Strawberry Jam with Gelatin

Fragrant and juicy strawberries are one of the most popular berries for harvesting. As soon as it ripens at the beginning of the summer, housewives rush to make all kinds of compotes, jams, marmalade, and preserves from this sweet berry. They know that eating such old-fashioned strawberry preserves in the cold winter season is a real pleasure. You can also prepare thick, tender, and delicious strawberry jam for the long winter evenings. Follow our strawberry jam preserve recipe for long winter evenings and find out how to make tasty and fragrant strawberry jam with gelatin.

Strawberry Jam Ingredients

• 30 oz or about 900 g fresh and sweet strawberries
• 4-5 oz gelatin
• 17 oz white sugar
• 0.3 cup water
• 0.3 oz citric acid

1. Remove the green stalks from the berries. Sort the strawberries and rinse well under the cold and running water. Then leave the strawberries on paper towels for 15-20 minutes. Remember, that strawberries must be completely dry before cooking.

2. Next, transfer the strawberries to a saucepan, sprinkle them evenly with sugar. Bring the strawberries to a boil and cook them over low heat for 20 minutes. During this time, strawberries should give juice in which sugar will dissolve.

3. Do not forget to remove the foam from the jam. Transfer the strawberry foam into the stainless steel and heat-resistant bowl. Later you can enjoy sweet strawberry foam.

4. Don’t remove the saucepan from the stove. Grind the strawberries to a purée. Use an immersion blender. Bring to a boil.

5. Spoon some citric acid into the strawberry mass and cook over medium heat for 15 minutes. The amount of sugar and citric acid depends on the sweetness of your strawberries.

6. Combine the gelatin with some water in the bowl and mix well. The gelatin must be melted, a water bath could help.

7. If you are using an alternative thickener, follow the manufacturer's recommendations on the packaging.

8. Combine strawberry purée and gelatin. Stir, but do not bring to a boil again, otherwise, the gelatin may not work, as it will lose its characteristics.

9. Ladle the still-hot strawberry jam into the prepared and sterilized jars and seal the jars.

10. The strawberry jam can be served as a dessert for tea or used as a filling for various pastries and cookies.

Strawberry Jam Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 52; Total fat: 0.6 oz; Total carbohydrates: 1.2 oz; Protein: 0.9 oz