Strawberry jam for the winter

Strawberry jam is a product that stores well in winter and always has bright flavor nuances. Making such jam is not difficult, and you can use it as an independent dessert or as a sauce for cheesecakes and porridge.

How to make wild strawberry jam for the winter?

Fragrant wild strawberry jam will remind you of summer on long winter evenings. It can be served during tea drinking or used as a filling in pies. The main thing in preparing this jam is to wait the required time for infusion so that it absorbs maximum taste and aroma.

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   How to make strawberry jam for the winter? Sort the berries, remove the stems and cover with sugar, placing them in a suitable heat-resistant bowl. Leave the strawberries for 6-8 hours to release the juice.
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   Pour water over the berry mass and bring to a boil, then heat over medium heat for about 5 minutes, remove the foam and leave the strawberry jam to steep for 5 hours.
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   After this, heat the mass again and cook after boiling for about half an hour.
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   Sterilize jars suitable for the preparation using steam or an oven.
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   Place the jam in containers and leave to cool in a warm room. After this, store the strawberries in the cold.

Delicious garden strawberry jam for the winter

Garden strawberries are also suitable for making delicious jam. The more ripe the berries from which it is prepared, the more flavor it will retain during the preparation process. Gelling sugar gives the product the consistency of jam.

Cooking time: 25 min.

Cooking time: 10 min.

Servings – 4.

Ingredients:

• Garden strawberries – 400 gr.
• Gelling sugar – 400 gr.

Cooking process:

1. We sort out the ripe and fresh berries, remove the stems and leaves, wash and dry with paper towels.

2. Pour the strawberries into a saucepan and add gelling sugar to it. You need to carefully shake the container with the berries so that it is evenly distributed over the surface of the strawberries. Leave the berries for 5 minutes so that they release their juice.

3. We wash and sterilize jars for preparations. You can put them in the microwave for 5 minutes and process them at the highest power.

4. Place the pan with the berry mixture on the fire and cook for 5 minutes, stirring so that the gelling sugar begins to dissolve. After boiling, you can keep the mixture on the fire for another couple of minutes and remove from the stove.

5. Pour the jam into prepared jars, cover with a blanket and leave upside down until completely cooled. In winter, it is better to store such preparations in a cool place or refrigerator, since the berries undergo minimal heat treatment.

Five-minute strawberry jam for the winter in jars

A quick and easy way to make amazingly delicious strawberry jam. Any berry is suitable for this recipe - from the garden, forest, or meadow. It must be remembered that wild strawberries are always more aromatic, and preparations with them also turn out brighter in taste and smell.

Cooking time: 4 hours 20 minutes.

Cooking time: 10 min.

Servings – 8.

Ingredients:

• Strawberries – 1 kg
• Granulated sugar – 500 gr.

Cooking process:

1. Sort the berries, get rid of any spoiled or crushed ones, rinse and dry a little with a paper towel.

2. Pour the strawberries into a fireproof container of suitable volume, sprinkling the layers with sugar and leave for 3-4 hours until the berries release juice.

3. Bring the strawberry-sugar mixture to a boil over low heat and hold for 5-7 minutes, stirring.

4. Jars for preparations must be clean, dry and sterilized.

5. Pour jam into sealing containers, seal with lids, turn upside down and, covering, leave until cool. Then move to a cool place or keep in the refrigerator.

Thick strawberry jam for the winter with whole berries

Jam made from whole strawberries retains more flavor and an interesting consistency when fresh berries float in sugar syrup. It is good to use in making drinks or adding to dairy products and desserts.

Cooking time: 4 hours 20 minutes.

Cooking time: 10 min.

Servings – 8.

Ingredients:

• Strawberries – 1 kg
• Granulated sugar – 900 gr.
• Lemon – 2 pcs.

Cooking process:

1. We sort through the berries to get rid of unripe or spoiled ones. Remove the tails, blades of grass and leaves.

2.We transfer the strawberries into a suitable container and, adding the specified amount of sugar, leave for several hours so that the berries begin to release juice.

3. Place the container with the berry mixture on the fire, add the juice of two lemons to the strawberries, mix very carefully so as not to damage the integrity of the berries, and heat over low heat.

4. Boil the jam for about 15 minutes, periodically removing the foam that appears.

5. Transfer the finished jam into prepared jars, close tightly and store in a cool place after the preparations have cooled.

Strawberry jam for the winter with citric acid

Citric acid in strawberry jam is a good preservative that prevents further fermentation of the berries. Jam prepared with the addition of “lemon” can be stored under any conditions, and the presence of this natural preservative does not affect the taste of the dessert in any way.

Cooking time: 3 hours 30 minutes.

Cooking time: 10 min.

Servings – 10.

Ingredients:

• Strawberries – 1 kg
• Granulated sugar – 1.3 kg.
• Citric acid – 2 gr.

Cooking process:

1. Sort the collected berries to remove debris and spoiled strawberries, free them from stalks and leaves, if necessary. Rinse well and let the water drain.

2. Pour the berries into an enamel bowl or basin and add the required amount of sugar, stirring gently to start the juice separation process. Cover the bowl with the berry mixture with a cloth or gauze and leave for several hours until the sugar dissolves.

3. Place the container on the stove and cook for 15-20 minutes over medium heat, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon or spatula. The foam that appears during cooking must be skimmed off.

4.5 minutes before the end of cooking, add citric acid to the mixture and stir well.

5. Place the jam in jars and seal. It is better to serve the sweetness with tea with bread and butter or with dairy desserts.

Step-by-step recipe for making strawberry jam with tails

Some people prepare jam from strawberries with stalks, believing that they give the product a special aroma and do not affect the taste of the jam. For busy housewives, this option can be considered optimal: there is no need to spend additional time on this.

Cooking time: 3 hours 15 minutes.

Cooking time: 5 min.

Servings – 8.

Ingredients:

• Strawberries – 1 kg
• Granulated sugar – 1 kg.

Cooking process:

1. Carefully sort the berries to remove any unripe strawberries or debris. Leave the stalks.

2. Puree the berries in a blender until smooth.

3. Mix the resulting mass with half the sugar and leave for a couple of hours, covered with a cloth.

4. After this, put the container with the berry mass on the stove, add the remaining sugar, stir the mass and turn on medium heat, bring it to a boil, stirring and removing the foam. Then reduce the heat to low and simmer for about 5 minutes. Let cool and repeat the procedure 2 more times.

5. Place the finished jam into clean and dry jars. This preparation can be added when preparing baked goods or eaten with ice cream.

How to make strawberry jam with blueberries for the winter?

Berry jam prepared according to this recipe is a real vitamin cocktail. It is not only incredibly tasty, but also contains many useful substances. Making blueberry-strawberry jam is not difficult, and even an inexperienced housewife can handle it.

Cooking time: 3 hours 15 minutes.

Cooking time: 5 min.

Servings – 12.

Ingredients:

• Strawberries – 500 gr.
• Blueberries – 1 kg
• Granulated sugar – 1.5 kg
• Water – 300 ml

Cooking process:

1. Sort blueberries and wild strawberries, remove leaves, debris and spoiled berries, rinse and dry them.

2. Prepare syrup from sugar and water.

3. Add berries to it, stirring gently so that they do not bruise.

4. Cook the mixture over low heat for about 10 minutes, stirring and removing the foam.

5. Remove the berries from the syrup, place them in another bowl, and continue heating the sugar mixture until it thickens. After this, return the blueberries and wild strawberries to the syrup, mix and pour the jam into jars. Enjoy!

Strawberries without cooking, pureed with sugar

In this recipe, the berries do not undergo heat treatment, and therefore all the benefits and taste of fresh strawberries are preserved during canning. But with this method of preparation, you need to take twice as much sugar as berries in order for the dessert to be stored well.

Cooking time: 3 hours 15 minutes.

Cooking time: 5 min.

Servings – 12.

Ingredients:

• Strawberries – 1 kg
• Granulated sugar – 2 kg

Cooking process:

1. We sort out the strawberries to avoid any green or spoiled berries, as well as any debris.

2. We turn the berries into puree, and for this you can use a masher, a blender, or grind them in a meat grinder.

3. While grinding the berries, add the specified amount of sugar into the mass in small portions.

4. Sterilize the jars and pour boiling water over the lids.

5. Place the resulting mass from the jar and store in a cool place. Bon appetit!