Although the harvest of apples we collected a long time ago, the remains of the usual fruit can still be stored somewhere in the cellar, and they can be disposed of for apple apple jam.
Apple jam - a simple delicacy, which can start to play new tastes with proper preparation. Add your favorite spices there, change the cooking technology, and voila! On your table flaunts a wonderful sweetness for tea, or an addition to baking and desserts.
The recipe for apple jam
Ingredients:
- large apples - 5 pcs .;
- sugar - half a century;
- water 250 ml;
- lemon juice - 2 tbsp. spoons.
Preparation
Now tell you how to cook apple jam. Apples are peeled from the skin and seeds, cut into pieces of the same size. In a deep saucepan pour water, lay the pieces of apples and add the lemon juice. On average, we wait for the moment when the apple mass becomes soft (it takes about 20 minutes). Now add sugar to the pan, mix and let cool. Beat the mass with a blender until it is uniform, and then return it to the fire again. Apple jam will be ready as soon as it becomes more dense.
Caramel Apple Jam
Whole pieces of caramelized apples, prepared with the addition of fragrant vanilla. What can be an even more appropriate autumn delicacy?
Ingredients:
- sugar - 1 item;
- apples - 1,5 kg;
- vanilla pod;
- lemon juice - 1 tbsp. a spoon.
Preparation
Consider another option, how to cook apple jam. Pour 3 tbsp into a saucepan. spoons of water and mix with sugar until it dissolves. Cook the caramel for about 4 minutes, without stirring, but only lightly shaking in a saucepan. Now add the apples, cut into large cubes, and the vanilla pod, cut in half. Stirring. Cook apple jam, stirring constantly, so that the pieces are completely covered with caramel. The preparation will take 25-30 minutes, after which you can add lemon juice and serve a treat to the table.
Blueberry jam with green apples
The combination of apples and berries in jam became a classic long ago. In this recipe we will refresh the memories of your favorite recipe and prepare apple jam with blueberries. For lack of blueberries replace it with any other favorite berry.
Ingredients:
- blueberries - 1 kg;
- green apples - 750 g;
- water 125 ml;
- sugar - 1,5 kg;
- 1 lemon peel;
- lemon juice - 2 tbsp. spoons.
Preparation
We clean and cut the apples, put the pieces in a pot of water and stew for about 10 minutes until soft. Now add the berries of blueberries, zest and lemon juice and mix thoroughly. Stew fruit and berry mass for 5 minutes, then add sugar. Bring the mixture to a boil and cook for about 20-30 minutes, or until the mixture has the required consistency.
We pour jam over the sterilized jars and heat it in a water bath for 8 minutes.
Spicy apple jam
A fragrant and spicy apple jam cooked at home is what will warm you over a cup of tea in the coming cold weather. Such a delicacy can not only be added to pastries, or eat separately, but also used in cooking meat, add to morning porridge, granola, simply eat with yogurt or smudge on toast.
Ingredients:
- apples - 850 g;
- cloves - 6 buds;
- Ground cinnamon - 2 tsp.
- Ground ginger - 1/4 tsp.
- nutmeg - 1/4 tsp spoon;
- anis - 1 star;
- juice of 1 lemon;
- sugar - 3/4 tbsp.
Preparation
Apples are peeled and peeled, and then cut into large cubes. Put the apples in a saucepan and sprinkle with cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg and add an anise star, pre-grind it. After a spicy mixture sprinkle apples with sugar and add the lemon juice. Cook apple jam on low heat for about 30-40 minutes, or until the required consistency is formed.
If you are a fan of jams, then it is worth trying orange or jam from cowberry , such a delicacy will be an excellent addition to tea with the family.