Description
This easy strawberry jam canning recipe is perfect for beginners. With just strawberries, sugar, and pectin, you’ll have homemade jam ready in under an hour. A quick, rewarding way to stock your pantry with sweet, sun-kissed preserves.
Ingredients
Scale
- 5 cups strawberries, crushed (about 2.5 to 3 pounds or 8 cups whole berries)
- 7 cups white sugar
- 1.75 ounces dry pectin (1 standard packet)
Instructions
- Wash jars, lids, and bands in hot soapy water. Keep jars warm in boiling water until ready to use.
- Wash, hull, and crush strawberries to make a chunky puree.
- In a large pot, combine crushed strawberries and pectin. Bring to a rolling boil while stirring constantly.
- In another pot, bring water to a full boil for the water bath canner.
- Add all sugar at once to the fruit mixture, stirring to dissolve. Return to a rolling boil and cook for 3–4 minutes.
- Remove from heat, skim foam, and ladle hot jam into prepared jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace. Wipe rims and secure lids fingertip-tight.
- Process jars in boiling water bath for 10 minutes. Remove and let cool until lids seal with a pop.
Notes
For best results, use ripe, fragrant strawberries. Do not double the recipe, as it may prevent proper setting.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Canning & Preserving
- Method: Water Bath Canning
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tablespoons
- Calories: 248
- Sugar: 61g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 1g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 64g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg