Easy Strawberry Freezer Jam Recipe
Learn how to make the easiest and FRESHEST tasting homemade Strawberry Freezer Jam, no water bath or special equipment required! It's the easiest way to make homemade strawberry jam!
Ingredients
- 4 cupssugar (leveled off)
- 2 cupsfresh strawberries (crushed (about 4 cups whole strawberries, hulled and stem removed))
- 1 ¾ ouncesoriginal sure jell premium fruit pectin
- ¾ cupwater
Directions
- 1
To a large bowl, add crushed strawberries and sugar. Stir vigorously to combine. Allow to sit for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- 2
In a small saucepan, add water and pectin. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Once it begins to boil, allow to boil for one minute, whisking constantly. Remove from the heat.
- 3
Add the hot pectin mixture to the strawberry sugar mixture and whisk for 3 minutes, until the sugar crystals are completely dissolved. Allow to rest for 5-10 minutes, whisking occasionally.
- 4
Pour the strawberry and pectin mixture into jars or containers. Leave a 1/2-3/4-inch space at the top of the jar. The jam will expand when it freezes, and it needs a bit of room in the jar to do that. Cover with lids once the jam has cooled to room temperature. Remember to wipe off any jam that got on the rim of the jars.
- 5
Allow to stand at room temperature 24 hours to set.
- 6
Once set, transfer to the refrigerator (good for 3 weeks) or freezer (good for a year) to store.