The BEST Strawberry Syrup you will ever have!

There is nothing more delicious than homemade Strawberry Syrup.  Envision it over some delicious waffles, pancakes, crepes, or ice cream.  Do I have you hungry yet?  I hope so!
For several years I have been on the hunt of a good strawberry syrup.  And this year was finally THE year!  It's a crowd pleaser so far, and that is with just a dozen or so that has tried it so far!  So go ahead, try it out for yourself.

First you want to wash, hull & cut the strawberries into fourths.  Measure them out to at least 6 cups.

Now put them into a large pot with a small amount of water - around 1/2 a cup or so.  Boil them for 5-10 minutes, then reduce to simmer for 20 minutes.  Dump them into a colander.   I put the colander over a measuring cup to make it easier to see that I have hopefully around 2 cups of juice.  You can leave them in the colander for several hours to drain, or you can speed up the process like I love to do😉

Now add your juice to a large pot (I reuse the pot I boiled them in) - and add sugar & lemon juice.  Bring these to a boil.
While this is starting to boil, mix your water and clear jel in a separate container.  Once the juice boils, add the clear jel mixture & stir while boiling for 1 minute.  It will really start to thicken because of the clear jel.
Ladle into your jars, wipe the rim, lid and water bath for 15 minutes.

Presto!!!  Strawberry syrup is made!!!

🍓Happy Canning!!!

Strawberry Syrup
1 batch yields roughly 28 oz 

6 cups of washed, hulled, and quartered strawberries

1/2 cup water

3/4 -1 cup sugar

2 1/2 tsp lemon juice

1/3 cup water

2 1/2 tbs Clear Jel

Place strawberries and around 1/2 cup water in pot.  Bring to boil and let boil for no more than 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.  Reduce to simmering for 20 minutes.  You are breaking down the berries to get as much juice extracted from them as possible.  Now place them in a colander over a measuring cup. Let drain for a couple hours, or like I do - speed up the process by stirring them up.  You need at least 2 cups of juice.

Now take your strained juice and put in a pot (I reuse the pot I just boiled them in).  Add your sugar & lemon juice.  Bring this to a boil.  In a separate container whisk together very well the Clear Jel and 1/3 cup water.  Once the juice is at a boil, add in the Clear Jel mixture and stir for one minute on a hard boil (a hard boil is one that can't be stirred down).  Remove from heat and ladle into your clean and warm jars.  Leave 1/4 - 1/2 inch headspace.  Wipe rims and sterilized lids and bands - just tightened to finger tight.  

Hot water bath jars for 15 minutes. 

 

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