When there are lots of berries and fruits in the summer, I want to make delicious supplies for the winter. After all, it's so nice then to open a jar of fragrant jam. In this article we will tell you how to make jam from mint.
Jam from mint and lemon juice
Ingredients:
- mint leaves - 600 g;
- lemon juice - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- sugar - 1,5 kg;
- water - 300 ml.
Preparation
Mint leaves are thoroughly washed under running water, and then we discard them to a colander. Spread the mint into an enamel saucepan, add lemon juice and half sugar. The pan is shaken several times, covered with a napkin and left at room temperature until the sugar dissolves. From the remaining sugar and water, cook the syrup and pour it into the pan with the future jam. Leave the clock at 5, mix and on a small fire bring to a boil and boil for 6-7 minutes. Then the finished jam is poured over sterile jars and rolled up with lids.
Strawberry jam with mint
Ingredients:
- Strawberry - 500 g;
- lemon juice - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- sugar - 400 g;
- twigs of mint - 5 pcs.
Preparation
Strawberries and put on a towel so that the berries dry. After that, tear off the stems. Then put them in a saucepan, add sugar and leave overnight, so that the strawberry let the juice. We put the pan on the stove, bring it to a boil, stirring with a spatula. After boiling, remove the foam, add lemon juice and mint leaves. Cook the jam with mint about 15 minutes, and then pour into the banks and roll. Thanks to the mint, the delicious strawberry jam is simply delicious.
Raspberry jam with mint
Ingredients:
- raspberry - 0,5 kg;
- sugar - 250 g;
- mint - 30 g.
Preparation
We put the raspberries in a saucepan, add sugar and leave them to let the berries juice. After that, add the mint, bring the jam to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Then we remove the jam from the heat and cool it. Again, bring to a boil and boil on low heat for another 10 minutes. Now we extract the mint, and the raspberry jam is poured into jars.
Jam from gooseberry with mint
Ingredients:
- gooseberries - 0.5 kg;
- sugar - 700 g;
- bananas - 300 g;
- mixture for confiture - 1 sachet;
- mint - 30 g.
Preparation
Gooseberries are rubbed in a mortar, then we spread the leaves of mint and again grind. Add the diced bananas, mixture for confiture and sugar. Stir well and leave overnight in the fridge. Next, put the jam on a small fire and boil for about 5 minutes. We dispense hot jam on sterile jars and roll up the lids.
How to make jam from mint?
Ingredients:
- crushed mint leaves - 1 glass;
- sugar - 3,5 glasses;
- apple cider vinegar - 0.5 cup;
- water - 1 glass;
- liquid pectin - 75 g;
- green food color - 5 drops.
Preparation
Mix the water with sugar, vinegar and mint. Put the mixture on the fire, bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Remove the mass from the fire, add pectin and dye. Again put the jam on the fire and let it boil. We hold for about half a minute and turn off the fire. We strain the jam through a sieve and spread it over the prepared banks.
Cherry jam with mint
Ingredients:
- mint - 50 g;
- cherry - 1 kg;
- water - 1 glass;
- sugar - 3 cups.
Preparation
We prepare syrup from sugar and water. Hot syrup pour cherries with bones. Leave for about 5-6 hours. After this, put it on a small fire and bring it to a boil, after which we turn off the fire, and cool the jam. Again, bring to a boil, add mint, remove from heat and let it cool. And the third time we make jam about 1 hour, after which we pour on sterile jars.