Strawberry jam is very easy to make at home. Not only strawberry jam, any fruit jam is easy to make home, you can make it without any artificial colours, flavors or preservatives.
Use any of your favorite fruit and make for a week’s use, you have a huge variety of choice and healthier choice as its homemade too.
I have never thought its so easy. Still I was not convinced to try it out at home until a reader insisted to post jam recipes.
We never use jam that much in our breakfast, so we buy the mixed fruit jam, never thought of trying at home.
I am glad I tried this, now I can confidently try other jam recipes too and post it. This recipe is partially adapted from Martha Stewart’s recipe.
Step by step photos
- Remove the green leafy part from strawberry. I used a straw to remove this easily.
- Insert a strong straw from the bottom and you will be able to remove the core along with this green top.
- Chop it roughly. Puree it in a blender, without water. You can add leave some strawberry chunks for a nice texture.
4. Heat a non-stick heavy bottomed pan and transfer the puree to it. add sugar, lemon juice and mix well.
5. Continue heating, mixing now and then taking care not to let it burnt at the bottom.
Once it is not watery, becomes thick and glossy (Takes around 8-10 mins approx), switch off the flame and cool down.
It becomes little bit thicker as it cools down.
Transfer to a clean bottle and use it along with toast or bread. It was tangy for me to taste, but when I had with bread, it was perfect.
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Strawberry jam recipe
Ingredients
- 25 to 30 Strawberries
- ½ cup Sugar
- 1 Lemon
- Salt a generous pinch
Instructions
- Remove the green leafy part from strawberry. I used a straw to remove this easily.
- Insert a strong straw from the bottom and you will be able to remove the core along with this green top.
- Chop it roughly. Puree it in a blender, without water. You can leave some strawberry chunks for a nice texture.
- Heat a non-stick heavy bottomed pan and transfer the puree to it. After that, add sugar, lemon juice and mix well.
- Continue heating, mixing now and then taking care not to let it burnt at the bottom.
- Once it is not watery, becomes thick and glossy (Takes around 8-10 mins approx),
- Switch off the flame and cool down. It becomes little bit thicker as it cools down.
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Notes
- Sugar quantity differs as per the tanginess of the fruit. You can check after sugar dissolves and add more if needed.
- Strawberry puree came about 300 ml for me, so you can use this as guidance.
- You can chop and remove the green part from the strawberry too. Straw trick works only best with bit thick and strong straws.
- You can keep this refrigerated and use it for 2 weeks.
- Cooking time varies as per the fruit, water content, heat, the utensil you use.
Sneha Glaxton
Nice recipe....what can b done to increase shelf life? Like say 1 or 2 months.
Sneha Glaxton
Nice recipe....what can b done to increase shelf life? Like say 1 or 2 months.
Ramya Venkat
yummy and i will finish this within minutes
Kurinji
yummy...
Neetu Sudarshan
Looks yumm! Will surely try soon..
Ramya
made yesterday and came out very well. thanks ya
Bhakti Navin Rajapurkar
Same recipe I have tried with pineapple.. For pineapple jam.. It also turn out very well
sarayu
hi my name is sarayu,i tried it today it came out gud bt when it cools down little hard to sperad what should i do now,any suggestions plz.one more thing is,is it ok if we keep it outside for a week.
Raks anand
I think slightly over cooked... May be add little more puree of strawberry to a pan, cook for sometimes, add this hardened jam to it and heat in low flame again until blends well and glossy
Subashini N
Thanks raji for this easy recipe.tried it today..turned out very well
INDUMATHI
I tried it, this is quick and easy recipe, everyone in my home liked it, thank you
saranya t
Thank you for the recipe. It came out very well.