Here is a classic, old-fashioned Christmas Jam recipe — sweet, spiced, and perfect for gifting! It tastes like cranberry sauce meets strawberry jam with warm holiday spices. 🎄🍓✨

🎄🍓 Christmas Jam (Cranberry–Strawberry Holiday Jam)

Makes about 6 half-pint jars

Ingredients

4 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
4 cups fresh or frozen strawberries (hulled)
1 cup orange juice (or water)
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp ground cloves
½ tsp ground nutmeg
1 box (1.75 oz) powdered pectin
4 cups granulated sugar

⭐ Instructions

1. Prepare jars

Sterilize 6 half-pint jars and keep warm.
Heat lids and rings in hot (not boiling) water.

2. Cook the fruit

In a large pot, combine cranberries, strawberries, and orange juice.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 10–12 minutes until berries soften.
Mash with a potato masher or immersion blender until you reach your preferred consistency (smooth or chunky).

3. Add pectin & spices

Stir in lemon juice, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg.
Sprinkle in the pectin and mix well.
Bring mixture to a rolling boil (can’t be stirred down).

4. Add sugar

Add all the sugar at once.
Stir constantly and bring back to a rolling boil.
Boil exactly 1 minute.

5. Fill jars

Ladle hot jam into warm jars, leaving ¼ inch headspace.
Wipe rims clean and apply lids.

6. Water-bath process

Process jars in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes (adjusting for altitude if needed).
Remove and let sit 12–24 hours until lids seal.

🌟 Tips

For less sugar, use low/no-sugar pectin and adjust to taste.
Add orange zest for extra holiday flavor.
Jam thickens fully after cooling — don’t worry if it seems runny at first.

🎁 Uses

Spread on biscuits, toast, or muffins
Serve with cream cheese & crackers
Use as glaze for ham or chicken
Perfect holiday gifts!

If you want, I can also give you:
🎄 Cranberry orange jam
🎄 Christmas marmalade
🎄 Spiced pear jam
🎄 Freezer jam version (no canning)

Just tell me!