Now you know all the tips for growing strawberries, you need a few good easy homemade strawberry jam recipes to make to enjoy the fruits of your labor! This is probably the best reason why anybody would ever even want to grow strawberries in the first place!


So, let’s start off with what strawberry jam is. Basically it is a fruit spread that is quite tasty on things like toast and muffins, not to mention your favorite peanut butter and jelly sandwich! While there are some very difficult canning recipes for advanced cooks and chefs out there, you can actually make it quite easily just by following some very simple and basic steps.

First, you will need canning jars and lids and rings. You can get them at most stores, but some only carry them seasonally. If that’s the case, you can always get them online by clicking here. Sometimes they are cheaper online, too, so that’s always a nice bonus!

The first thing to do is to wash your jars out as much as possible. Some people will actually sterilize them, which is never a bad idea if you are worried about germs, mold, and whatnot. It’s also a very good idea to keep your hands very clean and do not let the lids or the jars touch anything except a very clean towel.

Now, onto the recipe!

You Will Need:

2 pounds of strawberries
4 cups of sugar
1/4 cup bottled lemon juice

The first step is an easy one: carefully and thoroughly wash off your strawberries and cut the tops of them off. While the tops are edible, they are very bitter, and you probably don’t want them in your jam, do you? So, that’s why it is very important to cut them off first!

Next, you’re going to need a pretty big stock pot, since that is going to make it easier for you to stir the jam while it is cooking. Place the strawberries, the lemon juice, and the 4 cups of sugar in the pot and mix it all together very well.

Now, you have all of your ingredients in the pot, so what you’ll want to do is stir it on a low heat setting until the sugar dissolves. Once the sugar is dissolved, you are ready to turn up the heat and bring it to a boil. Be sure you keep stirring it often, because you do not want burnt strawberry jam! This is a time when it is helpful to have a digital thermometer, because you will want the mixture to be 220 degrees.

Once your mixture reaches 220 degrees, you can either freeze the jam in freezer jars or if you would like to can them that is a good option as well. For canning, processing should be done in a water bath canner for 10 minutes, though time may vary depending on your altitude.

So, now you know our homemade strawberry jam recipe, do you have any easy strawberry jam recipes you’d like to share with us in the comments section below?