Low-Sugar Strawberry Jam

Name: Low-Sugar Strawberry Jam
Ingredients: 4 (1-pint) mason jars, plus 1 (4-ounce) mason jar; 4 (1-pint) mason jars, plus 1 (4-ounce) mason jar; 8 cups crushed fresh (or frozen and thawed) strawberries*; 8 cups crushed fresh (or frozen and thawed) strawberries*; 8 cups crushed fresh (or frozen and thawed) strawberries*; 8 cups crushed fresh (or frozen and thawed) strawberries*; ¼ cup water; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 6 tablespoons pectin (low or no sugar needed); 6 tablespoons pectin (low or no sugar needed); 6 tablespoons pectin (low or no sugar needed); 1 cup granulated sugar

Preparation info

Makes
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Strawberries

By Corrine Kozlak

Published 2023

About

Performing an old-fashioned task like canning is so satisfying and really not that hard.

Ingredients

4 (1-pint) mason jars, plus 1 (4-ounce) mason jar

Preserve
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Sanitize jars by boiling them in a water bath for 10 minutes. Carefully remove with canning tongs and set upright on clean paper towels; keep jars warm.

In a large stock pot, combine strawberries, ¼ cup water, and lemon juice over high heat; stir in pectin. Bring to a hard boil. Keep stirring to prevent burning. Add sugar and return to a rolling boil. Continue stirring and boiling for 1