So my boyfriend and I went and picked a bunch of strawberries and I decided to try to make jam so I picked 2 different recipes to see which one was better...
Strawberry Freezer Jam
Ingredients
2 cups crushed fresh strawberries
4 cups sugar
1 (1.75 ounce) package dry pectin
3/4 cup water
Directions
1.Mix crushed strawberries with sugar, and let stand for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, stir the pectin into the water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, and boil for 1 minute. Stir the boiling water into the strawberries. Allow to stand for 3 minutes before pouring into jars or other storage containers.
2.Place tops on the containers, and leave for 24 hours. Place into freezer, and store frozen until ready to use.
Strawberry No Cook Jam
Ingredients
2 cup sliced fresh strawberries
2/3 cup granulated sugar or SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated
2 tablespoons Ball® RealFruit™ Instant Pectin
2 Ball® or Kerr® Half-pint (8 oz) Jars with lids and bands
Directions
1.Stir sugar and pectin in a bowl.
2.Add strawberries, raspberries and lemon zest. Stir 3 minutes.
3.Ladle jam into clean jars and let stand 30 minutes. Enjoy now, refrigerate up to 3 weeks, or freeze up to 1 year.
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