How To Make Strawberry Freezer Jam At Home
Learn how to make delicious strawberry freezer jam at home without cooking or canning! Cut out the preservatives and artificial sugars by making your own. It only takes a few minutes of prep work to have enough saved for a month!
Servings 8 people
Equipment
- large bowl
- glass or plastic containers with lids
- blender, food processor, or potato masher
Ingredients
- 4 cups crushed strawberries
- 8 cups granulated sugar
- 4 tablespoons lemon juice add some grated rind if you want an extra lemon flavor
- 2 pouches liquid pectin OR
- 1 tablespoon powder pectin follow instructions on container to use
Instructions
- Crush the fruit in a blender, food processor, or using a potato masher until you get the size of chunks you want. If your fruit is frozen, defrost it in the microwave until it's liquid enough to blend. Measure the blended fruit in a liquid measuring cup. If you only measure the whole fruit, you won't have enough and will end up with a very runny jam.
- Add the sugar to the fruit and stir until all the sugar is dissolved. If there are a few grains on the bottom, don't worry about it. You can test this by running your finger through the jam and then rubbing your fingers together to feel for sugar crystals.
- Stir in the pectin and lemon juice and allow to sit for 10 minutes.
- Pour the jam into glass or plastic containers and cover them with lids. Make sure they have been thoroughly cleaned and dried beforehand. Leave them on the counter at room temperature for 24 hours to allow the jam to set.
Notes
**Notes**
Variations:
You can use different fruit like blackberries, cherries (pits removed), raspberries, blueberries, huckleberries, or apricots.
You can also make combinations:
- strawberry, basil, lemon
- blueberry, lime, ginger
- apple, pear, cinnamon
- mango, habanero, sweet peppers