Crockpot Strawberry Jam

I'm really not sure what I was thinking by taking on a recipe like this considering I've never made jam before in my life.  Growing up, jam was always something that I could count on being in the cupboard because the women in my family seemed to make it a whole lot.  I'm not complaining though, I love jam!

Being that this is my first jam experience, I read the entire recipe thoroughly and I even took the time to read all of the comments.  The original author said that it was really runny but still tasted amazing.  There were several people who commented that if she would have used pectin it would have thickened up like she needed.  There were also a few people that mentioned putting apples in it because they have a natural pectin.  Since I'd already gone to the store and didn't know to get pectin, apples it was!  I cut an apple in quarters, cut out the seeds, and just dumped them in the crockpot.  Possibly some of the more experienced jam makers are laughing at me right now, but hopefully that wasn't wrong.

I followed everything perfectly and let it cool over night in the fridge.  When I checked it in the morning I noticed that it was still pretty runny, BUT I've gotten jam from my grandma's pantry that has been this runny.  Now I don't prefer it this way, but it helped me feel better.  Now let's get to the best part... the taste!!!  I will definitely be making this again because its hands down my new favorite strawberry jam.  I'm really hoping that the pectin truly makes that big of a difference.  Making this jam just made that day so much better.  My house smelled amazing and afterwards I had this wonderful jam.  I've been eating toast like its going out of style just so I can have more jam.


Crockpot Strawberry Jam