logging homemade strawberry jam?

wellthenwhat
wellthenwhat Posts: 526 Member
edited November 2024 in Recipes
I wanted a peanut butter and jelly sandwich today, and had no jelly, so I pureed about 3.5 cups of frozen strawberries, and boiled it down until it was thick enough. I can't really do a recipe, because I don't have exact measurements. My mom lightly sweetened the strawberries before she froze them, and I know boiling it down makes it slightly higher calorie by weight, but I'm pretty sure it's still a lot lower in sugar than boughten jam, as there was just enough sugar to make the strawberries a little sweet. What is the best way to log this? Just strawberry preserves?

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  • yayamom3
    yayamom3 Posts: 939 Member
    I searched "low sugar strawberry preserves" in the food database and got several results that were all around the same calorie count, 25-30 cal/T.
  • wellthenwhat
    wellthenwhat Posts: 526 Member
    yayamom3 wrote: »
    I searched "low sugar strawberry preserves" in the food database and got several results that were all around the same calorie count, 25-30 cal/T.

    That's what I went with. Next time I can make it, I'll be a little more precise, and make a recipe.
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