Strawberry Blackberry Jam with Lavender

Recipe Rating:	5 Ratings5
Categories:	Fruit Sauces, Quick & Easy, For Kids, Vegetarian, Healthy, Spreads, Jams & Jellies
Keywords:	freezer, sugar, strawberries, blackberries, strawberry, No, blackberry, Added
Prep Time:	15 Min

Ingredients

1 1/2 c	crushed strawberries & blackberries
3 Tbsp	lime juice
2 Tbsp	lavender leaves, fresh, chopped
	30 drops of stevia
	few grindings of fresh sea salt
1 1/2 Tbsp	low sugar/no sugar fruit pectin

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Bela Gaytan

Lightly Salted

Cleveland, TN (pop. 41,285)

geekotic

Member Since Jun 2012

Bela's Notes:

I gathered some blackberries from my property, in the hopes of making some jam... but I didn't have enough. I decided to use up the strawberries from my recent trip to the farmer's market plus the lavender I grow, as well. So delicious! :)

Comments from the Test Kitchen:

Wonderfully tart, this jam is simply scrumptious atop warm biscuits! Mmmm....

Directions

Start by washing and finely chopping the fruit. Once chopped, mash with a fork or a potato masher.

Add the lime juice, lavender, stevia and sea salt. Stir to thoroughly combine.

Add the pectin and stir for 3 minutes, making sure the pectin is fully dissolved.

Ladle the jam into jars. I used 5 4-oz jelly jars and had a few Tbsp leftover.

Let jars sit out for 24 hours at room temperature before storing. These can be stored in the freezer for up to 1 year, or for 3 weeks in the refrigerator. Enjoy. :)

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I tried this recipe and say it's Family Tested & Approved!

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deb baldwin messinthekitchen

Jul 27, 2012

Congratulations Bela on your blue ribbon!

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Christine Flores BananaMom

Jul 31, 2012

I've never made jam, and I've definitely never used lavender leaves in my cooking. Do I use the leaves of any type of lavender plant? And it's the leaves, correct, not the fragrant flowers?

Sheryl Hart Covedalegal

Aug 1, 2012

Bela, I use Stevia in packets. How many packets would I use instead of liquid? I do not use the grocery store stevia, but real organic that I get from an herb shop.

Linda Freiermuth GrandmaDearest

Aug 21, 2012

Many congratulations - I bet you could substitute agave syrup for the stevia - just adjust for sweetness. It is so easy to make little pots of jam with the new low-sugar pectin recipes. A friend gave us some extra green plums he had - mixed with some other plums it made some super plum jam. Frozen peaches, defrosted and pureed, and mixed with some fresh peaches also made 2 plastic jars of jam. Am pinching this recipe.

Helena Michener SantasBride

Aug 21, 2012

Well, so how much SUGAR could we use as I do not use other sweeteners?Agave syrup is not what its made out to be and stevia leaves an aftertaste to me, and artificial sweeteners are not an option!

Patti Jagodzinski Gingersnap57

Aug 21, 2012

I would love to have an equivelent to the stevia. I have lavendar growing in my garden.

Linda Freiermuth GrandmaDearest

Aug 23, 2012

Domino makes a blend which is half the regular sugar content. It is just now available in my area. I have never seen liquid stevia so do not know its equivalent to sugar.