What to do with the excess strawberries from a successful picking day? The ones that are in the freezer, just waiting to be made into something delicious…how about Jam? But that’s really hard to do…and so time consuming…and not worth the trouble. Really? Because I whipped up this 3 ingredient jar of yummy in the space of a few hours…and mostly involved a slow cooker doing its thing. Come on, give it a try…you won’t be sorry.
The Usual Cast Of Characters
4 pints strawberries
2-3 cups white sugar
1 (1.75 ounce) package powdered fruit pectin
Optional 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
The Steps To Glory
- Crush strawberries completely with a potato masher; pour into the crock of a slow cooker.
- Pour lemon juice over strawberries.
- Sprinkle pectin over strawberries.
- Let mixture stand 10 minutes.
- Stir sugar through the strawberries.
- Cook on Low for 2 hours, stirring twice while it cooks.
- Increase heat to High and continue cooking until jam thickens, about 2-3 hours.
- Blend to desired consistency with an immersion blender
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The jam look wonderful! Do you just put it in small jars and put in the fridge? Thank you for the recipe and any help. Hugs,
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I froze batches in plastic containers and transfer to the glass jars as we need it. In the past I also added about 3 tablespoons of Chia seeds to thicken it a bit more in slow cooker but my picky Princess will not eat it. It is super easy and tastes so fresh.
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Thanks for linking up at the #UnlimitedMonthlyLinkParty 2! Shared ♥
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Sounds delicious!
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Absolutely
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Gotta love anything you put on sourdough toast! 😉 Is there a way to make the jam thinner or thicker? Thanks for sharing at Tuesday Turn About (your girl is too cute!)
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I like to add a few table spoons of Chia seeds in to thicken it. Unfortunately my picky Princess would not eat the jelly with “black Dots”. You could lessen or increase the pectin.
Our sassy Princess really is our joy.
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This looks yummy and had to share. 🙂
Dropped by from #BloggersPitStop today and so glad I did. 🙂
Hope this weekend treats you kindly. 🙂
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You as well!
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Your jam looks yummy and your princess has grown so much! I guess it’s been a while since I’ve stopped by.
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Growing so fast. First grade is right around the corner.
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I’m in full jam-making mode here too, although I’ve never made it in the crockpot. Thank you for sharing at Party In Your PJ’s!
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Nothing is better than fresh jam
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You can’t get any easier!! And those are beautiful berries. Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party. Have a fabulous week.
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My favorite part of early summer…all the berries!
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Thanks so much for linking up your jam recipe post at the #UnlimitedMonthlyLinkParty 3! Shared.
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YUM!! Thanks so much for linking up at the #UnlimitedMonthlyLinkParty 4. Shared.
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I never thought of using the crock pot for jam!! What a great idea – pinned and shared! Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party. Have a lovely week and hope to see you back next week!
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