Strawberry jam with gin and vanilla

Homemade strawberry jam with vanilla and a dash of gin.

Course Dessert

Cuisine International

Keyword cooking with spirits, fruit preserve, homemade jam, pink gin, strawberry jam

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 25

Total Time 40

Servings 150 ml jars

Calories 713kcal

Author Eva

Rinse the strawberries and remove the crown of leaves. Chop them and add them to a pot with the sugar.
Zest and press the lemon (if small, use 2), and add both the zest and the juice to the strawberries. Make sure to have at least 80 ml (1/3 cup) of lemon juice for one batch of jam. Set on medium heat, stirring to distribute the sugar. After 2 minutes, when the sugar has started dissolving, cut the vanilla pod lengthwise and scrape it down into the pot.
Simmer for 25 min on medium heat, then remove from the stove. Once away from a source of heat, proceed to mash if you want a smoother texture and stir in the gin. It is important to do this once away from the stove, as we do not want to evaporate it.
Remove the jam from the heat and immediately pour into jars. Proceed to either sterilize or let cool to room temperature and then store refrigerated (depending on your preference).

The nutritional information provided below is only an estimate made with an online calculator and it refers to one 150 ml jar.