HOMEMADE STRAWBERRY JAM
A simple recipe of a homemade strawberry jam without any added preservatives and artificial food colors.
Servings 2 cups
Equipment
- Saucepan
Ingredients
- 500 grams fresh strawberries hulled & chopped
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Heat a thick-bottom medium-size saucepan and add hulled and chopped strawberries.
- Start cooking on low flame and after a few minutes, you will find lots of juices released by the fruit.
- Keep stirring every 10 minutes until the water reduces and the jam looks like a thick flowy sauce.
- Finally, add sugar, lemon juice, and salt.
- Cook for another 15 minutes or till the sauce thickens and starts to look like a jam.
- Cool the jam to room temperature and store it in a sterilized and dry glass container.
- Enjoy it chilled with buttered toast, crepes, oat cereals, or simply with yogurt.
Notes
BEST WAY TO HAVE HOMEMADE STRAWBERRY JAM
With buttered toast
A spoonful of the jam with unsweetened oats porridge
With freshly chopped strawberries and yogurt
A layer of jam with granola and yogurt
As a topping for a cheesecake
With buttered toast
A spoonful of the jam with unsweetened oats porridge
With freshly chopped strawberries and yogurt
A layer of jam with granola and yogurt
As a topping for a cheesecake