While some store-bought jams can benefit from a fun, tasty upgrade, others are so flavorsome that they can elevate your ...

With a touch of apple flavor, this freezer-jam style spread is chunky, fresh and barely cooked. It’s like eating a spoonful of crushed berries. 30 calories, 8 g sugar. $4.99 for 16.5 ounces at ...

And, in terms of strawberry jam, I’ve taken to mixing dried strawberries directly into the dough, which bake up into jammy pockets in the tender crumb.

To understand jam making takes experience. Whatever you capture in the jar will be delicious. If the jam turns out a bit loose, call it sirop and pour it, warm, over waffles.

We use strawberry jam as an example to explore the underlying principles of water activity, a key technique for food preservation. For those of us in northern climates, strawberries are the first ...