It’s strawberry season and to celebrate we created this Instant Pot Strawberry Habanero Preserve recipe. It’s the sweet juicy flavor of strawberries, elevated with a hint of habanero heat.
It’s incredibly easy to make and it makes a small batch (4-half-pints). It’s a delicious treat on biscuits or try it with my 5 Ingredient Preserve & Cream Biscuits Recipe.
You may also want to check out my Pinterest Instant Pot board for more great recipes like this pressure cooker strawberry habanero preserves recipe!
Strawberry Habanero Preserves Recipe Ingredients
(Makes 4 cups)
- 1 quart strawberries (4 cups), hulled and chopped
- Juice and zest of 1 lime (about 2 tablespoons juice)
- 1-2 habañero peppers, seeded and minced
- 1 package (1 ¾ ounces) powdered fruit pectin
- 3 cups sugar
Strawberry Habanero Preserves Recipe Directions:
- Wash and hull the strawberries. The easiest, and fastest way, is to run a drinking straw up from the bottom to “pop” the stem off.
- Chop strawberries and place in Instant Pot.
- Wash habanero peppers and then remove seeds and stem and mince. Add to Instant Pot with the chopped strawberries.
- Add lime juice to strawberries and habaneros
- Close lid on Instant Pot and set for Manual high + 2-minutes
- While the strawberries are cooking, fill a large pot that will hold your pint jars 3/4 full with water, set over high heat and bring to a boil. Place 3-4 (pint) jars and rings, canning funnel, and ladle into the boiling water and make sure the water covers the jars by at least an inch. Boil for 10 minutes. Turn off the heat, add the lids and leave everything in the pot until the jam is ready.
- All natural release on Instant Pot for five minutes and then remove lid.
- Press saute on Instant Pot
- Add pectin to strawberries and habaneros
- Stir pectin into strawberries until you have rolling boil–about 2 minutes
- Add sugar, stirring to dissolve
- Stir constantly until mixture reaches 223-degrees
- Ladle jam into clean, dry glass jars leaving ½” headspace.
- NEVER USE THE INSTANT POT FOR CANNING. If you are wanting to store this outside the refrigerator/freezer please water bathe your jars!
- Cool to room temperature and cover with lids and rings. Refrigerate if using within 3 weeks, or freeze up to 1 year.
Instant Pot Strawberry Habanero Preserves Recipe
Author: Julee Morrison
Recipe type: Preserves, jelly jam
Serves: 4 half-pints
Ingredients
- 1 quart strawberries (4 cups), hulled and chopped
- Juice and zest of 1 lime (about 2 tablespoons juice)
- 1-2 habañero peppers, seeded and minced
- 1 package (1 ¾ ounces) powdered fruit pectin
- 3 cups sugar
Directions
- Wash and hull the strawberries. The easiest, and fastest way, is to run a drinking straw up from the bottom to "pop" the stem off.
- Chop strawberries and place in Instant Pot.
- Wash habanero peppers and then remove seeds and stem and mince. Add to Instant Pot with the chopped strawberries.
- Add lime juice to strawberries and habaneros
- Close lid on Instant Pot and set for Manual high + 2-minutes
- While the strawberries are cooking, fill a large pot that will hold your pint jars ¾ full with water, set over high heat and bring to a boil. Place 3-4 (pint) jars and rings, canning funnel, and ladle into the boiling water and make sure the water covers the jars by at least an inch. Boil for 10 minutes. Turn off the heat, add the lids and leave everything in the pot until the jam is ready.
- All natural release on Instant Pot for five minutes and then remove lid.
- Press saute on Instant Pot
- Add pectin to strawberries and habaneros
- Stir pectin into strawberries until you have rolling boil--about 2 minutes
- Add sugar, stirring to dissolve
- Stir constantly until mixture reaches 223-degrees
- Ladle jam into clean, dry glass jars leaving ½” headspace.
- NEVER USE THE INSTANT POT FOR CANNING. If you are wanting to store this outside the refrigerator/freezer please water bathe your jars!
- Cool to room temperature and cover with lids and rings. Refrigerate if using within 3 weeks, or freeze up to 1 year.
This Strawberry Habanero Preserves Recipe sounds so interesting and tasty to try. Anything with strawberries is a hit in my home.
This is on my “To-Do List” this evening. I can’t wait. I have everything but the fruit pectin but I will be picking that up after work. Yum!!
Let me know how it goes! Have fun!
This just looks so good. Thank you so much for sharing these recipes. I have not had my Insta Pot for very long and I am still trying to find new things to make in it.
This is an awesome recipe that I will share with my uncle as he loves making preserves.
The Instant Pot Strawberry Habanero Preserves Recipe looks astounding. I cannot wait to taste your special recipe. I thank you so much for the directions on this delicious treat.
Oh wow, this looks amazing! Great for movie night snacking at home. I am looking for a few good instant pot recipes and this will probably be top of the list once I get one.
I haven’t tried strawberry habanero preserves but it does look good, and it’s something I definitely want to try.
Because the Instant Pot Strawberry Habanero Preserves looks as delicious as it does, I can’t wait to try this special recipe out. I only hope I will be able do as good as you did in the heartwarming photos.
Oh wow this looks really good. I love the habañero peppers in it tot give it a bit of a kick.
I’d love to try and make my own preserves, too! Looks so delicious and fresh!
I love the flavors in this. Now I just have to get an instant pot (or win one)