- 5
Ingredients
- (makes 5 half-pints)
- 2 pounds strawberries
- 2 tablespoons Ball Low or No-Sugar Needed Pectin
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tablespoons sugar (if needed)
Preparation
Step 1
. You have to use a stockpot to heat your jars to boiling hot, then you fill your up to ¼ inch from the top of the jars with hot jam, then heat up the jars in boiling water again for 10 minutes until the lids seal.
The jars will stay good for a whole year and I found that it makes your neighbor's smile when you hand them your preserves.
Low or No Added Sugar Strawberry Jam Recipe
(makes 5 half-pints)
Wash, stem, and crush strawberries. Taste the strawberries for sweetness and add sugar if needed. Combine strawberries, water, and pectin in a large saucepan, stirring to dissolve pectin. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. If gel starts to from before 1 minute boil is complete, remove from heat.
Ladle hot jam into hot jars, leaving ¼ inch space below lid. Remove air bubbles by stirring with a metal spatula. Put on lids and process 10 minutes in boiling water.
For one jar with sugar added = 78 calories, 0.5 g fat, 19.0 g carbohydrates, 13.9 g sugar, 1.2 g protein, 3.6 g fiber, 0 mg sodium, 2 PointsPlus