Stock Your Shelves NOW With No Sugar Strawberry Jam

Learn how to make strawberry jam with no added sugar and still get a beautiful gel and set.

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Howdy! I'm so glad you're here. I'm Melissa from Pioneering Today and a 5th generation homesteader where I'm doing my best to hold onto the old traditions in a modern world and share them with others.

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[stephaniescofield]

Do we really need any sugar or sugar substitute? I make strawberry shortcake without any sugar and love it.

[novampires]

If you want a strawberry that does not need any sugar, search out an old variety from Oregon called Hood. I freeze mine and they actually get sweeter in the jar. They are not growing them commercially much because they are so fragile they don't ship well. They do not have the white pith in the center which is a bonus. They are the best strawberry I have ever had but they are fragile, the slugs love them and spring rains will melt them.😊 But in a good year, oh so worth it!
They are available from growers in Ca but in too large a quantity for me. They are worth searching out before they stop growing them altogether.

[stopituca]

Everything was going well until you said stevia I find it has a really bad aftertaste what I use is etherol I'm not sure if I spelled that right which is an alcohol sugar made from fruits which is the closest thing to Sugar that I found that doesn't Spike type 2 diabetes and I'm 90% sure it's the same for type one diabetics as well. Great video I'm going to give this a try with just alcohol sugar.

[SteffaniesJourney]

Thank you so much, this is exactly what I was looking for. I have home grown stevia that isn't liquid but a powder form, can I substitute for the liquid with the powder with it added in the juice the same way?

[ravelanone]

It’s /Po-MO-nuh/—like Pomona, California.

[S.Kay.Steffy]

If your berries are naturally sweet can you make it without any sugar, stevia etc.?

[colinhowarth]

My favourite use of runny jam is pour it on my ice cream, trouble is sometimes you hope your jam doesnt set 🙏

[JubeeBijou]

Oh yes, my first strawberry jam ended up being syrup too. Lol. We used it for pancakes, ice cream, etc. I figured out that I didn’t bring the batch to a FULL boil that I couldn’t stir down before adding the sugar. We enjoy the Ball low sugar pectin and make several different jams every year. My favorite is low sugar pear jam. Nice to see the no sugar option, and I had no idea about the calcium water. I’ve never used Pomona but now I will definitely try it.

[kylanevins]

I recently started using Pomona's and I absolutely love it!

[redhatpat]

It is my understanding that sugar (sucrose) serves not only as a sweetener in making jams and jellies, but also as a PRESERVATIVE (for the color). This is something that I discovered AFTER making 24 jars of strawberry jam using the low-sugar Sure-Jell pectin which eventually lost their vibrant color and now look a bit on the gray side. Are you saying that a jam made with Pomona's Pectin and NO sugar will keep it's vibrant

[Spokenwisdom]

Blackberry Jam, Blueberry Jam, and Raspberry Jam are great low sugar options.

[joanshealy]

I would use natural monk fruit sweetener instead of stevia

[seekwisdom]

Thank you for the info on monk fruit. I was about to use it for apple butter this fall

[junewrogg]

yah Melissa! You got a new stove!!! Love it! We seen a hint of your new pantry and office, but not a tour. Do you love it? Excited to see what is happening over at your new place as well. Did you harvest the herbs over there? Such a find!!! So happy for you!

[ag]

I made this and it has an after taste.. kind of chemical taste

[ggfarmgirl]

Wondering if jam or jelly made with mostly monk fruit could be tested with ph strips or a meter to make sure it is the right ph for water bath canning…

[laurenholladay]

Hello dear Melissa. I am a new gardener and this spring was our first season. Is there a video you've done so I can watch it to learn how to close down my garden for the winter? We've saved a lot for compost since we moved to our first homestead in March of this year. I've got so much to learn and I really like you and I know you've grown up with this all your life. So if you have a couple of videos I can watch on your channel, or tell me what to type in the search, I'd really appreciate it. Thank you for your Scripture readings at the end of your Podcasts. I love the Lord Jesus as well sister. God bless!

[shayb]

Thank you much Melissa. Do I need to add ANY sugar at all??

[peggyjones]

I grow Stevia. How can I use it to replace the extract? Thank you for great videos. <3 <3 <3

[katchicks]

Thank you for making sure canning is done safely. More people need to be like you.❤️ just one question did your jam lose any color after awhile on shelf?