Crockpot Express Strawberry Jam - Simple and Seasonal (2024)

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In less than an hour, you can be enjoying fresh Crockpot Express Strawberry Jam! It’s perfect for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich or as a topping for sundaes and pancakes.

In our town, we have a “second run” store that sells overstocked and donated items from local businesses. They have groceries, drug store items, furniture, home decor and all sorts goodies in there. I like to stop by every couple weeks because it’s like going on a treasure hunt.

This last week, they were giving away flats of strawberries with any purchase! This recipe for Crockpot Express Strawberry Jam is a perfect way to use fresh strawberries!

Buying food at a second run store is a bit of a risk. Sometimes they have great deals on food that’s perfectly good. It was probably just a mistake in ordering and the large grocery chains donate it and write it off rather than keeping the stock on hand. Other times they are selling things that are past their expiration date, and you’re taking a gamble. 😉

Fruit is always a gamble because it’s hard to know how fresh it is. These strawberries, however, were perfect! Out of the 8 pints I had, I only tossed out one berry that was getting soft and icky. What a score!

Why make Crockpot Express Strawberry Jam?

I grew up with homemade strawberry jam. There’s simply nothing like it. Smuckers is good, but it doesn’t have anything on homemade jam. You can read my post about How to Make Strawberry Jam if you want to actually make a large batch and can it for later.

This recipe, however, is for when you want to make a small batch of quick jam that will go straight to the fridge and get used up in a couple weeks. Oh, and bonus: NO PECTIN NEEDED!

The other benefit of making strawberry jam in the CPE is the easy cleanup! When we make jam as a family, the kitchen is a DISASTER afterwards. There are pots full of sticky jam residue, sugar all over the counter, and canning supplies spread on every surface.

The results are worth it, but it’s an all day kind of thing. Making it in the Crockpot Express keeps the mess in one pot, and it wipes out so easily thanks to the nonstick surface!

You can easily add other fruits to make a mixed berry jam as well. Just strain the jam after cooking it to remove the seeds and then return it to the pot for simmering and thickening. Remember, don’t do a quick release! You’ll end up with a kitchen that looks like the scene of a murder. 🙂

Other Crockpot Express Jam Recipes:

• Crockpot Express Blueberry Jam (blueberries are perfect for jam because they have so much natural pectin-there’s little need to thicken!)
• Crockpot Express Peach Jam (I even tested this recipe out using peach cups that come in the kids’ lunches at school!)

Crockpot Express Strawberry Jam would also taste great on top of Crockpot Express Cheesecake! Give it a try and let me know what you think.