Description
Learn how to make a quick homemade strawberry jam that’s bursting with fresh fruit flavors. This easy recipe requires only a few simple ingredients and no pectin.
Ingredients
Scale
Strawberry Jam:
- 2 cups fresh strawberries (hulled and chopped)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest (optional)
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Add Ingredients: Combine strawberries, sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest, and salt in a medium saucepan.
- Cook Mixture: Cook over medium heat until sugar dissolves and strawberries release juices, about 5 minutes.
- Boil and Stir: Increase heat, bring to a gentle boil, and cook for 15–20 minutes, stirring and mashing strawberries.
- Thicken Jam: Once jam coats the back of a spoon, remove from heat and let cool for 10 minutes.
- Transfer and Chill: Transfer jam to a clean container, refrigerate until fully chilled.
Notes
- You can use thawed frozen strawberries, and for smoother jam, blend after cooking.
- This jam can be stored in the fridge for up to 2 weeks or frozen for longer storage.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Condiment
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tablespoon
- Calories: 35
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 5 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 9 g
- Fiber: 0.3 g
- Protein: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
