A simple recipe for making prune jam for the winter
Plum tree fruits that dried, called prunes... Usually, the Hungarian variety is taken for this, it is used to make many sweets, including prune jam. Making prune jam for the winter is a great idea to provide all family members with a tasty product for the whole year. It does not take much time to make it, but every time you open the jar and enjoy the unsurpassed aroma, everyone is convinced that they have not tried in vain.
Features of making jam
There are many recipes for this dessert. Some of them are very simple, others are quite complex. But there is no doubt that each of them will help to cook a truly delicious dessert that will not leave anyone indifferent.
Here are some tips to help you make delicious jam:
- Plums are often attacked by insects. Because of this, it is necessary to make sure that the fruits are intact if they are to be cooked with seeds.
- Whole fruit should be pierced with a toothpick before cooking. This procedure will promote a good soak in the sugar syrup and prevent the fruit from cracking.
- Plum jam should not be cooked for too long, because they are very tender and can turn into porridge.
- It is not recommended to use unripe fruits, they will only spoil the future dessert. But overripe fruits will cause the fermentation process during storage.
Preparation of the main ingredient
Only the Vengerka variety is used for cooking delicacies. Only ripe fruits without signs of spoilage are selected. Then they are thoroughly washed in warm water and then the bones are removed from them through a small incision. If chopped fruits are to be used, they are cut completely.
When making jams from dried prunes, they should also be rinsed well, then pour boiling water over and leave for half an hour to swell. If there are bones in them, then they are removed steamed.
Prune jam: 10 recipes
Many housewives, for the first time deciding to start making jam, then complain that the prunes have lost their shape and turned into an ugly mass or even burnt. But if you know some secrets and strictly follow the recipe, the dessert will turn out to be attractive in appearance and with an amazing taste.
A simple "five-minute" recipe for the winter
Ingredients:
- 1 kg of fresh prunes.
- 500 g granulated sugar.
Fruits are washed in warm water, pitted and placed in a saucepan. Sugar is poured on top, the container is set aside to extract juice for 24 hours.
The next day, the dishes with the future delicacy are placed on a small fire and brought to a boil.After 5-10 minutes, the pan is removed from the stove and cooled.
The jam is poured into sterilized jars, they are rolled up with lids and sent to be stored in a suitable place.
With bones
To make jam you will need:
- Prunes - 2 kg.
- Sugar - 750 g.
The fruits are washed and dried. Then each of them is pierced with a toothpick. The prunes are transferred to an enamel container, covered with granulated sugar and left to infuse for 3 hours.
The saucepan is sent to the stove, where it is cooked until boiling over low heat. Then the power of the burner is increased, and the fruits are cooked for another 5 minutes with constant stirring to avoid burning. The foam is removed.
The jam is poured into jars and put away in a cool place. You should know that after a long time, the dessert absorbs harmful elements from the seeds. Therefore, such a product cannot be stored for more than 2 months.
Seedless
To make this plum treat, you need to prepare:
- Prunes (weighed after pitting) - 1 kg.
- Sugar - 1250
- Water - 400 ml.
In an enamel bowl, water and sugar are mixed, after which a thick syrup is cooked. Then it is filtered and brought to a boil again. Prunes are added to it and immediately removed from the stove.
After 3 hours, the pan is transferred to the oven again. The fruits are boiled in syrup for 10 minutes. And again after 3 hours the procedure is repeated.
Then it waits another 3 hours, the jam is cooked for 5 minutes. The result is a rather thick product that will be stored for a long time.
With nuts and cognac
To cook a dessert with spicy notes, you should prepare the following ingredients:
- Pitted prunes - 1 kg.
- Sugar - 750 g.
- Walnuts - 100 g.
- Cognac - 20 ml.
The halves of the fruit are covered with sugar (400 g) and infused for 1 hour. Nuts are finely chopped with a knife, filled with water and also infused for 1 hour, and then the water is drained.
A saucepan with fruits is put on a low heat, after boiling they are cooked for 20 minutes and stirred regularly. Then the remaining sugar and nuts are poured in, the jam is prepared for another 30 minutes.
Before the end of cooking, add cognac and remove the dishes from the stove. In sterilized jars, this dessert can be stored outside the refrigerator.
With pumpkin
You need to cook a treat from the following ingredients:
- Pumpkin pulp - 1 kg.
- Unpeeled prunes - 1 kg.
- Sugar - 500 g.
- Nutmeg, cinnamon and vanillin - each spice 1 g.
The pumpkin is cut into cubes, the seeds are removed from the prunes, and its pulp is crushed into slices. Then they are mixed, covered with sand and infused for 3 hours.
Boil prunes with pumpkin for 10 minutes, then after 8 hours the procedure is repeated and vanillin, cinnamon and nutmeg are added. Everything is mixed well and left for 1 hour.
Then the future jam is brought to a boil again, cooked for 5 minutes and placed in jars.
With walnut
Ingredients:
- Peeled prunes - 2 kg.
- Sugar - 1.5 kg.
- Walnut kernel - 250 g.
The fruits are cut into halves, covered with sugar and left to infuse for 2 hours.
The nuts are chopped and slightly fried.
After the emergence of juice from the plums, the jam is cooked over low heat for half an hour, then nuts are added to it, and the process continues for another 20 minutes. The finished dessert is rolled into jars.
In chocolate
Absolutely everyone will love this delicious jam. To prepare it you need:
- Pitted prunes - 1.5 kg.
- Sugar - 400 g.
- Cocoa - 50 g.
- Butter - 100 g.
The prunes are crushed in a blender, covered with sugar and infused for 30 minutes. Then it is cooked for half an hour over low heat.
Then butter, cocoa are added, everything is gently mixed, and the delicacy is cooked for another 15 minutes.
Jars of this extraordinary treat should be stored in dark and cool places.
Sugarless
The following products are required for cooking:
- Prunes - 2 kg.
- Water - 150 ml.
The fruits are pressed lightly so that they crack a little and give juice. Then they are infused for 2 hours. After the pan with plums is sent to low heat. Cold water is added to it to avoid burning. After boiling, the mass is cooked for 15 minutes and cooled.
The procedure is repeated twice every 6 hours. Lovers of thick jam can increase the number of approaches up to 4 times.
Cinnamon
For cooking you need:
- Prunes - 2 kg.
- Sugar - 800 g.
- Cinnamon - quarter teaspoon
The fruits are covered with sugar and infused for several hours until a sufficient amount of juice appears.
Then the pan with the future jam is moved to the stove and cooked over low heat for 15 minutes after the start of the boil.
Then the prunes are again sent to stand for 5 hours. After this time, the dessert is also cooked within a quarter of an hour after boiling. And again the container is set aside for 5-6 hours.
Before rolling the jam, you need to boil it again for half an hour over low heat after it boils.
With apples
Ingredients:
- Prunes - 500 g.
- Apples - 600 g.
- Sugar - 500 g.
The plums are cut into slices, the seeds are thrown away. The apples are cored and crushed as well.
All prunes are poured into the prepared container, it is covered with half granulated sugar, and apples are laid out on top.
Then the rest of the sugar is added, the pan is left overnight to extract juice from the fruit.
The resulting mass is put on a small fire and brought to a boil. It boils for about 7 minutes, but it is important not to boil too much. The future jam is constantly stirred, and the foam is removed.
The finished product is removed from the stove and cooled down at room temperature. Then the cooking procedure is repeated 1 or 2 more times. Hot dessert is poured into jars that are pre-sterilized.
Prune jam all year round pleases gourmets and sweet tooth with its amazing taste. It is simple to prepare it, and there are quite a few recipes collected.
It is best to store jars of jam in the refrigerator if there is little sugar in it. And if there are many, then you can keep them in a dark closet. To add spice to the product, add cinnamon, orange peel, nutmeg to it.
