Banana Strawberry Freezer Jam

Submitted by Mom2Rose

"Yummy! You can use fresh or frozen strawberries and ripe bananas!! Perfect for gift giving or with your favorite breakfast pastry!! Note: Cooking time is actually the time for the jam to sit."

 

• Ready In: 36mins
• Ingredients: 4
• Yields: 5 jars

ingredients

• 1 cup banana, mashed (approx. 2 large)
• 3 cups strawberries, mashed (about 3 1/2 lbs)
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar (or more to taste)
• 1 (1 5/8 ounce) package freezer jam pectin (Use Ball Fruit Jell Freezer Jam Pectin or similar)

directions

1. Combine mashed bananas and strawberries in medium bowl; set aside.
2. Combine sugar and freezer jam pectin in small bowl, stirring to blend evenly.
3. Gradually stir pectin mixture into prepared fruit, stirring for 3 minutes.
4. Ladle jam into freezer jars, leaving 1/2 inch headspace.
5. Let jam stand to thicken, not to exceed 30 minutes.
6. Serve immediately; refrigerate up to 3 weeks OR freeze up to one year.
7. Yield: 5 - 8 oz. jars.

Reviews

[DEH9472]

This is one of the best jams I have ever had, and it is so easy to make! My husband loved it too, and he's pretty picky about his jam. I pureed the fruit in the blender and reduced the sugar by 1/4 cup, and it still turned out great and set up wonderfully. I will definitely be making this one again. Thanks!

 

[bakingmama83]

Had some left over strawberries and bananas, and thought I'd give it a try. Tastes great and set well. The banana is just enough to change the taste, but not enough to other power the jam. I did puree my bananas before adding them to the mixture.

 

[fentonreunion]

This was another perfect jam that I gave out for the holidays!! Thanks for posting the recipe!!

 

[StacieJG]

I made this for holiday gifts to family and friends, everyone loved it and is begging me to make more.

 

[bzymom]

The jam didn't set up and was more like a sause than a jam. It was also very tart and my family didn't like it at all - I had to throw the whole batch down the drain because my children wouldn't eat it.