Freezer Jam

Strawberries were on sale a few weeks ago, so I bought some & decided to try and make my own jam. I don't have any fancy canning supplies so I haven't tried to do anything homemade in the past. However, I found this awesome "No Cook Freezer Jam" in the canning isle & gave it a try. The only thing you have to add to it is sugar! (well and the fruit of your choice!) You cut all the tops off the strawberries & then cut them into a manageable size for "squashing". Then using your potato masher you go to town on them!!When you are finished they will look something like this. (and if you were stressed about anything before you started you will now feel some of that stress has been relieved!)Next you mix the packet contents with the sugar in a large bowl.

Measure your "squashed" fruit & add to the mixture. Once you have mixed it well you let it sit for 30 minutes. (That is the perfect time to prepare the containers you are going to put the jam into)I washed my containers & spooned most all of the strawberry jam into them. It smelled SO GOOD!!These awesome little containers are sold right by the "No Cook" mix & were pretty inexpensive. The jam stays good in the fridge for up to 3 weeks or in the freezer for 1 year.There was a little left over that didn't fit into the containers, so the girls and I had a perfect excuse to try some right away. We absolutely LOVED it, and it tasted just as good as it smelled!There were a few people who I had been wanting to give a thank you gift to, so I bagged up some pancake mix & gave them some yummy strawberry topping to go with it!
The container for our family only lasted a few days & I already have more strawberries in the fridge to make some more! mmmm......