A simple recipe for making chocolate-covered plum jam for the winter
Plum jam in chocolate is rich in nutrients. This dessert is not losing its popularity. It is used as an independent dish for tea, and eaten with pancakes, cheesecakes, pancakes and homemade waffles. Also, this jam is added as a filling in pies and other types of baked goods.
Cooking features
To make jam for the winter, only ripe fruits of any varieties are selected. Leaves and tails are removed from them, then they are soaked in cold water and thoroughly washed. Then the plums are cut into slices, and their seeds are thrown away.
Chopped fruits, pulp up, are laid out in a wide bowl, the walls of which should be high. The layers are sprinkled with granulated sugar and left until the juice appears.
Blanks are made using any kind of nuts. But first, their kernels are cleaned and dried in a frying pan or in the oven with constant stirring for several minutes. After cooling and getting rid of the husk, the nuts are crushed.
If at home there is no juice release even after a few hours, then a glass of apple juice or water is added. A saucepan with plums is placed on low heat until boiling, then removed from the stove. After 60 minutes, the procedure is repeated.
There may be several approaches until the jam becomes thick and the moisture evaporates. When it's cooked for the last time, nuts and vanilla are added to it. After the start of boiling, the dishes with the product are set aside and chocolate is introduced there. Stir the jam continuously until the slices dissolve.
Preparation of the main ingredients
The most delicious winter treat is rightfully considered prune jam or from the Hungarian plum variety (Ugorka variety), which has the highest juiciness. Another feature of this species is that it is easy to separate the bones from the pulp.
Jam is made from fresh fruit or frozen. If the second option is used, then the fruits are first thawed, then discarded in a colander so that all the water is glass. Then the plums are moved.
Many housewives add apples, walnuts, almonds, ginger, citrus fruits to the jam for piquancy. It is very popular to add cognac or rum during cooking - 2 tbsp. l. for 1 kg of plums. Spicy lovers even use bitter red pepper.
Cooking methods
Plum in chocolate is prepared according to different recipes.Someone likes to add vanilla to the jam to give the product a fragrant note, while someone uses chocolate instead of cocoa and vice versa. Below are some recipes for making an amazing dessert.
Chocolate-covered plum jam: a classic recipe
This original fruit jam is very easy to cook. Cooking requires the following ingredients:
- Plum - 2 kg.
- Cocoa - 40 g.
- Sugar - 1 kg.
- Vanilla sugar - 10 g.
Fruits are peeled, sprinkled with granulated sugar (half a kilo) and put to extract juice for several hours. As soon as there is a sufficient amount of syrup, the second half of the sugar and cocoa is reported to the plums. All this is thoroughly mixed and transferred to a quiet fire until boiling. The jam is cooked for about 1 hour, it needs to be stirred.
Chocolate-coated plum jam: with walnut kernels and butter
For cooking you need to prepare:
- Plum - 1kg.
- Dark chocolate - 100 g or cocoa - 2 tbsp. l.
- Walnuts - 50 g.
- Butter - 100 g.
- Granulated sugar - 900 g-1.3 kg.
- Vanillin optional - 10 g.
The fruits are thoroughly washed and seeds are removed. Half of the prepared sugar is poured into the peeled slices. The plum is placed in a warm place for 4 hours to form juice.
After the specified time, the pan is put on low heat, the remaining granulated sugar is poured into it. The mixture is cooked for 10 minutes so that the ingredients mix well with each other. Then butter and cocoa are added. The jam is cooked for another 1 hour. It is important not to forget about stirring, otherwise it may burn. Chopped nuts and vanillin are poured 10 minutes before the end.
Jam "Plum in chocolate": with apples
To prepare this dessert, you need the following ingredients:
- Plum Ugorka - 400 g.
- Apples - 2-3 pcs.
- Sugar - 350 g.
- Dark chocolate - 50 g.
- Vanilla, cinnamon.
The fruits are washed under the tap, then they are cleaned and freed from the seeds. The peel is removed from apples. All fruits are ground in a blender. Spices, cocoa and sugar are placed in another bowl.
Apple puree and plums are placed on the stove and cooked over low heat until boiling, at the onset of which the above mixture from the rest of the ingredients is added. Everything is well mixed and boiled for 5-7 minutes, after which chocolate is added. The jam is not removed from the oven until it is completely dissolved.
Jam chocolate-plum in a slow cooker
Jam cooked in a slow cooker is guaranteed to be perfect. The fact is that it is in the bowl of this kitchen appliance that the drain and other components are maximally saturated. Procurement requires the following products:
- Plum - 1 kg.
- Sugar - 1 kg.
- Cocoa - 40 g.
The fruits are washed so that their integrity is not compromised. Then they are cut into halves, and the bones are removed. The plum is covered with sugar and left for several hours to extract juice.
As soon as a sufficient amount of liquid appears in the container, it is drained and put on medium heat. Cocoa is added to it, which is thoroughly mixed so that there are no lumps. After boiling, the syrup is poured into a multicooker bowl, plum slices are placed in it.
The display selects the "extinguishing" mode for 60 minutes. This is enough time to prepare the dessert.
Plum jam in chocolate with cocoa
For a treat you need to purchase:
- Plum - 0.5 kg.
- Sugar - 400 g.
- Cocoa - 20 g.
- Butter - 40 g.
Pits are removed from the washed and dried fruits, then they are crushed until smooth. Sugar is added to it, after which the mixture is boiled for 15 minutes over medium heat. It is important to remove the foam, otherwise it can reduce the shelf life of the product in the future.
Cocoa is added to the jam, after which it is cooked for another 10 minutes. Then butter is added there and the mixture is boiled again for 10 minutes.
Plum jam with cocoa and vanilla
For this extraordinary delicacy you will need:
- Plum - 4 kg.
- Sugar - 2 kg.
- Cocoa - 10 tbsp. l.
- Vanilla sugar - 4 sachets.
The plum is freed from seeds, covered with half granulated sugar, mixed thoroughly and infused for 4 hours. After this time, the rest of the sugar is poured into the pan, the mixture is set to cook for 10 minutes. Then cocoa is added to it, after which the jam is cooked over low heat for 1 hour.
At the end, add vanilla sugar. Dessert is poured hot into sterilized jars.
Jam "Plum in chocolate" is really amazingly tasty and very healthy delicacy that will appeal to absolutely everyone, even the most fastidious gourmet. It is not difficult to prepare it, you just need to follow the recommendations when preparing the ingredients and strictly follow the recipe.
