Description
Honey Sweetened Strawberry Peach Jam combines fresh strawberries, peaches, and honey into a naturally sweet homemade preserve perfect for toast and desserts.
Ingredients
Scale
- 9 cups chopped strawberries
- 9 cups chopped peaches
- 2 cups honey
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 3 teaspoons Pomona’s Pectin
- 4 teaspoons calcium water
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
- Water for boiling water bath canning
Instructions
- Wash and chop the strawberries.
- Peel, pit, and chop the peaches.
- Sterilize jars and lids in boiling water for 10 minutes.
- Prepare calcium water according to package instructions.
- Mix pectin into the honey in a separate bowl.
- Add strawberries, peaches, and lemon juice to a large pot and simmer.
- Stir calcium water into the fruit mixture.
- Mash fruit with a potato masher or immersion blender.
- Bring fruit mixture to a rolling boil.
- Add honey and pectin mixture while stirring constantly.
- Boil for 1 to 2 minutes.
- Remove foam from the top of the jam.
- Ladle jam into sterilized jars leaving 1/4 inch headspace.
- Remove air bubbles and wipe jar rims clean.
- Apply lids and bands until fingertip tight.
- Process jars in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes.
- Let jars rest in hot water for 5 minutes.
- Cool jars at room temperature for 12 to 24 hours before storing.
Notes
- Use ripe fruit for the best flavor.
- Store sealed jars in a cool dark place.
- Refrigerate unsealed jars immediately.
- Stir often during cooking to prevent scorching.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Jam
- Method: Water Bath Canning
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tablespoon
- Calories: 48
- Sugar: 10
- Sodium: 1
- Fat: 0
- Saturated Fat: 0
- Unsaturated Fat: 0
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 12
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 0
- Cholesterol: 0