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 1mg