My Best Healthy Recipe - Low-sugar Strawberry Jam - Li Qing

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Low-sugar Strawberry Jam - Shared by Li Qing

INGREDIENTS

Diced strawberries - 8 oz
Low carb sugar* - 1/4 cup
Water - 1/4 cup
Lemon juice - 1 tblspn
Gelatin powder - 3/4 tspn

STEPS

  1. 1. Sprinkle the gelatin over the lemon juice to bloom
  1. 2. In a small sauce pan over medium heat, combine the strawberries, sugar and water. Stir to combine. Bring the strawberries up to a simmer then turn down the heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes
  1. 3. Tear the bloomed gelatin into small pieces and stir into the strawberries to melt. Turn off the heat and adjust sweetness. Let cool.
  1. 4. Spoon the strawberry jelly into a clean jar, cover and refrigerate. Use within 2-3 weeks. Can be frozen and thawed in the refrigerator before using.
  1. *Swerve, Lakanto or sugar if not low carb variant is not available. Personally, I use Xylitol.

About the participant

I am a health conscious individual who loves to create low sugar yummy desserts for my family.
Healthy dishes keeps everyone in the family fit and happy!
 
Li Qing (aka Linda)
 
 

Recipe has been edited for clarity by the HealthXchange team.

Ref: L20

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