Freezer Jam

If I am eating jam . . . I am eating freezer jam! I love strawberry. My husband loves raspberry. The recipe is almost the same, you just change the fruit!

Freezer jam is so super easy! Make it with a friend so you can share the spoils. It will last about one year frozen. This is the same recipe that is found in the box of pectin.


2 cups crushed strawberries (use perfectly ripe fruit)
4 cups sugar
3/4 cup water
1 box of powdered fruit pectin (like Sure-Jell)

(for raspberry jam use 3 cups fruit and 5 1/4 cups sugar. If desired, sieve fruit to remove most of the seeds.)

Prepare fruit. Add sugar and mix thoroughly. Let stand 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Mix water and pectin in a small sauce pan. Bring to a boil on high heat stirring constantly. Continue boiling and stirring for one minute. Add to fruit mixture, stir until sugar is dissolved, about 3 minutes. Pour jam into containers leaving 1/2 inch clearance. Allow to sit at room temperature for 24 hours (if you can resist). Then refrigerate or freeze. Jam will keep frozen for one year.

Makes about 5 cups.