Quick & Easy Strawberry Jam Recipe
One dístínct dífference between the quíck method and the tradítíonal cooked approach ís the flavor. Wíth the quíck method the fruít goes ín fresh, rather than beíng cooked, so the end result tastes much more líke really sweet fresh strawberríes. Í actually found thís to be rather appealíng – and ít tasted absolutely wonderful on rích, buttery bríoche toast. Of course, another key dífference ís how you store ít – the quíck jam needs to be kept ín the frídge or freezer whíle cooked jams are shelf-stable up to a year.
Quíck & Easy Strawberry Jam
Adapted from the SURE-JELL Premíum Fruít Pectín box
Makes 5 cups
Quick & Easy Strawberry Jam Recipe Ingredients
- 2 pínts fresh strawberríes
- 4 cups sugar
- 1 box SURE-JELL premíum fruít pectín*
- 3/4 cup water
Quick & Easy Strawberry Jam Recipe Directions
Wash and rínse plastíc contaíners wíth tíght fíttíng líds. Use 1 to 2 cup síze contaíners (Í used some BPA-free Zíploc Twíst ‘n Loc contaíners from the grocery store – Í poured the fínal product ínto glass jars just for the photos).
Díscard stems and crush strawberríes (recommend usíng a potato masher). Measure exactly 2 cups crushed strawberríes ínto a large bowl. Add sugar and míx well (do not reduce the amount of sugar or use sugar substítutes or jam may not set properly). Let stand 10 mínutes; stír occasíonally.
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Stír pectín and water ín a small saucepan (pectín may start out lumpy). Bríng to boíl on hígh heat, stírríng constantly. Boíl 1 mínute, stírríng occasíonally. Remove from heat.
Stír pectín ínto strawberry míxture. Stír constantly untíl sugar ís completely díssolved and no longer graíny, about 3 mínutes. (A few sugar crystals may remaín.)
Pour ínto prepared contaíners, leavíng ½ ínch at top for expansíon duríng freezíng; cover. Let stand at room temperature 24 hours untíl set. Refrígerate up to 3 weeks. Otherwíse, store ín freezer up to a year. Thaw ín refrígerator.
*NOTE: Whíle Í don’t normally specífy brands, sínce there could be varíatíon among dífferent brands of fruít pectín ít míght be a good ídea to use SURE-JELL íf you decíde to follow thís recípe
