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How to Make Homemade Cherry Freezer Jam

  • Writer: Marie Overton
    Marie Overton
  • Jun 29, 2021
  • 2 min read

Updated: Jul 23

Homemade cherry freezer jam has so much of that fresh fruit flavor that I love so much. It is incredible to use on homemade bread, in sandwiches, on toast, or on any number of other jam-worthy items. Not only is it easy to make but it is absolutely delicious. Additionally, freezer jam has less sugar in it, making it just a little healthier.

I am blessed to live in an area of the Pacific Northwest where there are so many orchards. I brought my kids with me and picked so many cherries it took us multiple days to can them all. They were so delicious that we went through a whole box of them at my house before I could get them all canned up.

Cherries in a white pitter with a metal colander in the background on a wooden counter. Bright kitchen setting, natural light.

A Cherry Pitter is a useful tool when it comes to the long-term storage of cherries. I use the Norpro Cherry Pitter with the edged tray that you can place a large handful of cherries in. This makes it easy to prepare a lot of cherries all at once. The kids really enjoy helping me with this part.


Ingredients to Make Cherry Freezer Jam:


Steps to Make Homemade Cherry Freezer Jam:

Bowl of dark cherries being washed under a running tap in a metal sink. The countertop is gray granite.
  1. Remove all the stems off the cherries and wash and pit them. I like to use this cherry pitter.

    A blender with red berry mixture sits on a speckled countertop. Nearby are a small bowl of berries and an open container. A hand is in the corner.
  2. Mash 1 2/3 cups of crushed cherries. (A blender can be used, but be sure you have no pits that were missed in your cherries first.)

  3. Add 1 tablespoon of lemon juice.

    Hand holding a measuring spoon adds white powder from a small container into a bowl of sugar on a speckled countertop.
  4. In a separate bowl, stir together 2/3 cups of sugar and 2 tablespoons of Ball instant pectin.

  5. Add the sugar/pectin blend to the crushed berries and stir until mixed well and evenly disbursed.

    Hands pour red berry puree from a blender into a rectangular container on a speckled countertop. A green lid and dark bowl nearby.
  6. Let it stand for 30 minutes in clean freezer containers with lids. Then, freeze for up to 1 year.

    White bowl with "TOSS" filled with cherries on wooden surface, next to green-lid pectin jar and stack of clear containers with lids.

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