6 Easy Steps to Zucchini Jam
"This is a wonderful recipe for someone who is just starting out in the world of Jellies, Jams and Preserves. It is a simple yet delicious way to start your learning experience."
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photo by Serena 485247
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
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5 pints
ingredients
- 6 cups of grated zucchini (peeled)
- 1⁄2 cup water
- 6 cups sugar
- 1⁄3 cup lemon juice
- 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple in juice
- 1 (6 ounce) box cherry Jell-O
- 1 (2 ounce) box surejell fruit pectin
directions
- Have your 5 clean glass pint jars with water in them and put on a cookie sheet in the oven on 200 degrees. Get your lids in a pan with hot water on the stove getting ready cause this is a very quick recipe.
- Bring 1/2 cup water and 6 cups of zucchini to a boil thel let simmer for 6 minutes.
- Add the sugar, lemon juice, and pineapple and let boil for 6 minutes.
- Add in the Jello (I used Cherry but you can use any flavor you like Raspberry is good as well as Orange) Boil 2 minutes.
- Add surejell and boil for 1 minute.
- Turn off heat and move pot to a cool burner, take jars out of the oven carefully pour out water and begin to ladle concoction into the hot jars.
- Wipe rims, Put lids and rings on then turn jars upside down for 5 minutes --.
- NOTE: this is a jam not a jelly, and this will look very loose, but after cools and you put in the fridge before eating it will thicken even more -- very tasty especially on homemade hot rolls mmm.
Questions & Replies
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Dose zucchini have to be graded & seeded before making jelly or jam & do you have to flavoring in it? -
Can I use my frozen shredded zucchini in this recipe? If so do I drain it first? Thank you in advance -
Can I make this with sugar free Jello?Â
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Do you have to use jello or can you use fresh fruit? ( I can't have the dye in jello)Â
Reviews
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Good recipe but no way 6 cups of sugar is needed!! I only used 4 cups and it is still way too sweet. Will make it again with only 3 cups and it will be perfect. I used raspberry jello. You do need to remove seeds and peel zuchhini first. -
do I have to use Pineapple? -
I'm new at making jam. Does this jam have to be refrigerated? -
Excellent way to use up zucchini! I thought I had made every type of jam until I found this recipe. I followed the instructions exactly, and it turned out fine. It looked like it wasn't going to set up, but I think it will as stated in the directions. I used strawberry jello, and it is very good.Â
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Serena this jam recipe is great! I had a large zucchini to use up and wanted to make jam and I chose yours. The only changes I made were: After cooking the shredded zucchini for 6 minutes and then adding the sugar, lemon juice,and pineapple I used my immersion blender and whipped up those ingredients because I didn't want shreds of zucchini and chunks of pineapple. I also used peach jello. This looks so pretty in the jar kinda like apple butter. Thanks so much for posting!Â
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