Sunday, April 7, 2013

Strawberry Banana Jam-Small Batch

Bananas were very ripe at the store so they were marked down to 38¢/lb and I had leftover strawberries in the freezer from my Strawberry Frosting. So when I saw a Strawberry Banana Jam from Family Home and Life on a linky party, I decided to make some! The only difference, I made a small batch.

Have you seen these new packages of pectin that are measured specifically for 2 half pint jars? One for me and one to share (the boys were very happy), since they're being used right away I didn't need to process them in a hot water bath, just place in the fridge. I did give my fruit a whirl in the food chopper and it calls for anywhere from 1 to 1 2/3 C sugar-your choice. I like that:@) This is a very tasty jam (love the banana flavor!) and I think a little splash of vanilla would be very good in it too.
I'm looking forward to my bagel tomorrow morning:@)

Strawberry Banana Jam-Small Batch-recipe from the back of the pectin package
1 (.4 oz) package Ball Classic Pectin-found it at Walmart
1 1/3 C crushed or finely chopped fruit-I used one medium banana and strawberries for the rest
3 tsp lemon juice
Sugar-I used 1 1/4 C because they weren't local super sweet berries
  1. Combine fruit and lemon juice in pot, stir in pectin. 
  2. Bring mixture to a rolling boil.
  3. Add sugar, stir to dissolve. Return to a rolling boil and boil hard for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
  4. Remove from heat, skim foam and pour into sanitized canning jars. If you'll be using it right away you can simply store it in the fridge or for longer storage process in a water bath for 10 minutes.
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