Frozen Blueberry Jam Recipe (Small Batch)
Ingredients
- 2- 4 cups fresh or thawed frozen blueberries
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Instructions
Combine: Put the blueberries, sugar, and lemon juice into a medium pot. Mash: Gently mash some of the berries with a potato masher to release their juices and natural pectin.
Simmer: Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat, then lower the heat and simmer for about 15 to 30 minutes, stirring often.
Test: The jam is ready when it thickens and leaves a clear wake when you drag a spoon through it, or reaches 220°F (104.4°C) on a candy thermometer.
Cool & Store: Remove from heat, let it cool completely, and store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Or put in sterilized warm jars and water bath can for 15 min.
———————————————————————————-Makes 9, half pint jars
This blueberry jam has less sugar than most recipes and is bursting with blueberry flavor!
Recipe:
14 cups frozen blueberries
5 & 1/2 cups of granulated sugar
1/4 cup of bottled lemon juice
1 envelope of liquid pectin (you can also use powdered pectin)
…combine the fruit, sugar and lemon juice and bring to a boil on medium/low heat. Add pectin and bring back to a low boil, stirring periodically for about 20-25 minutes or until it reaches the gel stage.
If you have a candy thermometer, it will read 220 degrees Fahrenheit (or 104.4 degrees Celsius).
Fill jars and process in a hot water bath canner for 15 minutes.