Have you ever wanted to make your own jam at home, but worried it’s too complicated? We’re here to tell you that you can actually make jam at home with just three ingredients: fresh fruit, sugar and lemon juice.
In the video below, Williams Sonoma Culinary Director Amanda Haas walks through an easy, three-ingredient jam, and covers some preserving basics. Learn why sugar does more than sweeten jam, a cool trick for testing whether your jam’s ready, and the secret ingredient that adds structure to your jam (no, it’s not pectin!).
Get the Strawberry and Cherry Jam recipe shown in the video above, and for more kitchen hacks, cooking tips and recipes, subscribe to our YouTube Channel.
6 comments
I enjoy you because of your own labor on this blog. Kim delights in carrying out research and it’s simple to grasp why. My partner and i learn all regarding the compelling method you create functional items via the website and as well increase participation from the others about this concept then our simple princess has been discovering a lot of things. Take advantage of the remaining portion of the year. You’re carrying out a dazzling job.
[…] out this awesome video from Willian Sonoma which shows you all the steps for homemade 3 ingredient […]
I am truly happy to glance at this web site posts which contains plenty of useful data,thanks for providing these data.
Can you freeze the jam instead of putting it in a water bath?
Hi Paula: We wouldn’t recommend it—freezer jams usually don’t involve cooking the fruit, and they use pectin to help the jam set up. If you’ve got a hankering for a strawberry freezer jam, might we suggest this recipe instead? (You can omit the thyme if you like.)
https://www.williams-sonoma.com/recipe/strawberry-and-thyme-freezer-preserves.html
Hope this helps!
The video recipe is different from the recipe listed. What is the measurements for the strawberries & cherries?
Also, will measurements be different if I use a raw, natural sugar rather then the refined white sugar?