Apple jam is a fairly simple, quick and tasty homemade treat, a favorite dessert for children, which any housewife can cook. This sweet product is good to use both as an independent dish, for tea in the winter, and as a filling for pies, pies, cakes. There are a lot of goodies recipes, they are varied - some of them are presented in the article.
Product Preparation
Any variety of apples is suitable for cooking. First, the fruits must be washed, chopped, and core removed.
Important! One of the fundamental conditions — cooking utensils. Do not use an enameled container, otherwise a treat stick and burns.
If the peel of the apples is thick enough, it should be cleaned or softened. If you are going to do this, put the fruit in boiling water for 5 minutes, then refrigerate in cold.
Apple jam recipes for the winter
There are many recipes for jams, preserves, marmalades from various fruits. Jam is made from pieces of fruit or berries in such a way that they do not remain whole, but are boiled. For jam, you need a thick and uniform fruit puree. But for the jam you need slices, besides the slices must remain intact, and the syrup - transparent. How to prepare just such a dessert, read below.
Transparent apple slices
2451 minutes
lemon acid
1/3 tsp
Nutritional value per 100 g:
3 liters of water mixed with juice. This is necessary so that it is acidic, and the fruits do not darken. We put sliced slices there.
Take a saucepan, pour the rest of the water, add the remaining juice, all the sugar. Heat to a boil, setting medium heat: the sugar should completely dissolve, and the syrup should become clear. Then pour the resulting liquid into the fruit. Leave it all night.
After 12 hours put on medium heat, bring to a boil. Add citric acid. Cook for 7 minutes. Doing this procedure is required 2 more times the next 2 days.
Set aside for about 10-12 hours to cool completely. After that, boil everything for 7-8 minutes using medium heat. You need to cool at least 8-10 hours.
Repeat the previous procedure completely. Pour hot over the banks. You should get the amber color of the dessert.
3 liters of water mixed with juice. This is necessary so that it is acidic, and the fruits do not darken. We put sliced slices there.
Take a saucepan, pour the rest of the water, add the remaining juice, all the sugar. Heat to a boil, setting medium heat: the sugar should completely dissolve, and the syrup should become clear. Then pour the resulting liquid into the fruit. Leave it all night.
After 12 hours put on medium heat, bring to a boil. Add citric acid. Cook for 7 minutes. Doing this procedure is required 2 more times the next 2 days.
Set aside for about 10-12 hours to cool completely. After that, boil everything for 7-8 minutes using medium heat. You need to cool at least 8-10 hours.
Repeat the previous procedure completely. Pour hot over the banks. You should get the amber color of the dessert.Video recipe
Whole
1244 minutes
Nutritional value per 100 g:
- Wash fruits, cut off the top, pierce. Ponytails are recommended for decoration.
- Prepare a pot, pour water there, add sugar. Warm, stirring, so that it completely dissolves.
- Put the fruits in syrup. Stew for 30 minutes. Everything should boil well. To stir, simply shake the pan in a circular motion. Watch the integrity of the fruit.
- After half an hour, turn off the stove, leave to cool for 10 hours.
- Boil, simmer for 5-7 minutes. Remove until completely cooled.
- Repeat the previous procedure again. Immediately pour jars.
Important! Required remove the resulting when cooking foam, otherwise the finished product will deteriorate during storage.
Video recipe
Did you know? Apple jam — healthy dessert. It is rich in vitamins, minerals, amino acids, most of which are preserved, despite cooking.
With cranberries and mint
715 minutes
Nutritional value per 100 g:
This is the fastest recipe. Fruits should be prepared - washed, chopped 2 pcs. cubes. Place fruit slices and other ingredients in a saucepan - cranberries, olive oil, finely chopped mint, sugar, cider, maple syrup. Alternatively, syrup can be replaced with any other or not added at all.
Heat to a boil. Set the medium fire to low.
Cut the remaining apple into thin slices, add to the pan. Cook for 5-7 minutes. Cool. You will get a thick treat. A couple of mint leaves should be added during the presentation.
This is the fastest recipe. Fruits should be prepared - washed, chopped 2 pcs. cubes. Place fruit slices and other ingredients in a saucepan - cranberries, olive oil, finely chopped mint, sugar, cider, maple syrup. Alternatively, syrup can be replaced with any other or not added at all.
Heat to a boil. Set the medium fire to low.
Cut the remaining apple into thin slices, add to the pan. Cook for 5-7 minutes. Cool. You will get a thick treat. A couple of mint leaves should be added during the presentation.Important! Cooking time depends on the variety. Look at the fruits — they need to be transparent.
Home storage
Before packing carefully prepare the container. Close sterile jars with tight-fitting clean lids. The storage room should be dry, not moldy, dark, without sunlight, cool enough, well ventilated. Here, conservation is not one year. The bottom shelf of the refrigerator is also ideal.
In order to diversify the taste and aroma of the described dessert, experiment with spices. For example, add vanilla, cinnamon, walnuts, lemon, cloves, orange, ginger root. Today, housewives are often in short supply of time, so when cooking jams, use a slow cooker, as well as five-minute recipes and various manuals with photos and videos.
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