On this occasion we bring you a recipe for homemade strawberry jam, easy to prepare, fast and 100% natural, without thickeners or chemical products. Strawberry season (February to June) is the perfect occasion to take advantage of them and make jam with riper strawberries. The result will be fabulous and you will have a perfect companion for breakfast or snacks, as well as cakes or sweets.
Making jam is very simple, you will only need 3 ingredients. By making it yourself at home, you can reduce the amount of sugar they contain or add healthier sweeteners, as is the case with this sugar-free strawberry jam. So if you already have everything you need, keep reading and discover how to make strawberry jam in this article.
Ingredients to make Strawberry Jam:
- 1 kilogram of ripe strawberries
- 400 grams of sugar (2 cups)
- 1 lemon
How to make Strawberry Jam:
- Wash the strawberries well, remove the green leaves and the white part. Chop the strawberries into small pieces.
- Put the chopped strawberries in the casserole where you are going to cook them, add the sugar and the juice of a lemon. Let it rest for about 30 minutes, it will release a little water.
- When this time has passed, it will have released liquid. Put the casserole over medium heat and let it cook for 30-40 minutesor until it looks good, discard all the strawberry. Go stirring from time to time.
- Go stirringso it doesn’t stick, if it makes a little foam on the surface, go removing it with a spoon.
- When you see that it is, put out the fire. If you don’t like finding chunks, mash before the strawberry jam cools.
- If you like it to look more natural, mash it with the help of a fork or, if you have the device to mash cooked potatoes, that works very well. You can crush everything until no pieces are visible.
- When the jam is ready, prepare some very clean and dry jars, fill them with the jam and let it cool, close the jars and the strawberry jam will be ready to eat.
- With these quantities, 2 boats come out. It keeps well in the fridge or you can freeze it. To make them last longer, you can vacuum seal the jars.
