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Strawberry Vanilla Bean Jam

4.91 from 10 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup red seedless grapes 150 grams
  • 4 cups strawberries quartered (537 grams)
  • 1 vanilla bean slit down middle
  • 1 cup raw organic honey can adjust depending on your berries
  • juice of 1/2 lemon
  • 4 slices peppered bacon cooked crispy diced (optional)

Method
 

  1. Place your grapes in a food processor or blender and process until completely pureed
  2. Transfer to a medium saucepan and add your strawberries, vanilla bean, and honey
  3. Place over medium/medium high heat and bring to a boil, stirring often
  4. Let your jam boil for 15-20 minutes ensuring you stir often as it starts to thicken
  5. Reduce your heat to low and let simmer, uncovered for 20 more minutes stirring occasionally as your jam continues to thicken
  6. To test to see if your jam is done, dip a spoon in your jam and place on a plate in the freezer for 5 minutes. If the jam thickened and didn't pour off the spoon, it is ready
  7. If your jam was not ready, continue to simmer on low until it is
  8. Once done, remove your pan from the heat and stir in the juice of 1/2 lemon
  9. You can also stir in your bacon bits right now if you are going to add them
  10. Let your sauce cool where it will continue to thicken
  11. Transfer to sterilized glass jars ensuring you leave at least an inch of space on the top if freezing and tightly secure lid
  12. Refrigerate for up to 2 weeks or freeze for a month. If you are into canning you can also follow that route for storage
  13. Each batch will net you a different amount depending on how long you let it simmer, this batch got me 12 ounces

Notes

I prefer to keep this in the freezer as the colder it is the better it tastes to me. Does anybody know why it doesn't freeze?