No Cook Freezer Blackberry Jam Recipe

 

 

With the bounty of fresh blackberry season, my daughters made some wonderful no-cook freezer blackberry jam after spending an afternoon picking berries.  Freezer blackberry jam is easy to make and does not require any cooking over the stove or placing the jam in a water bath for processing.

When making freezer blackberry jam or jelly, you get to preserve the delicious taste of summer blackberries without the fuss, heat, equipment, and time that canned jams and jellies require.  All you need is ripe blackberries, sugar (or other sweetener), freezer jam-compatible pectin, and about 15 minutes of easy kitchen time.

Check out Linda’s Butters, Condiments, Sauces, Relish and Jam Recipes for more great ideas.

 

Blackberry Freezer Jam

 

No Cook Freezer Blackberry Jam Recipe:
Prep Time
20 mins
Total Time
20 mins
 
Course: Sauce
Cuisine: American
Keyword: No Cook Freezer Blackberry Jam Recipe
Servings: 6 (8-ounce) half pint containers
Ingredients
  • 5 cups fresh blackberries,  mashed and strained*
  • 2 cups granulated sugar or granulated Splenda No Calorie Sweetener
  • 6 tablespoons Ball Real Fruit Instant Pectin**
Equipment Needed:
  • 6 (8-ounce) plastic freezer container with lids or (8-ounce) glass jars with lids and bands
  • 6 to 8-quart non-reactive saucepan
  • Large spoon and ladle 
Instructions
  1. Jam can ONLY be made in small batches at a time (about 6 cups at a time).  DO NOT increase the recipe or the jam won't "set" (jell or thicken).

  2. Preparing the equipment:  Before you start preparing your freezer jam, sanitize the freezer containers and lids.  Never plunge room temperature jars into rapid boiling water or they may crack.

  3. Plastic Containers:  Plastic freezer containers can be sanitized in the dishwasher one (1) hour before ready to use.  Leave the containers/jars in the dishwasher until right before ready to use.

  4. Glass Jars:  Glass jars can be sanitized in the dishwasher one (1) hour before ready to use.  Leave the jars in the dishwasher until right before ready to use.  Place the lids and rings in a medium-size pan and add enough water to equal 1-inch of water.  Cover and bring to a boil for 10 minutes.  Keep the lids and rings in the hot water until they are ready to be used.

  5. Preparing the blackberries:  Gently wash, stem, and drain the blackberries (removing any stems, cores, dried-up berries, and leaves).  Crush the blackberries with a potato masher, food mill, or use a food processor (If using a food processor, pulse to very fine chop) to lightly crush them.  For best results, crush 1 cup at a time.  DO NOT PUREE.  Sieve all the pulp to remove the seeds.  You can keep some seeds in for effect, but I would not recommend for blackberry jam since the seeds are hard on the teeth.


  6. pour blackberry jamMaking the jam:  
     Measure the exact amount of sugar and instant pectin into a large pan or bowl; set aside.  NOTE: Reducing sugaror using sugar substitutes other than what’s recommended on the Ball website will result in failure for the jam setting up. The Ball recipe allows for Splenda to be used as a substitute with instant pectin. To use less sugar, you must purchase and use the Pectin for Less Sugar or No Sugar.

  7. Add the exact amount (5 cups) of prepared mashed and strained blackberries.  Stir until well mixed, approximately 3 minutes.  It is important to stir the pectin in well.

  8. Place prepared jam into the jars or plastic containers one container at a time.  Ladle the prepared jam into the hot, sterilized freezer container.  Fill to within 1/2 inch of top of jar (this allows to expansion when freezing).  Wipe rim of containers with a clean damp cloth and cover with lids.  Let stand for 30 minutes.  The Blackberry Jam can be enjoyed immediately!

  9. Label container and freeze.  Refrigerate any open jars up to 3 weeks or freeze up to 1 year.

  10. Yields 6 (8-ounce) half pint containers.

 

Source:  Recipe is from the Ball Pectin Calculator website.

Comments and Reviews

6 Responses to “No Cook Freezer Blackberry Jam Recipe”

  1. Gertrude Hiester

    Very good blog, thank you very much for your time in writing this post.

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  2. Mary Lou

    Second email 1st one did not had my email address correct
    I’ve just crushed 5 cups of berries to make the no cook freezer blackberry jam I ended up with 2 1/2 cups was I to gave 5 cups of strined berries I went ahead and made jam so please tell me if I did something whom I had plenty of berries to make again thank you
    I usually make strawberry jam recipe off of the pectin bottle ad it works

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    • Whats Cooking America

      The instructions on the ingredients lists says to use “5 cups mashed and strained fresh blackberries”, so that means you need to end up with 5 cups mashed and strained. I would recommend to start with a half flat of fresh blackberries and stop once you reach 5 cups mashed and strained.

      Reply
  3. Deanna Beeler

    A pint jar is 16 oz, not 8. 8 oz is a half pint. “A pint’s a pound the world around.”

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    • Linda Stradley

      You are right! I corrected the typo. Thank you.

      Reply
  4. NanaC

    Bummer, mine did not set very well. Any hints?

    Reply

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