Looking for a delicious way to enjoy the taste of summer all year long? This recipe is perfect for you! It can be smooth or chunky, so you can make it just the way you like it. Plus, it’s made with fresh strawberries, so you know it will taste amazing. Use the sweet goodness of Strawberry Jam Preserves on corn muffins or scones, and start your day off right. You can also use our preserves in recipes or as a dip for your favorite fruit. No matter how you eat it, you’re sure to love our strawberry preserves recipe.
Sterilizing Jars
Although it’s not required for this recipe, to give your Strawberry Jam Preserves a much longer shel- life (up to a month), sterilize the jars! Jars that aren’t cleaned well can infect food with bacteria, causing rapid spoilage. Sterilizing Jars can be done simply through a high heat cycle in the dishwasher or by soaking in a sterilizing solution (paid link).
Step By Step Instructions
In a medium saucepan, add the prepared strawberries, granulated sugar, butter, and fresh lemon juice.
Look for strawberries with a deep red color and bright green leafy tops. Make sure they are firm to the touch but not too hard. Avoid squishy or bruised strawberries. Always try and buy strawberries in season, it makes a huge difference to the flavor and quality.
Mix over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves. This will take about 5 minutes. Increase the heat and the bring mixture to a boil. Stir and mash the strawberries frequently and continue to boil until the jam has thickened (approximately 10 minutes). Transfer the jam to a clean jar and cool to room temperature. Seal the jar with a lid and store it in the refrigerator for up to 10 days. Erren’s Kitchen is written and produced for informational intentions only. We are not certified nutritionists, and the nutritional information found on this site has not been assessed or authorized by a nutritionist or the FDA. The nutritional information found in our recipes is offered as an estimate and should not be considered a guarantee or fact. The estimated data is provided as a courtesy and calculated through a third-party online nutritional calculator, spoonacular API. Although we do our best to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures should be considered rough estimates. Many factors, such as brands or products purchased and the nutritional fluctuations that naturally occur in fresh produce, can alter the effectiveness of the nutritional information in any recipe. Furthermore, various online calculators provide different results depending on their particular algorithms and nutrition fact sources. To obtain the most precise nutritional information in a provided recipe, you should calculate the nutritional information with the exact ingredients you are using when preparing the recipe using your preferred nutrition calculator.
