Easy Homemade Strawberry Jam
I found out that if you only wanted one jar of jam to eat, why, that was easy peasy to make! I tried it out and made my first jar of Easy Homemade Strawberry Jam. Just like that I was in jammy heaven, it was sunshine and happiness in a jar!
- Prep time
- 1 min
- Cook time
- 6 min
- Yield
- 12 servings
- Difficulty
- EASY
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 pints strawberries, 700g
- 1 lemon
- 2 1/4 cups sugar, 500g
- pinch salt
Instructions
- 1
Put a couple of spoons to cool in the freezer.
- 2
Clean and chop fruits roughly.
- 3
Slice a 1 inch wedge off the end of lemon.
- 4
Put fruit, sugar, salt in a small pot, squeeze lemon juice from wedge into pot and throw in the lemon rind as well. Cook over medium heat. Use a masher to mash up some of the fruit while leaving some pieces chunky.
- 5
When the fruit boils, stir the pot continuously for around 6 mins or until you notice the fruit become thicker.
- 6
Do spoon test by dribbling some jam on to the back of the spoon, and then running one finger through it. If you can make a clear trail through the jam and it stays clear, then your jam is set. If not cook another minute and test again.
- 7
Do a taste test as well, being careful as the jam will be hot. Add more sugar or lemon juice to adjust taste to your liking.
- 8
Let cool and pour into your prepared jam jar. Cover and refrigerate for up to 3 weeks.