Makes about 4 to 5 (8 oz) half pints
INGREDIENTS:
2 cups crushed strawberries (about 2-1 lb containers)1 cup crushed blueberries (about 1lb or 1-1/3 pint)
1-3/4 cups unsweetened cranberry-raspberry or apple juice
3 Tbsp Ball® RealFruit® Low or No-Sugar Needed Pectin
Up to 3 cups sugar, 1-1/2 cups SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener, Granular, 3/4 to 1 cup honey, or desired amount of other artificial sweeteners (optional)
4 to 5 Ball® Plastic (8 oz) Freezer Jars or 8 oz half pint glass jars with lids and bands
METHOD:
GRADUALLY ADD Ball® RealFruit® Low or No-Sugar Needed Pectin into fruit juice until dissolved. Bring to a full rolling boil that cannot be stirred down, over medium-high heat, stirring frequently. Boil hard 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
IMMEDIATELY ADD prepared fruit* into hot pectin mixture. Stir vigorously for 1 minute. Stir in sugar, SPLENDA® NO Calorie Sweetener, Granular, other artificial sweetener or honey according to the directions above.
LADLE freezer jam into clean Ball® freezer jars leaving 1/2 inch headspace. Apply caps and let jam stand in refrigerator until set, but no longer than 24 hours. Serve immediately, refrigerate up to 3 weeks or freeze up to 1 year.
*To Prepare Fruit: Hull strawberries. Crush strawberries and blueberries one layer at a time using a potato masher.
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