Banana Split Freezer Jam Recipes

Steps:

• Mix exactly 2 cups crushed strawberries and 1/2 cup mashed bananas in large bowl.
• Stir in sugar and lemon juice; let stand 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add chocolate syrup; mix well.
• Mix water and pectin in small saucepan.
• Bring to boil on high heat, stirring constantly.
• Continue boiling and stirring 1 minute.
• Add to fruit mixture; stir 3 minutes or until sugar is dissolved and no longer grainy.
• (A few sugar crystals may remain.) Fill clean plastic containers immediately to within 1/2 inch of tops.
• Wipe off top edges of containers; immediately cover with lids.
• Let stand at room temperature 24 hours.
• Jam is now ready to use.
• Store in refrigerator up to 3 weeks or freeze extra containers up to 1 year.
• Thaw in refrigerator before using.

Steps:

• Rinse clean plastic containers and lids with boiling water. Dry thoroughly.
• Combine exactly 2 cups crushed strawberries and 1/2 cup mashed bananas in large bowl. Stir in sugar and lemon juice; let stand 10 min., stirring occasionally. Add chocolate syrup; mix well.
• Mix water and pectin in small saucepan. Bring to boil on high heat, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 min. Add to fruit mixture; stir 3 min. or until sugar is dissolved and no longer grainy. (A few sugar crystals may remain.)
• Fill all containers immediately to within 1/2 inch of tops. Wipe off top edges of containers; immediately cover with lids. Let stand at room temperature 24 hours. Jam is now ready to use. Store in refrigerator up to 3 weeks or freeze extra containers up to 1 year. Thaw in refrigerator before using.

Steps:

• Mix peaches, bananas, cherries, and lemon juice into a large saucepan.
• Mix pectin into fruit in pan.
• Stir and cook over high heat until mixture comes to a full rolling boil (one that can't be stirred down).
• Add and stir in the sugar.
• Bring to a full rolling boil once again.
• Stir constantly and boil. Boil rapidly for one minute.
• Remove from heat.
• Skim off foam.
• Stir and skim for about 5 minutes allowing mixture to cool slightly and prevent floating fruit.
• Ladle into sterilized canning jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace.
• Make sure jar rims are clean and cover with two piece metal lids and rings.
• Hot water bath for 5 minutes.

Steps:

• Place lime juice in a one quart measure.
• Peel bananas and dice directly into lime juice.
• Stir with a wooden spoon.
• Keep stirring as you dice each banana into the lime juice to prevent darkening.
• Measure sugar and water into a wide 2½ quart saucepan, and stir to dissolve sugar as you bring syrup to a boil.
• Cover tightly for the first 2 minutes (so the steam will wash sugar crystals from side of saucepan) then uncover, add bananas (with lime) and boil over low heat for about 30 minutes or until thick.
• Stir often to prevent sticking, especially during last 10 minutes.
• Jam is done when a spoon scraped across bottom of pan leaves a track that closes slowly, or when jam mounds while stirring.
• Fill hot, sterilized jars quickly with the hot jelly or jam mixture, leaving 1/4 inch headspace.
• Wipe the sealing surface of the jars with a clean paper towel, dampened with hot water, to remove any jam or sugar crystals.
• Place lids, screw on bands finger-tight and process jars for 10 minutes in boiling water bath.
• Cool jars upright for 12-24 hours while vacuum seal is drawn and jam or jelly sets up. Let the jars sit undisturbed while they cool.

Steps:

• Thaw bananas if frozen. (I often store up my overripe bananas in a freezer bag in the freezer until I have enough to make something.).
• Peel bananas, and mash smooth.
• Mix water, lime juice, sugars, cinnamon, vanilla, ginger over medium heat and stir until thickened.
• Add mashed bananas and let cook 20 to 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add rum during the last few minutes of cooking.
• Place hot banana jam into sterilized jars. Place lids on and seal.

Steps:

• Combine mashed bananas and strawberries in medium bowl; set aside.
• Combine sugar and freezer jam pectin in small bowl, stirring to blend evenly.
• Gradually stir pectin mixture into prepared fruit, stirring for 3 minutes.
• Ladle jam into freezer jars, leaving 1/2 inch headspace.
• Let jam stand to thicken, not to exceed 30 minutes.
• Serve immediately; refrigerate up to 3 weeks OR freeze up to one year.
• Yield: 5 - 8 oz. jars.