A simple recipe for making carrot jam for the winter
Harvesting carrot jam is an original and unusual recipe, making it possible to get a bright dessert with an unusual taste. The delicacy, beautiful in color, will be a wonderful decoration for the table, it can also be used as a decoration for a cake or cookies.
The subtleties of making carrot jam
Making carrot jam is a simple process, however, there are some nuances that you should pay attention to:
- To keep the root vegetable bright orange, the skin must be scraped off with a thin layer using a sharp knife.
- To keep the vegetables fresh after cleaning, they are kept in a dry container, covered with a damp piece of cloth.
- To preserve vitamins, the root crop must be dipped in boiling water and cooked with the lid closed.
- The cooking container should be almost completely filled with carrots.
The main and additional components of the jam should be ripe and thoroughly washed.
Preparation of the main ingredient
To make jam, you need to choose sweet varieties of root vegetables. Vegetables should be uniform, medium in size, with a small core. Such carrots are considered the sweetest, as the core can be slightly bitter.
Vegetables are preferably peeled on the day of harvest, while removing green and damaged areas. Rinse thoroughly and immediately remove from the water, otherwise the carrots will lose some of the vitamin C.
A simple recipe for carrot jam for the winter
Sweet root vegetable jam will help to arrange a real holiday for the whole family. Recipe for 20 servings includes:
- carrots - 1 kg;
- sugar - 1 kg;
- water - 300 ml;
- vanilla sugar, citric acid - to taste.
The main ingredient is washed and cleaned, cut into thin slices. Then it is placed in a pot of water and cooked until soft. The water is drained and the carrots need to be cooled.
Next, the syrup is prepared. Sugar and water are taken, everything is simmering over low heat for about 10 minutes. after boiling. Boiled vegetables are poured with the resulting syrup, everything is cooked for another 5 minutes. Remove from heat and leave in a covered saucepan for 6-7 hours.
After the time has elapsed, bring to a boil again, be sure to additionally add 200 g of sugar. Cook until the consistency thickens and becomes transparent. In 3 min. add a little citric acid before removing from heat. After the jam has cooled, you can add vanilla sugar if desired. Enjoy your meal!
Carrot jam with apple
To cook a treat, take 3 parts of apples, 2 parts of carrots, 3 parts of sugar and 1 part of lemon.
The washed apples are cut into slices, the root vegetable is grated. The ingredients are combined, covered with sugar and infused for 1 hour. The lemon is washed and cut into cubes with the peel, after which it is added to the bulk. Everything is brought to a boil and cooked for about an hour. The resulting product is rolled into sterile jars.
Carrot jam with spices and oranges
Making jam with the addition of oranges will make it possible to make a real vitamin dessert, which will delight you with its taste and invaluable benefits.
Required Ingredients:
- carrots - 1 kg;
- orange - 4 pcs.;
- granulated sugar - 1 kg;
- fresh ginger - 2 tbsp l.
The root crop is cleaned and boiled for 10-12 minutes. in plenty of water. Then sugar is added and the mass is brought to a boil. 2 oranges are scalded with boiling water, then the zest is removed from them, which is cut and added to the syrup. Also put orange juice and ginger.
Everything needs to be boiled over low heat for 1 hour. The remaining 2 oranges and carrots are cut into thin slices and filled with the prepared syrup. The jam is cooked until transparent.
Besides ginger, you can add cinnamon, cardamom, star anise, and other spices to taste.
Carrot and calendula jam
Calendula has anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties. A delicacy with the addition of flowers can be served with tea or taken on a spoon in winter in order to strengthen the immune system.
The recipe contains:
- carrots - 1 kg;
- calendula flowers - 12 pcs.;
- sugar - 1 kg;
- water - 0.5 l;
- lemon - 2 pcs.
The peeled carrots are cut into pieces and sent to a container with water. The saucepan is put on fire, the contents are cooked for 4-5 minutes.
Citruses are washed and cut into small pieces, after which they are combined in a separate bowl with calendula flowers. Water is added, and the consistency is sent to the stove, cooked for 6-7 minutes. After that, the root vegetable and sugar are added. All components are mixed and left over low heat until the mass thickens. Cooked jam is poured into sterilized jars.
Carrot and geranium jam
The presented recipe has an unusual delicate taste. Main ingredients for cooking:
- carrots - 850 g;
- geranium leaves - 4-5 pcs.;
- sugar - 1 kg;
- water - 0.5 l;
- tartaric acid - 10 ml.
The peeled and washed root vegetable is rubbed on a coarse grater. Then it is placed in a saucepan and boiled 4 times, each simmering for 10-12 minutes. During breaks, the root crop must be completely cooled.
Water and sugar are boiled over low heat until thickened, while the consistency is constantly stirring. After the syrup is ready, boiled chopped carrots and geranium leaves are added to it. For convenience, the leaves are pre-fixed on a rope so that they can be easily removed. The ingredients are cooked until the jam is transparent. Tartaric acid is poured in, everything is thoroughly mixed. The finished treat can be served or rolled up for the winter.
Recipe for carrot jam with lemon and orange
For lovers of exquisite and rich taste, it is suggested to try the recipe for carrot jam, with the addition of lemon and orange. Required Ingredients:
- root vegetable - 1 kg;
- lemon - 1 pc.;
- orange - 1 pc.;
- sugar - 1-1.4 kg;
- spices to taste.
Peeled carrots are cut in any form. The zest is carefully cut from the lemon, trying not to touch the white layer, the juice is squeezed out. The orange is peeled, the white part is cut off, the citrus is crushed. The juice is squeezed out and mixed with lemon juice.
A syrup is prepared from the mixed juice and sugar. Carrots, lemon zest and pieces of orange peels are poured into the prepared syrup. The ingredients are mixed and cooked over low heat until the mass thickens.
You can also experiment with jam by adding various additional ingredients such as fruits, berries and spices.
