Are you overrun by strawberries? I am. I started a strawberry patch last summer with stray strawberry plants that were inadvertently donated by my neighbor, and I can’t keep up. The easiest thing I can do right now is make strawberry freezer jam.
My strawberry patch produces a mixture of sweet to tart berries, and together they make great jam (and I threw in a few very sweet store-bought strawberries as well).
When it’s warm, this jam is great over ice cream or other cold, creamy dessert. And when it’s cold, it’s great with yogurt, crackers, toast, ice pops, tarts, and in cookies.
Strawberry Freezer Jam
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
- 1 cup of honey (or other sweetener)
- 2 cups of strawberries (washed and tops trimmed off)
Preparation
- Place the strawberries in a blender, food processor, or Vita-Mix, and blend until pureed. You can also mash them by hand with a potato masher.
- Combine the mashed strawberries, lemon juice, and honey in a saucepan, and bring to a steady, low boil.
- Boil for about 30 minutes, or until the volume decreases by at least a 3rd.
- Cool to room temperature, and place in tightly closed glass jars, or other containers, leaving some space at the top for freezing expansion. It will last in the fridge for about 2 weeks, or in the freezer for a few months.
Kylie
June 25, 2010 at 8:52 pmThis looks great! Any idea on how to deseed the berries?
Erica
June 26, 2010 at 7:31 amHi Kylie. I don’t mind strawberry seeds, but if you want to get rid of them, you’ll probably need to run the crushed strawberries through a food mill. The nice thing about a Vita-Mix is that if you run it at a high speed, it will break down the seeds – this works with raspberry seeds, so it will probably work with strawberries.
Tracee
June 26, 2010 at 4:08 pmBeing over run with strawberries…what a wonderful problem to have!
Erica
June 26, 2010 at 7:44 pmTracee – wish I had an easy way to share
Kristy
May 4, 2011 at 4:25 pmCan I do this with blackberries instead of strawberries, and other berries as well? Thanks for all your wonderful recipes!
Erica
May 4, 2011 at 10:24 pmYes. Blackberries seeds are not that great to crunch on though. I would remove them if possible.
Janelle
February 28, 2012 at 12:10 amHey there! Has anyone tried making jam using Stevia instead of honey? Thanks for any info! Love your website.
Janelle
PhoenixSnow
November 3, 2012 at 8:52 pmI just made this with coconut palm sugar instead of honey and it turned out very well!
Joanne Semien
September 8, 2013 at 1:01 pmI just made the strawberry jam it was easy and
Good!!! I made some homemade rolls thaught I died
And went to heaven gonna try blk berries next
I used agave nector instead of honey!!
Thank U
Joanne D Semien
Erica
September 8, 2013 at 1:46 pmGreat! Yes you can use any sweetener you desire 🙂