Frozen Stawberry and Pineapple Jam
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Did you know you can actualy freeze jam? No we didn’t either until we found this recipe, but it actually seems like a very good way to stop you having to fuss around with lots of jars, just make a big batch and take some out when you need it!
Ingredients:
- - 1 box of fresh strawberries
- - 2.5 cups of fresh pineapple
- - 7 cups of sugar
- - 2 packets of powdered pectin (about 1.75 oz)
- - 1 cup of cold water
- - A 4 pint container for the freezer with a lid
What you need to do:
First of all grab the strawberries and give them a good wash and a dry, then you want to mash them up really well so put them into a large mixing bowl and use something like a potato masher to crush them up (remember to remove the green tops first!).
Then measure out 2.5 cups of that mixture which you will be using, and remove the rest from the bowl (store it or use it for another batch).
Now drop in the pineapple and start to slowly add in the sugar and mix it all up together.
The next part is the pectin so grab a saucepan, pour the water in and set it onto a medium heat. While it is heating up slowly start to pour in the pectin, all the while stirring to stop is clumping up. Keep stirring even after all the pectin is in, and once it reaches the boil then keep it there, stirring all the time, for about a minute.
Now take that off the heat and start to pour it slowly into the bowl with the sugar/fruit mix in, stirring as you do. Once it is all in the bowl then continue stirring for a good few minutes just to make sure you are mixing it all up well and dissolving all that sugar you put in!
That was the hard part, now you just pour the whole mixture into the container you have and let it stand for about 24 hours witht he lid on. Then pop it into the freezer.
Now when you want some jam get the container out, scoop some into a jar and pop it into the refrigerator to thaw!
Yummy!