Steps to Make Vanilla Essence Vs Vanilla Extract

Strawberry-Vanilla Freezer Jam

Vanilla essence is usually a synthetic (ie chemically produced) vanilla flavouring and is cheaper than the natural extract.

Recipe Summary Strawberry-Vanilla Freezer Jam

Serve this summery spread over ice cream, toast, and muffins.

Ingredients | Vanilla Essence Vs Vanilla Extract

1 ½ pounds fresh strawberries

1 cup white sugar

1 ½ teaspoons fresh lemon juice

1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste

3 tablespoons instant pectin

Directions

Wash, hull, and coarsely chop strawberries in a large glass, ceramic, or stainless steel bowl. Mash with a potato masher to a fine texture, 1 or 2 minutes. Add sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla bean paste. Stir well and let stand until berries have released some of their juice, about 30 minutes. Add pectin, 1 tablespoon at a time, stirring until well combined after each addition. Let stand 5 minutes to activate pectin.

Spoon jam into clean, wide-mouth, half-pint jars, leaving 1/2-inch headspace. Wipe rims clean with a damp paper towel. Loosely apply clean lids and set jars in freezer. Freeze completely, about 5 hours.

Tighten lids. Store in freezer up to 1 year or in fridge up to 1 month.

You can substitute 1 teaspoon vanilla extract for 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste.

Info | Vanilla Essence Vs Vanilla Extract

prep: 15 mins additional: 2 days total: 2 days Servings: 36 Yield: 4 half pint jars

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