Although this week we’re featuring picnic fare, I can’t forget how this time of year is great for berry picking. With all the berries we picked, an obvious thing to do was to make jam. Lots of jam! Besides, it was something I could bring along to a picnic or incorporate in a dessert. With some of this Easy Fresh Strawberry Jam, I served it at our picnic over some creamy Brie cheese with rice crackers. Fresh, fruity and perfect for picnics…
recipe from Cook’s Illustrated
1 pound fresh strawberries, washed, hulled & sliced thin or chopped
1 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
In 10- or 12-inch skillet, bring fruit, sugar, and lemon juice to boil over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally.
Reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring constantly and skimming foam as necessary, until mixture begins to look syrupy and thickens slightly, about 7-10 minutes; remove from heat.
Cool jam to room temperature before serving.
Spoon over a wedge of brie and serve with crackers.
That strawberry jam looks heavenly! Thanks for the recipe. 🙂
This looks so good – I love strawberries!
I love strawberry jam! I have made it so many ways, but not like this. This one sounds super easy and very delicious! Can't wait to try it!
It's been a while since I have made my own jam. Yours looks delicious!
this looks so yummy and boy is he excited about those berries!
My mouth is watering just thinking about this! What a fabulous way to feature your just-picked loot of strawberries!
That looks great! Much better than the massive ingredient list on store bought jams!
I love strawberry jam! I want to learn to can so I can make my own.
Yummy! We too love Strawberry jam, it is my kids favorite. I have not made any in a while though ;0)
That sounds much easier than I thought it would be. Thanks for posting! We love strawberry jam.
How fun we love strawberries and strawberry jam. I wanted to make some all summer and never got around to it.
Homemade strawberry jam is the best! Even better when you pick the berries yourself.
I have never made jam before but this seems like something I can do pretty easily. Thanks!!
love that you popped it on Brie. I've been eating brie and fresh strawberries all week!
I made my first batch of strawberry jam a couple years ago. We loved it! This recipe looks super simple too.
I had no idea making your own jam could be that easy, I'm definitely going to try it. Thanks for sharing your recipe!
we make strawberry jam too – now we just need a strawberry garden.
I sooo love strawberries! This recipe seems easy to make, thanks for sharing.