Strawberry-Vanilla Freezer Jam

This strawberry-vanilla freezer jam recipe is easy — just stir mashed strawberries, sugar, lemon juice, and pectin together, thicken, then freeze.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 15 mins
• Calories: 28 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
• 3 tablespoons instant pectin
• 1.5 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 1.5 pounds fresh strawberries

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Wash, hull, and coarsely chop strawberries; transfer to a bowl. Mash with a potato masher until mostly smooth, 1 to 2 minutes.

Step 2

Stir sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla bean paste into strawberries; set aside until berries release some of their juice, about 30 minutes. Stir in pectin, 1 tablespoon at a time, stirring after each addition until well combined. Set aside to activate pectin, 5 minutes.

Step 3

Spoon jam into sterilized, wide-mouth, half-pint jars, leaving ½-inch headspace. Wipe the rims with a moist paper towel to remove any residue; loosely cover with clean lids. Freeze completely, about 5 hours. Tighten lids.

Step 4

Store in the freezer for up to 1 year or in the refrigerator up to 1 month.