An Easy Strawberry Jam Recipe with no pectin!
It’s Secret Recipe Club reveal day! This month, my assigned blog is It’s Yummy to my Tummy. Heather’s blog is packed full of family-friendly recipes, and I found quite a few that were just my style. You definitely need to visit her blog for a few new recipes.
I had my recipe choices narrowed down to 3 (including her raspberry jam) and was having a hard time deciding which one I should make. I ended up taking a last minute trip to the grocery store on Valentine’s day, and once I saw all the gorgeous red strawberries on sale, I knew I wanted to make strawberry jam! My tried and true recipe adds lemon juice (lemon juice helps the jam set up and will also help prevent the growth of bacteria), so I went with my recipe.
Didn’t the strawberry jam turn out gorgeous! My entire family thought this was the best thing ever. The jam was so good with cream cheese on leftover crusty french bread. I think it will be even yummier mixed into Greek yogurt, drizzled on top of ice cream or waffles with a bit of whipped cream.
I reduced the amount of sugar since the strawberries were so sweet and added lemon juice. (Lemon juice is naturally high in pectin and will help the jam set.)
Easy Strawberry Jam Recipe with no pectin
Ingredients
- 16 oz strawberries, hulled and coarsely chopped
- 3/4 cup of sugar
- 2 tbs lemon juice
Instructions:
- In a heavy bottom sauce pan, mix strawberries, sugar, and lemon juice.
- Stir over med-low heat until the sugar is dissolved.
- Increase heat to med-high and bring mixture to a rolling boil.
- Stir frequently mashing the strawberries as you stir, continuing to boil, until jam is thickened and bubbles completely cover the surface of the jam. (about 10 minutes.)
- Transfer jam to a jar and let cool to room temperature.
- Seal jars and store in refrigerator for about 10 days (or freeze)
Makes about 1 3/4 cups
Additional tips: If you have a candy thermometer, when the jam reaches 215 F, it’s ready.
If you want a less chunky jam, you can process fruit in a food processor before cooking or use an immersion blender while fruit cooks.
Enjoy! What are some of your favorite uses for jam?
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Amy says
Bet it tastes like summertime. Looks delicious!
Chris says
I would like a jar please…yum! How can anyone resist a good strawberry recipe? 🙂 Great pick!
Chris (melecotte.com)
Rebecca Jones says
Does it have to be refrigerated?
Jamie says
yes.
Deanna - Teaspoon of Spice says
Simply beautiful – I'm all about quick and easy homemade jam and strawberry is definitely one of my favs.
Kris Coplan says
How do I 'pin" this recipe?
Jamie says
Do you have the pin it button installed for your browser? If not, here is where you can get it: https://help.pinterest.com/entries/22997343-Add-the-Pin-It-button
If you have this, you can pin almost anything from anywhere.
There's some sort of bug in my coding that is keeping the pin it button from appearing automatically and I have to remember to add the button manually. (Thanks for the reminder, ha ah… I'll add it now and you can pin the recipe with the button.) I've emailed the pinterest help desk, but they have just ignored me…
Lisa {Authentic Suburban Gourmet } says
I always make Jam the old fashioned way and this is a must try when I have not time. Looks delish and great pick for SRC this month!
Camilla Mann says
This looks delicious – and easy! Thanks for sharing with the SRC.
Chelsy Ethridge says
I will take a dozen jars of this goodness please 🙂
Heather says
Thanks for featuring my jam recipe! This indeed is pretty delicious and will often catch myself eating it right from the jar! The flavor goes well with just about anything
teaandscones says
That jam does look wonderful. I cannot believe it is THAT easy.
SayNotSweetAnne says
Oh this looks so good! It it really does seem simple! How do you come up with this stuff?!
cinnamonfreud says
This sounds great! I always want to make my own jam but don't have pectin, so I love that you have the recipe without it. Yum!
gentlejoy says
That jam looks WONDERFUL!!! We love strawberry jam and need to make more of it. 🙂 Thank you for sharing this. Gentle Joy
Kelley @ TheGrantLife.com says
Jamie this looks so good! I was just wondering what to do with the 3 packs of strawberries I bought this weekend! I will be trying this asap. Im sharing all over social media too.. yum!!
Maria says
Your strawberry jam looks so good, and I love how simple the recipe is! I can't wait for fresh strawberries this year, so I can try making some!!! 🙂
Sarah says
That looks awful yummy!!! Found you through Craft-O-Maniac's link party
girlathomeblog says
This looks soooo good! My family loves strawberry jam on toast, nothing beats it! I can't wait to try this. I've pinned it so I have it!
Ricki Potter says
If I make this in bulk in glass mason jars, is it safe to freeze it in those jars? Otherwise if I allow the heat to seal those jars, can they be left in the pantry? Either way, what are my time limits (freezer & shelf). Thanks! We went picking this past weekend and I am so excited to try this!!!
Jamie says
Hi Ricki, I'm on a trip this week, but I know this info is in my ball canning book. When I get home, I'll look it up and post it, In the meantime, check the ball canning website, they may have it there too.
~Jamie
Sarah Peterson says
This jam was excellent! My kids enjoyed making it and we used it up right away! I found this on Pinterest for my Pinterest Challenge!
Thanks for sharing!
Lori says
Do I need to do the jar thing as if I was canning ?
Jamie says
Not sure what you mean? But you should definitely use clean/sterilized jars and keep them in the fridge.
Lou Ann says
Can this beput on a shelf when cooled off
Jamie says
If you follow the directions for canning, you can store it on the shelf.
Germaine says
Can I use frozen strawberries?
Jamie says
Definitely!
crn says
As a healthier substitute for those that are sugar sensitive has anyone substituted fruit juice for the sugar? I am thinking that would result in a spread similar to the Polaner all fruit jams. Just wondering if anyone has had success / failure with this before I try it.
Jamie says
not sure how that would work out and fruit juice is full of sugar too. I have successfully used Swerve as a sugar substitute. (http://amzn.to/2kKlK22 – I have even seen it at my local Safeway and other health food stores.)
Wendy Armitage says
Hi can i put this through the sieve to get the jam to be clear without any of the lumpy bits that get stuck in my teeth?
Jamie says
definitely
Cheyenne says
Wow this is the best jam I’ve ever made. I’m never buying the premade stuff again. Would this recipe work for making boysenberry jam, just replacing the amount of strawberries with boysenberries?
Jamie says
Definitely, you may need more sugar depending on the sweetness of your berries. Just give it a taste test and let us know how it turns out!
Molly says
I made this last night and followed directions completely. But my jam did not set up and is still very runny. Any tips to fix or correct? Maybe I didn’t let it boil long enough? I should add I made a large batch, 8lbs of strawberries. I am very willing to open every jar and dump it back in the pan to cook longer if that would help becAuse it really tastes SO good but its too runny for toast. Please help!
Jamie says
yes, probably needed to cook longer.