Refrigerator Homemade Easy Strawberry Jam

5 from 5 votes

A fast and easy homemade jam made with strawberries. No canning, no pectin.

Cook Time20

Total Time20

Cuisine: American

Course: Condiment

Servings: cups

Calories: 501kcal

Trim the strawberry tops off and roughly chop.
Place the strawberries, sugar, and lemon juice in a medium saucepan.
Bring the strawberries to a boil over medium high heat. Reduce heat to medium and simmer to thicken, approximately 15 minutes.
Use a potato masher or fork to mash the berries as much or little as desired.
The jam is done when it is thick and more of a clump when put on a cold spoon or cold plate and tilted. If it runs like honey, it is not thick enough yet and you need to heat it longer.
Store in a jar in the refrigerator for up to three weeks.

As this jam is not canned or heat treated, it cannot be stored in the pantry.

The volume you get will vary with how long you cook it (how thick it is) and how much you mash it.

This will roughly fill one pint sized mason jar, which is perfect for storing in the refrigerator.