Five-Flavour Strawberry Freezer Jam

About 5 jars

Ingredients

  • 4 cups (1000 ml) crushed strawberries, about
  • 2 quarts (2 L)
  • 1.5 cups (375 ml) granulated sugar
  • 1 pouch (45 g) BERNARDIN Freezer Jam Pectin
  • Flavour accents

Description

  1. Wash, hull and crush strawberries, one layer at a time. Measure 4 cups (1000 ml) into a bowl. Stir in sugar and let stand 15 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, wash and rinse 5 x 250 ml mason jars and BERNARDIN Storage or 2-piece SNAP Lids.
  3. Prepare or measure Flavour Accents; choose one of each or duplicate quantities as desired (per 250ml jar).
    • Peppered Strawberry 1/4 – 1/2 tsp (1 – 2 ml) freshly ground pepper
    • Strawberry Balsamic 1.5 tsp (7ml) balsamic vinegar
    • Spirited Strawberry 1.5 tsp (7ml) chocolate or orange liqueur
    • Zesty Strawberry 1/2 tsp (2ml) lightly packed, finely grated lemon or orange zest
    • Classic Strawberry Mint 10 large mint leaves, bruised with back of spoon
  4. Stirring constantly, gradually add BERNARDIN Freezer Jam Pectin to fruit mixture. Stir three minutes longer.
  5. For Peppered, Balsamic, Spirited and Zesty Strawberry Flavour Accents, ladle jam into prepared mason jars filling each to within ½ inch (1 cm) of top rim (headspace). Using a non-metallic utensil, stir one portion of each Flavour Accent into each jar. For Mint, before filling jars, add required portion of bruised mint leaves to jam in bowl. Stir 2 minutes, remove leaves and ladle jam into jar(s).
  6. Just headspace to ½ inch (1 cm) if required. Wipe all jar rims removing any stickiness. Apply lids tightly and label jars.
  7. Store in freezer up to 1 year. Refrigerate up to 3 weeks or serve immediately.