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Strawberry season at our house means making a simple sugar-free strawberry keto jam.

Let me show you how to make strawberry keto jam eliminating spending $4-$7 for a jar depending on the brand.

Fruits Are Mother Nature’s Candy

There’s a reason why eating fruit on a ketogenic diet is not suggested, and that’s because they are high in natural sugars.

Have you ever eaten a fruit that tastes as sweet as candy?

It’s easy to eat too many fruits, and even berries that are low in carbs can add up quickly.

Although there is naturally occurring sugar in strawberries, they are still among the top berries allowed on a keto diet.

One cup of raw strawberries is equal to 7 grams of sugar, which is natural and very low compared to other fruits.

Strawberries also contain 3 grams of fibre in one cup of strawberries which helps to reduce the carb count.

If you were to eat one cup (4 ounces) of sliced strawberries, that would be 8 grams of carbs – 3 grams of fibre, equalling 5 net carbs.

Strawberries are also a great source of vitamin C and are rich in antioxidants that help control blood sugar in diabetics.

Other keto berries to consume would be raspberries, blueberries, mulberries, and blackberries.

Types Of Sweeteners For Strawberry Keto Jam

Making jam with erythritol or a Splenda strawberry jam are only two of many sweeteners available that are sugar-free.

Our favorite sweeteners to use are allulose, stevia, and erythritol.

We also keep Sukrin Gold brown sugar which is fantastic for keto baking or making a Keto BBQ sauce.

Related: Keto Pantry Staples That You Will Always Find In Our Kitchen

• Stevia
• Monk Fruit
• Splenda
• Allulose
• Swerve
• Erythritol
• Sukrin Gold Brown Sugar
• Swerve Brown Sugar
• Xylitol (low-carb)
• Bochasweet U.S.A only

Strawberry Patch Fun At The Farm

We haven’t been to the strawberry patch since covid-19, but we plan on going this year if they allow us to pick.

If not, then we will just stick with the Ruby Ann strawberries we have growing at our house.

The idea of picking strawberries with our son is to create memories, and it’s his favorite fruit.

Cleaning Strawberries

Some people like washing strawberries in salt water or spraying them with water and vinegar and then rinsing them.

Growing Organic Strawberries

We grow strawberries in hanging baskets but use them to eat rather than make keto jam.

There are never enough strawberries ready simultaneously to make a keto strawberry jam.

This year, I’m growing Ruby Red Strawberries, which are tiny.

I also tend to buy mini strawberries, and I admit to walking by the baskets and grabbing a few to munch on.

Be careful, though, because the chipmunks, bees, and rabbits like strawberries, so eat them when they are ripe.

Types Of Strawberries

So many types of strawberries are available that most people aren’t unaware of.

June is typically the start of strawberry picking season in Ontario.

The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food And Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) has a fantastic strawberry guide for anyone interested.

Below is only a tiny snippet of the types of strawberries available throughout the season.

Strawberry Varieties – listed in order of maturity

• Early to Early Mid-Season
  • V15
  • Mohawk
  • Wendy
  • Veestar
  • Annapolis
  • Sable
  • Evangeline
  • Brunswick
  • Itasca
  • Honeoye
  • Darselect
  • Glooscap

Storing Strawberries

If you don’t plan on eating your strawberries immediately, don’t wash them until you do, as they will spoil quickly from the moisture.

You can store strawberries on the counter for a maximum of 2 days, and must be eaten.

If we buy them at the grocery store, we store our strawberries in the refrigerator in the container.

When we pick them from our garden pots or the strawberry farm, we layer them in a container and refrigerate them.

If you find moldy strawberries, take them out as they spread quickly to the other berries.

You can also store strawberries in a freezer bag until needed.

We make keto ice cream, smoothies, and keto strawberry jam with frozen strawberries.

One of Mrs. CBB’s favorite snacks is 2 slices of Keto Protein Bread toasted with butter and strawberry keto jam.

You can add Strawberry keto jam to a 90% sugar-free Lindt bar with peanut butter, and it’s delicious.

You have plenty of options if you don’t eat your strawberries when you bring them home or harvest them.

How To Make Strawberry Keto Jam

Full Printable Recipe Below

Ingredients needed to make Strawberry Keto Jam

• 1 pound of strawberries washed and sliced
• 1/4 tsp xanthan gum
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 1/2 cup of allulose or your choice of sweetener

Strawberry Keto Jam Process

• In a medium-sized pot add all of the ingredients on medium heat dial 6
• Stir often until the strawberries are softened and the mixture thickens
• You can use a hand blender if you don’t want a chunky strawberry keto jam
• Pour into glass mason jars and store in the refrigerator or freeze.

Note: You can adjust the sugar substitute depending on what you use or your preference for sweetness.

Discussion: What would you put this Strawberry Keto Jam On?

Leave me your comments below.

Mr.CBB