Strawberry Honey Jam

By cwyorkiex3

Since many of you do know that I keep bees, it may come as no surprise that I will be using honey in conjunction with many of my recipes that will be involving strawberries. When I first picked these berries, the first thing that popped into my mind was Strawberry Honey Jam!

This jam is perfect because it is natural (which pectin is a natural ingredient, it just depends on what type of pectin.) and naturally sweetened. Perfect slathered on whole wheat toast with ricotta or with a spoonful over ice cream. Enjoy!

Ingredients

• 8 cups of washed, hulled and crushed strawberries
• 1 cup honey
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 6 tablespoons Classic Real Fruit Pectin by Ball

Details

Servings 8
Adapted from gastronometart.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Sterilize your jars and lids. If you are unsure as to how to do so, reference this post.

2 Prepare the strawberries: I used a potato masher to mash my strawberries as I like to have some chunks in my jam. Although doing this does make the jam a bit inconsistent as some of the fruit floats to the top. Or if you like a smoother jam you may process them with a food processor.

3. Combine the strawberries, honey, lemon juice, lemon zest and pectin in a stainless steel pot over medium heat. Bring to a boil, stirring occassionally and boil for 1-2 minutes.

4. Scrape off the foam and ladle the jam into the sterilized jars leaving a 1/4 inch head space. Run a knife around the inside of the rim to loosen up any bubbles. Wipe the rim of the jars and apply the lids.

5. Return the jars to the boiling water that you used to sterilize the jars. Make sure the jars are covered by an inch or two of water. Put the lid on and process the jars for 10 minutes. Afterwards, turn the stove off and take the lid off and let sit for 5 minutes then take out of the water. In about an hour the lids should have sealed and press down on the center of each to check. If the lid still pops up, it is not sealed and that jar must be refrigerated and used within two weeks. If it is sealed and the lid does not pop up, you have successfully canned your jam and the jam will keep for about one year!