No-Cook Strawberry Banana-Split Jam

Submitted by Chef mariajane

"I tried this freezer jam this weekend, and man oh man is it ever good!! It is excellent as a sauce on ice-cream also -"

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Yields: 6 jam jars

ingredients

• 2 cups crushed strawberries
• 1 cup mashed banana, about 3 (fully ripe)
• 3 cups sugar
• 3⁄4 cup water
• 1 (85 g) box Certo, pectin crystals

directions

1. Mix fruit and sugar until well blended. Let stand 10 minutes.
2. Bring water and pectin to boil in saucepan; boil 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add to fruit mixture; stir 3 minutes.
3. Pour into clean jars or plastic containers. Cover with tight fitting lids. Let stand at room temperature until set. (This could take up to 24 hours). Store in freezer, or if jam will be used in 3 weeks, store in refrigerator.
4. TIPS: Add 1/3 cup chocolate liqueur to jam mixture before pouring into jars.
5. SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Warm jam, then use as a toppng for hot waffles, ice cream sundaes, or banana splits.
6. For a quick and easy milk shake, add a spoonful jam to vanilla ice cream in a blender container. Add milk, then blend until thickened and smooth.