Strawberries are one of the first fruits of the summer, and a great excuse to dust off your canning equipment and get jammin’!

Strawberries are naturally high acid and high sugar, making them perfect for water bath canning.  Strawberries don’t need anything special added for canning.  It can be as simple as 1 ingredient strawberry jam, cooked down to thicken.

Want to can without pectin?  No problem.

Sweeten with honey, maple or Splenda?  Go right ahead.

No sugar instead?  That works too!

Try mixing in other fruits, spicing things up with herbs, or making a creative strawberry syrup.

Whatever you do, don’t limit yourself to just jam.  There are dozens of creative ways to can strawberries.  My favorite is a simple low sugar strawberry jam.  If you’re lucky enough to come upon a patch of wild strawberries, those little beauties can be made into a wild strawberry jam to preserve their intense flavor for the winter months.

Canning Simple Strawberry Jam

Strawberry Jam (No Commercial Pectin) – Simply Canning

Old Fashioned Strawberry Jam (Low Sugar, No Pectin) – Melissa K. Norris

Simple Organic Strawberry Jam – Boulder Locavore

Simple Strawberry Jam, European Style – The View from Great Island

Homemade Strawberry Jam – She Loves Biscotti

Homemade Strawberry Jam from She Loves Biscotti

Fresh Strawberry Jam – Joy-Filled Eats

Sunday Morning Strawberry Jam – Berlys Kitchen

Strawberry Jam (Honey Sweetened, Pectin Free) -Texan Erin

Homemade Strawberry Jam – The Diethood

Simple Strawberry Jam – Beyond the Chicken Coop

Simple Strawberry Jam. Image courtesy of Beyond the Chicken Coop

Canning Strawberry Jam with Other Fruits

Strawberry Rhubarb Jam – Simply Canning

Strawberry Rhubarb Jam (Apple Juice Sweetened) – Common Sense Home

Strawberry Lemonade Marmalade – One Acre Vintage Homestead

Strawberry Lemon Jam – Simple Seasonal

Strawberry Lemon Jam from Simple Seasonal

Strawberry Banana Jam (Low Sugar) – Common Sense Home

Christmas Jam (Strawberry, Cranberry, Orange) – The Rustic Elk

Strawberry-Rhubarb-Pineapple Jam – Blessed Beyond Crazy

15 Minute Strawberry Peach Jam – Brooklyn Farm Girl

15 Minute Strawberry Peach Jam from Brooklyn Farm Girl

Canning Strawberry Jam with Herbs & Spices

Strawberry and Thai Herbs Jam – An Edible Ethic

Strawberry Vanilla Jam – Healthy Slow Cooking

Strawberry Thyme Preserves – Glue and Glitter

Strawberry Jam with Rosemary – Lazy Sunday Cooking

Balsamic Roasted Strawberry Preserves – Bell’alimento

Strawberry Rose Jam – Walkerland

Strawberry Rose Jam from Walkerland

Canning Strawberry Syrup & Sauce

Chocolate Strawberry Sauce – One Acre Vintage Home

Strawberry Sauce– Baked By Rachael

Strawberry Sauce – Healthy Canning

Simple Strawberry Syrup – Walkerland

Strawberry Syrup for Home Canning. Image courtesy of Walkerland

Strawberry Syrup – Healthy Canning

Strawberry Syrup – Jamie Cooks It Up!

Healthy Strawberry Applesauce – Texan Erin

Canning Strawberry Pie Filling

Strawberry Pie Filling for Canning – One Acre Vintage Homestead

Strawberry Pie Filling – Healthy Canning

Strawberry Pie Filling – Canning Homemade

Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Filling – Bewitchin’ Kitchen

Canning Whole Strawberries

Canning Whole Strawberries – The Homestead Hippy

Canning Whole Strawberries – Healthy Canning