How to Make Homemade Strawberry Preserves

Marie Overton
Jun 5, 2021
2 min read

Updated: Mar 11

Homemade Strawberry Preserves are a decidedly delicious and decadently glorious delight that looks absolutely stunning in their little jars. I use strawberry preserves as syrup because it is perfectly sweet. Strawberry Preserves is a lovely addition to pancakes, waffles, and as a topping for ice cream or cheesecake.

Today I am going to teach you how to make homemade strawberry preserves using the Ball Blue Book Recipe.

Strawberry Preserves

How to Can Strawberry Preserves (Ball Recipe)

These directions and recipe make 7 half-pint jars.

INGREDIENTS

7 half-pint jars 2 quarts halved strawberries 6 tablespoons pectin 1/4 cup finely chopped lemon 1/4 cup water 6 1/2 cups sugar

Hands slicing strawberries on a wooden board, wearing an apron with "Marie" text. Bowl of strawberries in background on a kitchen counter.

The first step is to wash and hull 2 quarts of strawberries with a strawberry huller or a paring knife. If they are large you will also want to cut them in half.

Person pouring lemon juice into a pot with strawberries and sugar on a granite countertop. Text: "1/4 cup Lemon Juice." Kitchen setting.

Next, we will place them in a large pot and mix the strawberries with 6 tablespoons of pectin, 1/4 cup finely chopped lemon, and 1/4 cup of water.

Hands stirring sugar-covered frozen fruits in a metal pot, set in a dim kitchen. Cream and peach colors dominate the scene.

Place the pan on the stove and bring to a boil. Add 6 1/2 cups of sugar and bring it back to a boil for 1 minute.

Person ladling red fruit jam into jars on a granite countertop, next to a large pot. The scene is warm and inviting.

Using a jar funnel, fill your hot jars leaving a 1/4 inch headspace. You can check this with a headspace measurer if you are unsure.

Place the lids on top of the jars and add the rings. Tighten the rings to fingertip tight and process in a boiling water bath canner for 15 minutes if at sea level. Remember to adjust the processing time for your elevation if higher than 1000 feet.