Strawberry Freezer Jam

I love freezer jam! Especially strawberry freezer jam. A few years ago I discovered a much easier way to make freezer jam instead of using box pectin. It’s these pectin packets from Ball…no cook freezer jam pectin. I can literally make freezer jam in 15 minutes. I also love using this method because it takes less sugar. It’s only 1 1/2 cups of sugar per pectin packet.

First, crush your fruit. Don’t puree it, however or your jam will be runny. I like mine slightly chunky. For one packet of the freezer jam pectin, you will need 4 cups of crushed fruit. Also, you will need 1 1/2 cups of sugar and jars or containers for your jam. Notice my jars…they are recycled jars I have used over and over again for my freezer jam. I think it’s a waste of money to buy those pretty jam containers in the store (unless you are giving them as gifts) so I use any empty jar I can find at home, a dressing jar, a jelly jar, you name it. It’s one way to be more frugal.


Then you mix your sugar and pectin together. (all these are the directions on the back of the pectin package, by the way.)


Put with your crushed fruit and stir for 3 minutes.

After stirring it will look like this. A little more runny. That’s why you don’t want to completely puree your fruit to begin with. Now you are ready to put the jam into your jars or containers.

After putting into the jam into the jars, let stand until jelled, for about 30 minutes. DONE! Label and put into your freezer. Easy and so yummy!

Do you have a favorite way to make freezer jam?



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2 Comments

  1. Add some lime zest and juice and make strawberry lime jam. Seriously, it is heavenly. 🙂 My kids are waiting (not so patiently) for me to make some more this summer. They ignore the other freezer jams I made. LOL

  2. Sounds yummy! I have found that the lid to small peanut butter containers (think Skippy 16 oz) fit on pint “small mouth jars” and anything that would take the smaller canning lid — they work great in the freezer or on any jar canned item that has been opened (like for storing in the fridge).

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