Strawberry Jam Recipe Easy Delicious

This recipe is simple: 3 ingredients and no more than 20 minutes of cooking time! It’s excellent as a topping for oatmeal, too. Dietary Note: this recipe is suitable for a vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free diet.Don’t have time to read the full blog post? JUMP TO RECIPE HERE!

Ingredients and substitutions for strawberry jam

Strawberries: You can also do this recipe with blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries. Lemon: You’ll need lemon peel and lemon juice. We recommend using an organic lemon since we let the peel marinate with the strawberries. Lemon peel contains a lot of natural pectin, which will help thicken the jam. Sugar: Any sugar will work here, including cane sugar, coconut sugar, agave syrup, and maple syrup. However, we prefer organic, unrefined cane sugar for a richer flavor. Agar Agar or Chia Seeds: they both work as vegan natural thickeners. They are optional for this recipe, but we recommend using one for a thicker jam, such as a vegan cake or pie.

Equipment

You’ll need a hand blender if you want your jam smooth.

Tips for making the best strawberry jam

Keep stirring

How to use strawberry jam?

Questions

Canning the jam

Canned homemade jam is the best way to preserve the freshness of spring and summer fruit all year round. While we prefer to make our jam fresh every time, here are the simple steps.We believe the best jars to use are original ball mason jars.

Marinate with lemon peel

The lemon peel serves two purposes. First, it infuses the jam with a zesty lemon flavor. Second, it releases natural pectin into the strawberries during the marination time. Pectin is a natural thickener and will help your jam set. So keep stirring often, especially around the sides of the pot.

Smooth vs Chunky

We prefer a smooth jam for cakes and pies, a chunkier jam for pancakes, and a topping for our porridge.

Runny vs Thick

We prefer a runny and more saucy jam for our Sunday pancakes, but we strongly recommend a thicker jam for cakes and pies. If the jam is a bit thicker, it will be a lot easier to build, cut, and eat your cake.

Use a natural vegan thickener

Our favorite thickener is agar agar, a naturally vegan powder that comes from algae. It’s colorless and tasteless, and it works like magic. You can also use ground chia seeds. They work well, but they will give your jam a darker color.

Go organic if you can

We recommend using organic ingredients for your jam. Especially the lemon, as you are soaking the peel with the strawberries.

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IMPORTANT: It is essential to sterilize your jars properly when making homemade canned foods, as an environment without oxygen (canned food) is fertile for the growth of harmful bacteria. So please take your time to read and follow the instructions:1. In a large pot, bring plenty of water to a boil and submerge all your jars and their lids—open—for at least 20 minutes. This will ensure they are thoroughly sterilized.2. After 20 minutes, carefully remove them from the boiling pot and place them on a clean surface. While they are still hot, fill them with jam. Leave 0.5 inches (1.5 cm) of space between the hole and the edge of the jar.3. If necessary, clean the edge of the jar with clean kitchen towels quickly dipped in the boiling water.4. Screw the lid on and seal the jars immediately. During the cooling process, the jam creates a vacuum that perfectly seals the jar.5. Following this method, you can store the jam for up to three months.

Variations

More strawberry recipes

More easy desserts

Our favorite strawberry jam variations are:

Ginger + Maple Syrup + Rhubarb + Strawberries Banana + Strawberries Orange Juice + Mint + Strawberries Basil + Aged Balsamic Vinegar + Strawberries Black Pepper + Strawberries Lime + Mint + Strawberries Vanilla + Strawberries