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Easy Strawberry Jam recipe | Instant Pot Strawberry Jam

Easy Strawberry Jam Recipe - This is a super easy and simple recipe to make the most flavourful Strawberry Jam using your Instant Pot. You need only 3 ingredients for this jam and no added pectin involved!
Course All
Cuisine American, British
Keyword fruit, jam, strawberry
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Macerating Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 30 minutes
Servings 2 jars
Author Niveditha

Equipment

  • Instant Pot
  • Glass Jars

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Fresh Strawberries , (450g), hulled
  • 10 oz Sugar , (290g)
  • 2.5 tsp Lemon Juice , approximately juice of 1/4 of a lemon

Instructions

  • Wash and hull the strawberries. Chop them into 1/4-1/2 inch pieces (whichever size is comfortable for you). Place the inner pot in the Instant Pot and transfer the chopped strawberries into it.
  • Add the sugar and lemon juice. Stir and cover the Instant Pot (DO NOT switch it ON), with its lid or any plate tight enough to keep the fruit flies away. Let the strawberries macerate for 3-6 hours. I usually go with 3 hours.
  • After the maceration time, switch on the Instant Pot and set it to SAUTÉ mode for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, at this point you can mash half of the strawberries, using a potato masher, if you like. Also, put a stainless steel or freezer-friendly plate in the freezer.
  • The strawberries and sugar mixture will begin to bubble and eventually begin to thicken. Remove the scum that rises to the top if you prefer. Stir it often to prevent scorching at the bottom.
  • After 10-15 minutes, the strawberry mixture will be thicker than before. Turn the Instant Pot OFF and remove a teaspoon of the mixture onto the plate from the freezer. Return the plate to the freezer and wait. After 4-5 minutes, remove the plate and gently push the sides of the jam using your finger or a spoon. If it wrinkles, you jam is done.
  • If not, turn the Instant Pot ON and let the jam thicken and repeat the process with the plate testing.
  • Your jam is ready! Store it in the refrigerator or can it!

Notes

  • To store in the refrigerator: Sterilise FOOD SAFE glass jars with (preferably new) lids and let it dry. Once the jam is done, pour it hot into the glass jars, close it immediately with the lids. This way the unopened strawberry jam stays good for 3-4 weeks. 
  • After you open it, try to finish it off within a week. 
  • Some people add lemon peel after extracting the juice. I find that sometimes it adds bitterness. It depends on the variety of the lemon so its safer to stick with lemon juice. The pectin from the lemon juice is enough in my opinion for a natural looking strawberry jam.
  • If you prefer a much thicker strawberry jam recipe without pectin, add a tiny bit of grated green apple to the strawberry mix just before you begin to cook it.