Description
With just 4 ingredients and no pectin, you can make this jam anytime you want a bright fresh berry taste. Sweetened just enough and with a little hint of orange, you’ll want to use this fresh strawberry jam for everything.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound frozen strawberries (see note) (454 g)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar (100 g)
- juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1 Tablespoon chopped candied orange peel (optional)
Instructions
- Pour the berries into a 1 quart pot along with the sugar and chopped candied orange and turn the heat on to medium.
- Cook the berries for about 5 minutes until the juices start running.
- Mash the berries a little to help defrost a bit more.
- When the berries have defrosted and are soft, either mash them into a chunky texture with a potato masher or whizz them into a smoother texture with an immersion blender.
- Once you’ve done this, the jam may foam up. Cover the pot, leaving the lid partially off. This will help the jam from not splattering all over your kitchen.
- Set a small plate in the freezer while the jam is cooking.
- Lower the heat to medium low, then continue to cook the berries for another 30 minutes, stirring frequently.
- As the jam cooks, it will be getting thicker. Be sure to stir more frequently towards the end of cooking so that the jam doesn’t scorch.
- Add the lemon juice after the 30 minutes and cook for another 5-10 minutes.
- To test the doneness of the jam, place a small spoonful on the cold plate from step 6. Tilt the plate in your hands. The jam should sit on the plate without running.
- Pour the hot jam into a clean jar with a sterilized lid.
- If you want to can the jam properly, following the processing advice in a standard canning book such as any of the Ball Canning Books.
- Jam will keep in the fridge without a water bath for up to 2 weeks, or in the freezer for up to 6 months. If you follow a water bath canning process, the jam will keep up to 1 year in the pantry.
Notes
Can you use fresh strawberries? You can make this with fresh strawberries as well (just wash and cut the tops off). If you have bruised berries that are starting to get a little soft, but still not moldy, this is the perfect recipe for them.
Do you need the candied orange?: You can skip the candied orange peel, but it adds a backbone of flavor that really makes the strawberry sing. You know how coffee makes chocolate taste more chocolatey? Well, candied orange peel makes strawberries taste more strawberry-ey.
- Prep Time: 2 minutes
- Additional Time: 0 hours
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Baking building blocks
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tablespoon
- Calories: 48
- Sugar: 11
- Sodium: 1
- Fat: .14
- Saturated Fat: .01
- Carbohydrates: 12
- Fiber: .78
- Protein: .26
- Cholesterol: 0