How Do You Sweeten Strawberry Freezer Jam With Fruit Juice?
Strawberry jam is a way of preserving strawberries and enjoying them year-round. Used on breads, in baking, and on desserts, jam is often full of white sugar. However, jam does not have to be unhealthily sweet when natural sweeteners such as agave, honey, or fruit juice are used in lieu of processed sugar. Freezing jam makes the preserving process much easier than the regular boiling method and enables you to use replacement sweeteners. With a few key tools and a couple hours, you can make homemade strawberry freezer jam sweetened with fruit juice in your own kitchen. Place the pot on the stove, pour in the apple juice and heat it over medium heat. Add the pectin slowly to the apple juice once it begins to steam. It should slowly thicken at this stage. Wash the strawberries under running water, cut off the tops and slice them to the desired size. Add the strawberries to the boiling pectin and apple juice. Bring it to a boil again for five minutes, stirring it constantly. Pour the jam e