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bird's eye view of jelly jar filled with strawberry jelly on white setting with an oval white plate with a pile of fresh large strawberries and a couple scattered strawberries on the table

Small Batch Strawberry Freezer Jam

It doesn't get much better than fresh, homemade strawberry jam! You can use this recipe with so many desserts and snacks, and better yet, no pectin! This is a small batch and just store any excess in your freezer!
5 from 3 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Chill in the Fridge 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 18 minutes
Course Jams and Jellies
Cuisine American
Servings 14 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups fresh strawberries, chopped (option to use thawed from frozen)
  • 1 tablespoon raw honey (option to replace with 1 tablespoon turbinado sugar or granulated sugar)
  • 1 tablespoon arrowroot powder
  • 2 tablespoons water (leave out if using frozen berries)

Instructions
 

  • Use a medium-sized, heavy bottom saucepan. Add strawberries, then all remaining ingredients and mix together.
  • Cook on medium-low heat for about 10-15 minutes to soften, stirring often to avoid sticking and burning. If you don't want to stand over the pot and continuously stir, just decrease heat to low-medium for the entire cook, still stirring often.
    Use a potato masher to mash the strawberries.
  • Remove from heat and immediately transfer to mason jars to store and chill in the fridge. Once cooled, move to freezer.

Notes

It’s easiest to transfer the jam right away once off heat because if you wait it will start to solidify and stick to sides making it hard to remove all the jam.
Keyword freezer jam recipes, strawberry jam, strawberry jam with natural sugar
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