Strawberry Banana Jam

Submitted by Diana Adcock

"This is a tasty jam that you can sub blueberries for the strawberries OR decrease bananas to 1 cup and add 1 can well drained crushed pineapple."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Yields: 5 half pints

ingredients

• 7 cups hulled and halved strawberries
• 2 cups mashed bananas
• 1 medium seedless orange, that has been put through a food processor to a fine chop
• 3 cups white sugar
• 1⁄4 cup lemon juice

directions

1. In a large stainless or enamel pot add the strawberries, bananas and the orange.
2. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, and boil for 10 min.
3. Slowly add the sugar and lemon juice-you dont want to loose the"boil" and stir constantly until mixture reaches the gel stage.
4. Remove from heat and skim off any foam.
5. Ladle into hot sterilized jars to 1/4 inch head space.
6. Process in a water bath for 5 minutes at altitudes up to 1000 feet.

Reviews

[Mindi Righter]

My very first attempt at making jam and canning. I substituted blueberries for the strawberries (per suggestion) and was amazed. It came out fabulous. I'm going to make it with strawberries at my first chance.

 

[BARBARA ROO]

The common combination of s'berries and bananas usually doesn't appear in most jam books, so this is nice to have. Very tasty and good consistency. It's not clear,Diane, whether the orange should be peeled or the rind included.....like in a marmalade..... I made the jam without the peel.Stew

 

[Roy B.]

This is a great recipe. My son has been begging me to make a strawberry-banana jam of some sort and this recipe was perfect answer! I increased the bananas a little bit to ensure the flavor came through so instead of 2 cups I used about three and increased by strawberries by a cup. I peeled the orange as I am not a fan of the rind and added a smidge more lemon juice to ensure the color stayed nice and red. Overall, a great base to work and try other options from here!

 

[melissa skiles]

very tasty!Easy to make.Will be great for the holidays.

 

[maw maw]

This taste great,But,Icould not get it to thicken up like jam should be. I even recooked it and added sure jell.