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Strawberry Fruit Butter

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Ingredients  

  • 2 ½ pounds Strawberries sliced about 8 cups
  • 1 ½ cups water
  • ¾ cup sugar or Splenda
  • 1 ½ tablespoons lemon zest
  • 6 ounce lemon juice (about 4 small lemons

Steps 

  1. Combine strawberries, water, sugar, lemon zest and lemon juice in sauce pan.
  2. Bring to boil and reduce heat to steady simmer.
  3. Simmer for about an hour or until mixture thickens. A spoonful on a plate should not run.
  4. Run mixture through a food processor or blender for extra smoothness if desired.
  5. Ladle fruit butter into canning jars to within a 1/2 inch of the rim.
  6. Cool and store in fridge for up to 3 weeks or process in a water bath to store at room temperature for up to a year.
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