Friday, August 1, 2014

Quick & Easy Freezer Jam

Adapted from
A Girl Worth Saving



Ingredients
1 lb berries or other fruit, cubed
1 Tbsp gelatin/pectin
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/4 cup honey
1/2 tsp vanilla
Note: This recipe can also be used with frozen fruit, no changes necessary.

Directions
Throw your fruit, the sea salt, vanilla and honey into a medium sized pan and bring to a boil. 

Let the mixture cook into a low boil for roughly 45 minutes or until the mixture is reduced by half.

Leave the pan on the stove and mix in the gelatin. Stir thoroughly for 1 minute and then pour the mixture into a mason jar. Be careful not to add more than the recommended amount or to go over the 1 minute. Gelatin/pectin is very fussy and can easily turn your jam grainy if overcooked or too much is added.

Allow to cool, then seal with a lid and store in your freezer for long term storage or your fridge if you want to eat it right away.

Once opened, the jam is good for one week. 

If you don't eat jam that often, I recommend storing it in small stackable square jars so you only need to unfreeze what you're going to use and they save space in the freezer by being a square shape.

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