Sugar-Free Strawberry Jam

Name: Sugar-Free Strawberry Jam
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 28 servings.
Ingredients: 3/4 cup diet lemon-lime soda; 1 package (.3 ounce) sugar-free strawberry gelatin; 1 cup mashed fresh or frozen unsweetened strawberries; 1-1/2 teaspoons lemon juice

"My husband has been a diabetic for almost 20 years and is very careful about what he eats," explains Rita Christ of Wauwautosa, Wisconsin. "He was tired of eating the flavorless jams and jellies for diabetics in the grocery store, so I came up with this recipe. With its fresh flavor, it makes a nice gift."

Ingredients

3/4 cup diet lemon-lime soda
1 package (.3 ounce) sugar-free strawberry gelatin
1 cup mashed fresh or frozen unsweetened strawberries
1-1/2 teaspoons lemon juice

Directions

In a saucepan, bring soda to a boil. Remove from the heat; stir in gelatin until dissolved. Stir in strawberries and lemon juice. Pour into jars or plastic containers; cover and refrigerate up to 3 weeks. Do not freeze.

Nutrition Facts

1 tablespoon: 4 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 9mg sodium, 1g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.

Originally published as Sugar-Free Strawberry Jam in Taste of Home August/September 1994

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wertbert

Apr 29, 2015

Valerie, Im the Jelly Girl here in Kingwood Texas facebook.com/thejellygirl . I use this site to get some of my recipes and ran across you review. I wanted to answer your question and say yes you can can this, but with its low sugar content it wont stay sealed as long as others so watch the temperature you store it at. Considering the small amount it makes you may want to store it sealed in your fridge that way it would stay sealed longer?!
valerie.h

Jun 16, 2010

Any thoughts on canning this jam? I noted the recipe's caution against freezing, but no mention of canning.