Tropical Fruit Jam

I know, I know, I said I wouldn't post on here anymore. And then I made this yummy jam and it's so pretty in it's jar that I just had to take a picture and put it on here and post the recipe. This does takes some time, but it's easy and it's worth it!

Tropical Fruit Jam~

(makes about 4 pints)

16 cups of frozen tropical fruit mix (I buy this in a big bag at Costco. It has pineapple, papaya, mango and strawberries. Why it has strawberries, I don't know, but it works!)

2 tablespoons lemon juice

2 1/2 cups granulated sugar

1. Combine the frozen fruit mix and the lemon juice in a large pot. Cover with the lid. Cook over medium heat until thawed completely, stirring often.

2. Turn the heat down to low and simmer with the lid on, stirring occasionally, until the fruit is mushy.

3. Mash the fruit with a potato masher or use an immersion blender if you like a smoother texture.

4. Keeping the lid off, continue to simmer until fairly thick.

5. Stir in the sugar and bring to a boil. Once it's boiling cook for 3 minutes.

6. Pour into pint-sized canning jars. You can either can this or put it in the fridge or freezer.