This easy Strawberry Jam Recipe uses only a few basic ingredients to make a delicious jam that is perfect on toast or almost anything else you spread it on.
We have been the lucky recipients of lots of my Mom’s homemade goodies recently. This one was extra special because it was a request I made of her and she came through!
I love jams that are made with just the “good stuff” – basically berries and sugar and something to hold them together. That’s what this jam is – nothing but wholesome goodness. So, we have to thank Mom for the easy strawberry jam recipe.
There are lots of ways to eat this jam – on muffins, in cookies, PB&J sandwiches, or my favorite – just spread onto a thickly sliced piece of toasted whole wheat bread. It’s so good!! And mom swears it is really easy to make. Mom doesn’t lie, so we will take her word for it!
Easy Strawberry Jam Recipe
Ingredients:
3 cups fresh mashed strawberries
1-1/2 cups white sugar
1 pkg SureJell or other fruit pectin
3 tbsp lemon juice
How to Make Strawberry Jam:
Put strawberries in a heavy bottomed pan. Mix Surejell with sugar and add to berries. Add lemon juice.
Cook to full rolling boil. Reduce heat and continue cooking to 220 degrees on candy thermometer (about 20 minutes) stirring occasionally so mixture does not stick to the bottom of the pan.
Spoon off foam if there is any. Pour into hot sterilized half-pint jars and cover immediately.
Listen for the “pop” to tell you the jar has sealed.
Easy Strawberry Jam
Ingredients
- 3 cups fresh mashed strawberries
- 1-1/2 cups white sugar
- 1 package SureJell or other fruit pectin
- 3 tbsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Put strawberries in a heavy bottomed pan.
- Mix Surejell with sugar and add to berries.
- Add lemon juice.
- Cook to full rolling boil.
- Reduce heat and continue cooking to 220 degrees on candy thermometer (about 20 minutes) stirring occasionally so mixture does not stick to the bottom of the pan.
- Spoon off foam if there is any.
- Pour into hot sterilized half-pint jars and cover immediately.
- Listen for the “pop” to tell you the jar has sealed.
Diana Murphey says
can you use a sugar substitute?
Chrysa says
I haven’t tried that so can’t give you a definitive answer. You definitely could give it a shot!
Isabelle says
How do you store this? Freezer of shelf? Thank you!
Chrysa says
Refrigerator
Deborah says
This is definitely something I am going to try … Would like to know if the strawberries could be replaced with blueberries, blackberries or raspberries and leave the rest of the recipe as is … Any kind of fresh fruit really … Now that daughter-in-laws have been added to the family, we’re trying to find things to do together for fun …
Chrysa says
Unfortunately, I’m not sure if it would work with the other berries or not. We have only tried it with the strawberries. I think it would work the same with other berries, but we haven’t tested it.
Robin Wilson says
I love, love, LOVE strawberries and have made freezer jam before and love it. But I know this would be so much better. I would love to try and make it. Nice easy recipe!