Strawberry jam for the winter

Strawberry jam is a very tasty and simple preparation of berries for the winter. It will delight you in winter or just with a cup of tea at any time of the year. Strawberry jam recipes for every taste and even for those who watch their figure and count calories. Try it, it’s impossible to refuse.

Classic recipe for strawberry jam with whole berries

One of the popular cooking methods is when the berries are left whole in the jam. It is also called “berry to berry”. Strawberries retain their appearance and shape, do not fall apart and are not overcooked. The berries need to be strong and not very large in size.

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   To make strawberry jam for the winter, start by preparing the berries. Sort through the strawberries and remove bad fruits. Then rinse well and drain in a colander.
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   Only after this remove the sepals of the berries, otherwise when washed, the strawberries without them will quickly lose their appearance and become soggy. They can be removed with a fork or a special knife. Then place the berries in the container in which you will cook. Add 150-200 grams of already prepared berries. Sahara.
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   Leave the berries for 3-4 hours (or overnight) to release the juice.
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   Carefully pour off any juice that may have accumulated while the berries were steeping. Try not to damage the berries.
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   Add the remaining sugar to the strawberry juice and place over low heat. Stir until all the sugar has dissolved. Thus, after 5 minutes you should get syrup.
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   The resulting syrup should be poured over the berries.
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   Then bring the berries to a boil. Try to stir the jam as little as possible. Once the strawberries are boiling, reduce the heat to medium. Boil like this for 5 minutes. Carefully remove the foam with a spoon. After 5 minutes, set the jam aside until it cools completely and do not cover with a lid. The jam can cool for 2-3 hours. This method allows the berries to be saturated with syrup, which gives the jam a beautiful, rich color and a “berry-to-berry” appearance.
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   Bring the cooled jam to a boil again and boil for 5 minutes. This heating and cooling can be repeated 3 or 4 times.
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   Dilute citric acid in water in a ratio of 1 to 1. Pour into the jam and cook for a final 15 minutes. By the end of cooking, sterile jars and lids should already be prepared.
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    Spread the jam while it's hot. Fill the jars to the brim. Then close the lids, turn them over and place them on the lids. This must be done so that condensation does not form on the lid. Store the finished jam in a cool place. As a result, you will get 1 liter of thick, aromatic jam.

How to make delicious five-minute strawberry jam?

A recipe for aromatic strawberry jam for those who do not want to spend a lot of time preparing it. This recipe also contains less sugar than its classic counterpart. However, the consistency is not so thick, but this does not in any way affect the taste of this delicacy.

Cooking time: 2 hours 15 minutes.

Cooking time: 15 min.

Servings – 6.

Ingredients:

• Strawberries – 1 kg.
• Sugar – 500 gr.

Cooking process:

1. Sort the berries, rinse in water and dry a little. Do not allow spoiled berries to get into the jam. Then separate them from the tails. The strawberries in this recipe can be any size. But the smaller it is, the faster it will cook.

2. Then sprinkle the strawberries with sugar and leave for 2-3 hours so that the berries release their juice. During the process, you can periodically shake the dishes with strawberries. There is no need to stir at this stage.

3. Start cooking. Place the bowl with berries on the stove over low heat. You can stir gently. When the sugar is completely dissolved, bring the berries to a boil.

4. The boiling stage lasts 5-7 minutes. At the same time, remove the foam from the jam. If the berries are large, boil for 7 minutes.

5. Pour the finished jam into prepared jars. To keep the jam longer, be sure to sterilize the jars well, especially the necks. It is recommended to wash the jars with soda and then heat them. This can be done in the microwave or over hot steam. The lids should be boiled.

6. Next, turn the jars of jam upside down and leave them in this position to cool. Bonus tip: Wrap hot jars in something warm for extra dry sterilization.

Wild strawberry jam for the winter in jars

If you have harvested a large harvest of strawberries, then a recipe for preparing healthy berries for the winter will be very useful to you. Wild strawberries are small berries, but very sweet and fragrant. The jam it makes is very tasty.

Cooking time: 2.5 hours.

Cooking time: 30 min.

Servings – 6.

Ingredients:

• Strawberries – 1 kg.
• Sugar – 500 gr.

Cooking process:

1. Prepare the berries: sort and remove the stems and leaves. Transfer to a convenient cooking container. If there are a lot of berries, then you can use an enamel or copper basin.

2. Then sprinkle the berries with sugar and leave for 2-3 hours so that the sugar is saturated with strawberry juice. If time allows, you can leave it to soak overnight.

3. Place the bowl with strawberries on the fire and bring to a boil. Then leave to cook for 5 minutes over low heat.

4. Stir the jam periodically and skim off the foam. After 5-7 minutes, remove from heat and leave to cool completely. Repeat the cooking and cooling stage 2 more times. In total, we cook 3 times for 5-7 minutes with breaks for the jam to cool completely.

5. Pour hot jam into jars. Sterilize jars in advance with steam or in the microwave. Boil the lids. Pour the jam to the very edge of the jar so that there is no air gap left. Let the jam jars cool. The fragrant jam is ready.

Step-by-step recipe for making meadow strawberry jam

Strawberry jam is perfect for winter breakfasts. You can use it to prepare desserts or baked goods. Meadow strawberries grow in natural conditions and are much richer in beneficial properties than ordinary ones. And its aroma and taste are brighter and richer.

Cooking time: 3 hours.

Cooking time: 30 min.

Servings – 5.

Ingredients:

• Strawberries – 1 kg.
• Sugar – 1 kg.
• Citric acid – 2 gr.

Cooking process:

1. Sort and rinse the collected berries. Remove the stems and leaves from the berries.

2. Pour the berries into the bowl in which you will cook them and add all the sugar to them.

3. Leave the berries with sugar for 2.5 hours (or overnight) to release the juice. The juice should completely soak up all the sugar.

4. Place the bowl with strawberries over medium heat until the sugar dissolves and gradually stirring, bring to a boil.

5. Add 2 g. citric acid and stir.

6. When the jam boils, skim off the foam with a spoon and cook for 5 minutes. Then let it cool completely and put it back on the fire and boil. Cook the berries for another 5 minutes.

7. Pour hot jam into jars. Be sure to sterilize the jars. Pour jam to the brim of the jar. Then screw the lids on tightly and leave to cool in a cool place.

Thick strawberry jam with gelatin

This jam is prepared very quickly. To make it thick, add gelatin. Strawberries in this jam retain their bright and rich color. This method is universal for any berries. The jam is ideal for serving with pancakes, pancakes and cheesecakes.

Cooking time: 1 hour.

Cooking time: 15 min.

Servings – 5.

Ingredients:

• Strawberries – 1 kg.
• Sugar – 600 gr.
• Water – 100 ml.
• Gelatin – 40 gr.

Cooking process:

1. Start by preparing the berries. Sort out the strawberries. Rinse thoroughly in water. The berries can be left to float in the water for a minute to allow the dirt and sand to settle. Then drain in a colander and let the water drain from the berries. Then carefully remove the stem from each berry. This can be done with a knife.

2. The next step is to prepare gelatin.Instant gelatin is enough to pour water at room temperature and leave for 20-30 minutes. For 40 gr. You need about 100 ml of gelatin. water. If you have a different gelatin, follow the instructions on the package.

3. While the gelatin is soaking, you can make strawberries. Cover it with sugar and let stand for about 20 minutes until the juice appears. Do not stir, but lightly shake the container with strawberries.

4. Next, place the berries on the stove over medium heat. The sugar should completely dissolve. Then bring the jam to a boil and leave to simmer for 5 minutes. At the end, add the already prepared gelatin. It is important to remember that gelatin cannot be boiled, otherwise it will lose its gelling properties. Therefore, after adding, stir the jam well and remove from the stove.

5. Pour hot jam into jars. Jars and lids must be sterilized in advance. The fragrant jam is ready.

A simple and delicious recipe for strawberry jam without cooking

The secret to making this jam is in the hot syrup that is poured over fresh strawberries. The result is an unusual jam with live berries. This way they retain more beneficial properties than during regular cooking.

Cooking time: 2.5 hours

Cooking time: 60 min.

Servings – 5.

Ingredients:

• Strawberries – 1 kg.
• Sugar – 1 kg.
• Water – 200 ml.
• Citric acid – 2 gr.

Cooking process:

1. Start cooking with strawberries. Choose strong berries for jam. Before washing, sort through and remove any bad ones if you find them.

2. Rinse the berries, dry on a towel or drain in a colander. Then remove the tails using a knife.

3. Then proceed to the syrup. Take a saucepan with a thick bottom. Pour all the sugar into a saucepan and add 200 ml of water. Add 2 gr. citric acid.Stir until the sugar completely absorbs the water. Turn the stove on to medium heat. Stir every 2-3 minutes.

4. While the syrup is boiling, place the prepared strawberries in sterilized jars. Jars can be sterilized in the microwave for 7-10 minutes, after adding a little water to each. It is better to boil the lids for 4 minutes. If the strawberries don't fit, you can cut the top berries, but don't press them down to fit them.

5. Bring the syrup to a boil. It should boil for 10 minutes. Then remove it from the heat.

6. Pour hot syrup into jars with strawberries. Pour in a thin stream. The jars and strawberries should be warm or at room temperature. Let stand for 15-20 minutes.

7. Then pour all the syrup back into the pan. Before pouring the syrup from the jar, close the lid and shake it well. Then pour the syrup out of the slightly open lid.

8. Place the syrup on the stove a second time. Bring to a boil again. After 10 minutes of moderate boiling, turn off.

9. Pour the hot syrup over the strawberries a second time and leave in the jars for 20 minutes.

10. Then pour the syrup from the jars of strawberries into the pan again. Cook the syrup also for 10 minutes at medium temperature. Thus, the syrup is boiled 3 times. The syrup after 3 boilings should have a thick, viscous consistency. For comparison, the consistency should be similar to liquid honey.

11. Final stage: pour the prepared syrup over the strawberries in the jars to the brim. Screw the lids on tightly and turn the jars upside down. Leave them to cool in this position. After cooling completely, the jam is ready. Makes 1.5 liters of aromatic jam.

Fried strawberry jam in a frying pan

One of the quick and easy ways to make jam is using a frying pan instead of the usual pan. But this method requires small volumes of workpieces.

Cooking time: 30 min.

Cooking time: 15 min.

Servings – 5.

Ingredients:

• Strawberries – 1 kg.
• Sugar – 1 kg.
• Water – 3 tbsp.
• Citric acid – 2 gr.

Cooking process:

1. Sort the strawberries before cooking. Rinse and lightly dry the berries. Then remove the tails.

2. Take a frying pan with a thick bottom and high sides. Next, pour 3 tablespoons of water into the pan.

3. Pour the strawberries into the pan. Bring it to a boil and start frying for 5 minutes. The strawberries should release juice. Stir gently.

4. Then add sugar. It is better to fall asleep not all at once, but in three parts. Pour in one third first and stir immediately, then let it boil a little until the sugar dissolves. Then add the second part of sugar and mix again. Finally, add the rest of the sugar and mix well again. At this stage also add citric acid.

5. Cook the berries for 10-15 minutes, stirring constantly. When boiling, foam forms that needs to be skimmed off. If the jam starts to boil too much, to prevent it from running away, move the pan and reduce the heat.

6. When the jam is cooked, you can pour it into jars. Don't forget to sterilize the jars. The fragrant delicacy is ready! A great addition to breakfast: pancakes, pancakes or cheesecakes. Bon appetit!

How to make delicious strawberry jam in a slow cooker?

A slow cooker not only saves you time and effort, but also preserves the appearance of the berries as much as possible. A minimum of steps - and delicious jam is ready.

Cooking time: 2 hours 10 minutes.

Cooking time: 60 min.

Servings – 5.

Ingredients:

• Strawberries – 1 kg.
• Sugar – 1 kg.
• Lemon – 0.5 pcs.

Cooking process:

1. Prepare the necessary ingredients: strawberries, sugar and half a lemon. All you need is lemon juice. Choose ripe berries - this will make the jam even sweeter.

2. Prepare the strawberries. Wash and dry the berries, cut off all the tails. The berries can be cut if desired.

3. Start transferring the strawberries and sugar into the multicooker bowl. It is convenient to do this in layers: a layer of strawberries - a layer of sugar and so on. Make sure that the strawberries do not take up more than ¼ of the volume of the multicooker bowl. Leave for an hour to let the strawberries release their juice. To speed up the process, you can immediately add 80 grams. water and stir, then you don’t need to wait for the strawberries to release their juice.

4. After an hour, when the strawberries have released their juice, begin to gently mix the berries with sugar and add the juice of half a lemon.

5. Then turn on the mode on the multicooker - “quenching” or “simmering”. Set the cooking time to 1 hour. Remove the valve. You can try the finished jam. Bon appetit!

Fragrant strawberry and orange jam for the winter

This recipe is for lovers of unusual tastes. You can diversify your favorite jam by adding orange. The light citrus note goes well with the strawberry aroma. Add a few more mint leaves to make this treat even more interesting.

Cooking time: 60 min.

Cooking time: 30 min.

Servings – 4.

Ingredients:

• Strawberries – 500 gr.
• Sugar – 250 gr.
• Orange – 1 pc.
• Pectin – 3 tsp.
• Mint – 1 branch

Cooking process:

1. Start by preparing the strawberries. First you need to sort it out so that you don’t get any bad berries. Then rinse thoroughly. Then remove the stalks and place it in a cooking vessel.

2.Then sprinkle the strawberries with sugar and leave for 15-20 minutes until the juice appears. Then put it on the fire and begin to gradually bring the berries to a boil. Don't forget to remove the foam.

3. Wash and cut the orange along with the peel. You can cut into medium cubes or at your discretion.

4. Add chopped orange to boiled strawberries. You can also throw a mint branch there if you wish. If you don’t have fresh mint, then dried mint will do. Bring the jam to a boil again with the orange. Then cook for 10-12 minutes. Stir gently and skim off any foam that forms.

5. Next, add pectin powder. At this stage, mint can already be removed from the jam. Mix well and cook for another 10 minutes.

6. While the jam continues to cook, you can start sterilizing the jars. Hold cleanly washed jars over hot steam. Boil the lids.

7. Pour the jam into prepared jars while hot.

8. Close the lids tightly and turn the jars upside down. Leave to cool in this position.

9. Store cooled jars of strawberry jam in a cool place.

PP healthy strawberry jam without sugar

Jam can be not only tasty, but also healthy. Recipe for those who watch their figure or do not consume sugar. Sugar can be replaced with a natural and safe sweetener - stevia.

Cooking time: 30 min.

Cooking time: 20 min.

Servings – 2.

Ingredients:

• Strawberries – 300 gr.
• Stevia powder – 4 tsp.
• Water – 100 ml.

Cooking process:

1. Prepare the berries: wash and dry, separate them from the stems. The size of the berries does not matter since they will need to be cut. You can immediately place the strawberries in a bowl where they will cook. It is convenient to use stevia in powder for making jam.You can also use stevia syrup. The amount of stevia can be adjusted to suit your taste. But keep in mind that if you use too much, it can become bitter.

2. Cut the berries into pieces and add 4 teaspoons of stevia powder to them. Then add 100 ml. water. Cut berries will cook faster and soak in syrup made from stevia and water.

3. Place the bowl with strawberries on the stove and bring to a boil. Don't forget to collect the foam.

4. Cook the jam for 15-20 minutes, stirring regularly.

5. Next, pour the hot jam into sterilized jars. It is convenient to sterilize jars in the microwave by first pouring a little water into them. It is better to boil the lids. If you are going to store the jam, fill it to the brim so that there is no air space left in the jar. Turn the hot jar over and leave it to cool with the lid down. After cooling, you can try the jam. It has a soft, delicate texture and is moderately sweet.