Description
This festive Christmas Jam Crockpot Recipe combines fresh cranberries and strawberries with aromatic spices and sugars, slow-cooked to perfection in a crockpot. The result is a rich, flavorful homemade jam with a warm holiday twist, perfect for spreading on toast, gifting, or adding to your seasonal meals.
Ingredients
Scale
Fruit
- 1 ½ pounds cranberries, fresh or frozen
- 1 ½ pounds strawberries, fresh or frozen
Sugars
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 ¼ cups light brown sugar
Spices
- 2 teaspoons ground allspice
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
Optional
- Zest of one orange or 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions
- Combine Ingredients: Add the cranberries, strawberries, granulated sugar, light brown sugar, and the ground spices (allspice, cinnamon, and ginger) into the crockpot. Stir thoroughly to blend all the ingredients evenly.
- Cook the Mixture: Cover the crockpot with the lid and set it to cook on high for four hours. Be sure to stir the mixture once halfway through the cooking time to ensure even cooking and prevent sticking.
- Blend the Jam: After cooking, use an immersion blender directly in the crockpot or transfer the hot fruit mixture in batches to a countertop blender. Pulse just two to three times to break up the fruit while maintaining a slightly chunky, jam-like texture.
- Jar the Jam: Carefully ladle the hot jam into clean glass jars. Wipe the rims to remove any spills, then lightly secure the lids without overtightening to allow for cooling.
- Cool and Refrigerate: Let the jars cool at room temperature until fully cooled. Once cooled, refrigerate the jam overnight to allow the flavors to meld and the jam to thicken further before serving.
Notes
- Using fresh or frozen berries works equally well; there is no need to thaw frozen fruit before cooking.
- If desired, add the zest of one orange or a tablespoon of lemon juice to brighten the flavor profile.
- Make sure the jars and lids are sterilized to extend the shelf life of the jam.
- Stirring the jam during cooking helps prevent burning and encourages even softening of the fruit.
- This jam can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks or frozen for longer storage.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tablespoons
- Calories: 90
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 2mg
- Fat: 0.1g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 0.3g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
