anyone have a low sugar freezer strawberry jam recipe?

[jann1033]

i like freezer jam much more than regular but know you can not use splenda so any know if you can make a low sugar one with low sugar pectin? thought it might not store due to lower sugar and don't want tobuy the low sugar pectin if it won't work( which is why splenda people told me you can't use splenda except in cooked jams)if not i'll make the regular freezer and use less
thanks

 

[RumpleMom]

Yes, I have made low sugar freezer jam using the Sure-gel product.

It comes in a powder form in a box the size of a box of Jello.

The low sugar recipe uses more strawberries and less sugar. It is very good.

 

[piratesmate]

I'd never heard that you can't use Splenda to make jelly. I wonder why?

It's been a number of years since I've done canning (16 actually...the year DD was born. She was born in May & the poor thing screamed for the 1st 10 weeks of her life! She's a delight now, though. ) I couldn't cope with the hot kitchen & her at the same time.

Anyway, I used to pour my jam into jars & cover with parafin or put it through a hot water bath. I didn't freeze it. I just used the regular Sure-Jel and fruit - no additional sugar. Now, I wouldn't recommend that to anyone else, but I did it for years without any trouble.

One year someone wanted me to try freezer jam & I just didn't like it, but I do still have the recipe.

Freezer Jam

6 cups strawberries, halved (use only firm, ripe berries)
3 Tbl gelatin
5 Tbl cold water
1/2 cup sugar

I don't have any directions written down, but I'm pretty sure it was just mash the berries & set aside. Sprinkle gelatin evenly over the cold water & let it sit several minutes. Combine everything & bring to a boil. I don't think you even needed to cook it beyond that point.

 

[piratesmate]

I just did a search at the Splenda site for jam recipes to see if they said why it wasn't supposed to work. I didn't find anything that indicated you couldn't use it, but did find a number of recipes & thought you might be interested. http://splenda.allrecipes.com/Search/QuickSearch.aspx?remoteQuery=strawberry+jam&x=0&y=0

 

[jann1033]

I just did a search at the Splenda site for jam recipes to see if they said why it wasn't supposed to work. I didn't find anything that indicated you couldn't use it, but did find a number of recipes & thought you might be interested. http://splenda.allrecipes.com/Search/QuickSearch.aspx?remoteQuery=strawberry+jam&x=0&y=0

i had emailed them since i didn't see one on their site. they said not to use it. they said it wouldn't keep since the sugar is what actually acts as the preservative in the jam, which makes sense. the splenda wouldn't act the same way even though i thought it was made with sugar but they said don't so i figured i won't.

thanks for the recipes. i didn't want to get a bunch of berries and not be able to use them since we don't like frozen fruit