Description
This no-cook freezer jam is a quick and delicious way to enjoy the fresh taste of strawberries. The mixture of strawberries and pineapple produces wonderful texture that maintains the strawberry jam taste.
Ingredients
Scale
- 32 ounces fresh strawberries (to equal 3–1/3 cups crushed strawberries)
- 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained well (about 1–2/3 cups)
- 6 tablespoons Ball® Real Fruit™ Instant Freezer Pectin
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon lime zest
- 1–1/2 teaspoon fresh lime juice
Instructions
- Drain crushed pineapple (1-2/3 cups)
- Wash six 1/2 pint containers and lids. (I wash the containers in the dishwasher and dip the lids in boiling water to sanitize.)
- Wash, hull, and crush strawberries with a potato masher OR pulse strawberries until very coarsely chopped to measure 3-1/3 cups strawberries.
- Zest 1 lime
- Stir sugar and pectin together in a large bowl until well incorporated.
- Add strawberries, crushed pineapple lime zest, and lime juice to sugar mixture and stir for 3 minutes.
- Ladle jam into containers (when filling jars, leave 1/2 inch headspace to allow for expansion during freezing) and finger tighten the lids to seal
- Let jam sit on counter for 30 minutes.
- Enjoy immediately, refrigerate up to 3 weeks, or freeze up to 1 year.
Notes
Use can use glass canning jars or freezer-safe plastic containers found in the canning supplies section at your own store.
Crush strawberries with a potato masher or a rigid pastry blender until they are small chunks.
Freezer jam can’t be stored in the pantry before opening. It must be refrigerated or frozen.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tablespoon