Amy - I made my jam this weekend and it worked out great. I did it a little differently though and just followed along with the recipe in the pectin package from Sure Jell. Its a pink package for low sugar jams, not the regular pectin. It says not to use sugar substitues but I used pourable Splenda and it turned out fine. I think their directions were created before Splenda. Ball also makes a pectin for sugar free jams and their recipe is a little different. Compared to regular freezer jam, this is a breeze!