Easiest 3- Ingredient Homemade Strawberry jam

 My boys and I started making jam together when we were homeschooling. We went to a 4-H class on jam making and just loved how much sweeter and fresher it tasted and then we knew it was a pretty simple process. 

However, I could not remember everything they had done at the class but a homeschooling blog I used to follow called Tots and Me shared this simple recipe this simple recipe and we've used it ever single year since. I am not normally one to steal someone else's recipe or share it on my blog but I noticed that this particular blogger has not blogged since 2021 and I am so afraid that one year I am going to look for the recipe and find that the blog has been taken down so I am sharing it for myself as much as for you.  

Ingredients: 

2 cups mashed strawberries

2 cups sugar

2 Tablespoons lemon juice


For this batch I decided to double the recipe and make a few jars. I mashed the strawberries and measured them. 


Then combined all ingredients together in a saucepan over low heat until sugar is dissolved. Around this time I put a small plate in the freezer for checking the jam when I think it's ready. 


Then bring mixture to a boil by turning up the heat. Boil for 10 or so minutes stirring constantly. It should reach around 220 degrees if you have a candy thermometer (we don't so I just put on the timer for 10 minutes once it reaches a boil). 



After the jam has boiled for 10 minutes I put a small amount of jam on a plate and stick it back in the freezer for just 1 minute. Then I make sure if I run my finger through it it will stay separated; that way I know the jam is ready.  If it doesn't (and it didn't this time) I boil for another 5 minutes and try again until it does.

I pour the hot jam right into the clean jars and seal; I was taught to put the jars upside down because the heat and pressure will seal the jars. And keep them there until they are nice and cool; nearly a full day. 

I am really not good at filling them equally! 

BUT since I didn't boil/sterilize my jars I still store the two excess jam filled jars in the freezer just to be safe and put the one we'll use in the fridge. 



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Comments

  1. Yum! It looks delicious. What a fun activity to do together.

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  2. This does sound easy and delicious! Saving this recipe now.

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  3. I love homemade jam and apart from all the hassle of sterilising the jars it's a really easy process. I've never turned mine upside down but it does make sense :)

    #MMBC

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    1. I was really surprised that it was so easy; my boys took a class when we were homeschooling and we went home determined to make our own the following week while the process was still fresh in our minds.... then ended up finding a recipe to follow on line since our memories weren't as great as we had hoped!

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  4. So no pectin? Wow! It looks amazing, too!

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  5. This is pretty much the recipe we follow as well!

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    1. I thought it looked familiar when you made yours!

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  6. Strawberry jam is one of my favourite jams. I love this recipe as it's so simple.

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    1. It's my favorite too; though I think we might try making blueberry jam this week.

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  7. This does sound really easy, and I like the part about putting unused ones in the freezer. #MMBC

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    1. It's so much easier than worrying if I've sanitized and sealed them properly for storage in the cabinet!

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  8. I've never tried making jam and this actually looks really easy! I always thought it was so much more complicated than this!

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    1. We always thought so too until my boys took a morning jam making class at 4-H and I sat there thinking "wow, this is easier than I thought!"

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  9. I've never made jam, but strawberry is my favorite. This looks easy and delicious!

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  10. Looks yummy and so easy to make.

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  11. Wow that is easy. Better than buying ones with all kinds of preservatives!
    Xoxo
    Jodie

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  12. That looks delicious and easy!

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  13. Thank you for your recipe! My oldest granddaughter loves stawberry jam and I should really try making my own instead of buying it.

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  14. I'm saving this for sure because I've never been a "canner" and the whole sterilizing stuff is too much for me. This is easy and if you have the berries, you're good to go. I wonder if you could do with the same quantities of raspberries or blueberries?

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    1. I don't see why not; in fact I was thinking of trying it with some blueberries this week since we just went and picked a bunch of fresh ones.

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  15. Nothing better than jam on scones (with cream, of course!) #SeniorSalonPitstop

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  16. I'm going to give this a try. Looks delicious!

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  17. That looks fabulous. Thanks so much for sharing!

    -Soma

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  18. Looks so good! I used to make a freezer strawberry jam we loved, but haven't done that in years. Might have to pull that recipe out now. Have a nice week!

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  19. I’ve never attempted to make jam before, and this seems surprisingly simple! I always assumed it would be much more complicated.

    Happy Tuesday, Joanne!

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    1. I always thought so too until we tried it!

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  20. I don't think I've ever made jam or jelly. When I was in 7th or 8th grade, my church group made apple butter for a fund raiser, but I have no idea how we did it. I remember my mom putting the jars upside down, too! This looks delicious, Joanne!

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  21. I need to do this! I used to make freezer jam when I lived in a place with a lot of strawberries, but it's been a while. You're right that fresh tastes SO MUCH BETTER! Thank you for sharing this post with us at the Will Blog for Comments #42 linkup. We hope to see you sharing more posts at #43, which opens next Monday morning. Have a great week. :)

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  22. What an easy recipe. My mother in law used to make one that was similar. I never have enough berries to make jam bc we eat them all so fast!

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    1. We eat a lot of berries too but when we pick a whole flat of them I've learned we can only eat about 1/2 before they start to go back. Typically we just wash and freeze them but this year we didn't have any left to freeze!

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  23. Yum! I like this simple recipe: and since it is a small batch, it will be eaten quickly.
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    1. I like a nice simple, small batch recipe too. I just used this recipe to cook up some blueberry jam yesterday and it filled 1 mason jar.

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  24. That’s exactly how I process jam, too, but I don’t leave them turned over that long. A friend told me about this probably 47 years ago!

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    1. It tastes so much better than the stuff we usually find in stores too.

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  25. This post will be one of my features for this week's SSPS, thank you for sharing with us! Pinned. Melynda @scratchmadefood!

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  26. I can just smell this jam bubbling away! My mum used to make jam when we were small. Thanks for linking.

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  27. Yum! This sounds wonderful. Thank you for sharing at The Crazy Little Lovebirds link party #47.

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