This jam is easy to make, requires only four ingredients, and can be made in under an hour. Since the fruit is never cooked it is bursting with fresh strawberry taste. Yum!
2cupscrushed or pureed strawberries (from 1-2 pounds of fruit)
4 cupssugar
1boxregular fruit pectin (1.75 or 2 oz box, depending on the brand)
1cupcool water
Instructions
Stir the crushed strawberries and sugar together in a large bowl. Let sit for 20 minutes for the sugar to dissolve most of the way.
Empty the box of pectin into a small saucepan. Add in the water and stir well with a whisk to break up any clumps. Heat over medium high heat, stirring constantly, until it comes to a full boil. Boil for one minute then remove from heat.
Stir the hot pectin mixture into the strawberries. Whisk briskly for 1-2 minutes or until thoroughly incorporated.
Ladle the jam into small, clean jars or containers. Leave about half an inch of headspace between the top of the jam and the top rim of the jar. Once all the jars are filled, put the lids on the jars and transfer them to the refrigerator to cool and fully set.
After 24 hours the jam can be transferred to the freezer for long term storage. Thaw in the refrigerator for a day before use. Once opened use jam within three weeks or so. Jam keeps for up to 1 year in the freezer.