Description
Zucchini jam transforms finely shredded garden zucchini, sugar, lemon juice, and flavored gelatin into a sweet, fruity refrigerator or freezer spread.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups (540 grams) finely shredded zucchini, with its natural liquid
- 2 cups (396 grams) granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1 box (3 ounces) flavored gelatin dessert powder, any flavor
Instructions
- Wash the zucchini, trim the ends, and peel it when using a pale gelatin flavor, if desired.
- Finely shred the zucchini and measure 4 cups without draining or squeezing out the liquid.
- Add the shredded zucchini, granulated sugar, and lemon juice to a stockpot over medium heat.
- Stir until the sugar begins to dissolve, then bring the mixture to a gentle simmer.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook for 10 to 20 minutes, stirring regularly, until the mixture reduces by almost half.
- Add the flavored gelatin powder and stir until it dissolves completely.
- Remove the pot from the heat and let the jam cool slightly.
- Transfer the jam to clean freezer-safe jars, leaving 1 inch of headspace.
- Leave the jars uncovered until the jam cools completely to room temperature.
- Cover the jars and store them in the refrigerator or freezer.
Notes
- This recipe makes about 24 ounces of jam, or three 8-ounce jars.
- Any flavor of gelatin dessert powder works, including strawberry, cherry, peach, and apricot.
- Peel the zucchini before using pale gelatin flavors to prevent a green or gray tint.
- Do not drain the shredded zucchini because its natural liquid helps form the syrup.
- This jam is not shelf stable and must remain refrigerated or frozen.
- Refrigerate for up to 1 month or freeze for up to 1 year.
- Thaw frozen jam overnight in the refrigerator.
- Leave 1 inch of headspace in freezer containers to allow for expansion.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tablespoon
- Calories: 41
- Sugar: 10
- Sodium: 9
- Fat: 0.1
- Saturated Fat: 0.01
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.02
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 10
- Fiber: 0.1
- Protein: 0.3
- Cholesterol: 0