How To Make Strawberry Jam: 6-Step Guide For The Sweet Spread

By Garima Johar

December 27, 2025

From devouring chocolate-covered strawberries to spreading the sweet jam on your bread, the fruit deserves all the attention. To eliminate the preservatives, why don’t you make strawberry jam at home?

Ingredients

4 cups strawberries 2 cups powdered sugar 2 tablespoons lemon juice

Step 1

Take the fresh strawberries, wash and dry them. Remove their leaves and chop.

Step 2

Cook the strawberries on a low flame and mix them with powdered sugar.

Step 3

Add lemon juice and let the mixture simmer till the berries soften and the jam is thickened.

Step 4

Check the temperature; the jam should be done once it reaches around 100°C.

Step 5

Fill and store the jam in air-tight containers.

Step 6

You enjoy it for three weeks, and if canned properly, the jam can even last a year.