I grew up with regular strawberry freezer jam, you know, the kind with loads of sugar in it. It was delicious, but when I tasted strawberry jam sweetened with dried pineapple I knew that I had come across a very good alternative for my kids.
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It is very simple to make, all you do is put dried pineapple bits into a bowl and then cover with fresh strawberries. I like to mash them slightly to get the juice flowing a bit so that the pineapple softens quickly. Then just let the bowl sit in the fridge overnight.
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The next day just run it through the food processor then pour into small containers to freeze. I like to use small containers since it only keeps in the fridge for about a week. The resulting jam is very flavourful, not as sweet as jam made with sugar but nice, I think, because you can actually taste the fruit. Thought I would include a picture of what E looks like when he comes home from picking - the front of his shorts is just as colourful.
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If you want a proper recipe I know that they used to have it at Springfield Bulk store right by the dried pineapple bin. :-)
5 comments:
Oh, wow - that sounds great! I have made low sugar jam using just organic raw sugar or agave, but fruit!?!? Great idea.
I hope you have a good stain removal treatment for those shorts? x
Just curious if this jam sets up like a traditional recipe with sugar? Does the pineapple contain pectin? Thanks for the info. missliz91(at)yahoo(dot)com
I think I will try the pineapple with blueberries, or strawberries for jam. I want something without sugar and artificial sweeteners. Thanks!
Brilliant! I have a ton of strawberries coming in now...the kids love them plain or with crepes, but that can only last so long.
Thank you!!
Another Heather =)
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