Ingredients:
- 1 -1/2 cups (375 ml) granulated sugar or SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener
- 1 pouch (45 ml) BERNARDIN® Freezer Jam Pectin
- 3 large bananas
- 3 cups (750 ml) crushed strawberries, about 2 quarts fresh
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Directions:
- Wash and rinse 5 x 250 ml mason jars and BERNARDIN® Storage Lids or 2-piece SNAP LID® closures.
- Place unpeeled bananas on baking sheet; bake 15 minutes in 400ºF (200ºC) oven. Cool. Peel and mash bananas; measure 1 cup (250 ml). (Heating bananas is optional. It prevents jam from darkening during storage.) Wash, hull and crush strawberries, one layer at a time. Measure 3 cups (750 ml).
- In a large mixing bowl, combine Freezer Jam Pectin and sugar or SPLENDA® until well blended. Stir fruit mixture into pectin-sugar mixture; stir 3 minutes.
- Ladle jam into jars, leaving 1/2 inch (1 cm) headspace. Wipe jar rims removing any residue. Apply lids tightly. Let stand until thickened, about 30 minutes. Refrigerate up to 3 weeks, freeze up to 1 year, or serve right away.
- Freeze up to 1 year; refrigerate up to 3 weeks or serve right away.
Notes & Tips
SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener may be substituted for the granulated sugar. Use the same quantity of SPLENDA® as directed for granulated sugar. Other artificial sweeteners are not suitable substitutes.