How to make orange peel jam: recipes with photos

Orange is rich in vitamin C, perfectly invigorates and protects against diseases. Make orange peel jam to enjoy delicious tea on cold, dark evenings. Below are some recipes for jam.

Homemade Orange Peel Jam Recipe

Ingredients:

• sweet oranges - 3 pcs.;
• water - 400 milliliters;
• sugar - one and a half glasses;
• citric acid - half a teaspoon;
• ginger - 10 grams.

Preparation:

1. Pour oranges over boiling water, gently peel, cutting the skin in half.
2. Then cut the peel into cubes and add water.
3. For good jam from orange peels, they need to be infused in cold water for 5 days so that bitterness disappears. Water should be changed three times a day.
4. The peel should be translucent and soft. Put it in a pan and pour clean water, bring to a boil and cook for 20 minutes. Drain and repeat the procedure 4 times. After each cooking, rinse the skin with cold water.
5. Then the orange peels are covered with sugar, poured with water, citric acid is added and cooked over low heat in a thick-walled pan.
6. The syrup should have the consistency of enough liquid honey.
7. Cook for one hour.
8. After the jam has cooled, it is poured into jars and rolled up. Enjoy your meal!

In the photo, orange peel jam looks very beautiful and bright. To achieve the same effect, add a couple of lemon slices - they lighten the pigment of the orange and make the peel more orange.

Orange Peel Jam Recipe "Curls"

A very beautiful and tasty jam, which is cooked in the same way as the "Home", but here the stripes of the peel need to be rolled up into curls. At the edges, each should be fastened with a toothpick or bandaged with a thread and soaked in water in this form, after which it should be cooked in the usual way described above, and before pouring into cans, remove the threads.

Important! Curls need to be dried after 5 days of soaking. It will be enough to get them wet with dry napkins and leave for half an hour.

Orange jam with cinnamon and apple

The author's recipe for orange peel jam with a photo that will delight any gourmet. For true sweet tooth!

Ingredients:

• orange (large) - 3 fruits;
• apples - 3 large (red or yellow, but if you want sourness, you can take green);
• cinnamon - 5-6 sticks;
• sugar - one and a half glasses;
• ginger - 10 grams.

Cooking:

1. There are several ways to make orange peel jam. According to this recipe, it is prepared a little differently. Crusts can be made with curls or any shape you like. Soak them for 2 days without changing the water.
2. Put the crusts in a pan and pour the water in which they were soaked. Cut apples, core and place to peel. Add ginger and cinnamon, add sugar and bring to a boil.
3. Reduce heat and simmer for 2–3 hours over low heat, stirring constantly.
4. Pour the jam into the jars.

Jam from orange and tangerine peels

This is an unusual jam from orange peels (photo you can see below). In addition to orange peel, tangerine is also used here. Give it a try!

Ingredients:

• oranges (sweet) - 3 pcs.;
• tangerines - 5-6 fruits;
• drinking water - 500 ml;
• granulated sugar - 400 grams.

Cooking:

1. Peel oranges and tangerines, cut the crusts to your taste, as you like. You can turn on imagination and make any figures: curls, plates, cubes and circles. Connect the threads and toothpicks here, the main thing is to remember to pull them out before pouring them into cans.
2. Put the crusts in a deep bowl, fill with cold clean water, refrigerate for three days, daily changing the water to clean so that the bitterness leaves the skin.
3. Next, you need to make a syrup of water and sugar: pour sugar into a pot with thick walls, add water and bring to a boil, cook for five to ten minutes over low heat, after which time add orange and tangerine peels there.
4. After boiling the mixture, reduce the fire to a minimum and cook for thirty minutes, stirring occasionally.
5. Let the jam cool for 9-10 hours, pour into clean jars and tightly cover with lids.

After a week, the jam will be candied, so before serving, melt it in the microwave or on the stove.

Lemon peel jam

Orange peel jam has already been prepared, why not make lemon?

Ingredients:

• lemon zest - 100 grams;
• sugar syrup - 130 grams;
• boiled water - 320 milliliters.

Cooking:

1. To make lemon peel jam, peel it off the lemon, chop it and let it soak in water for a couple of days to remove the bitterness. Change the water twice a day.
2. After this, you need to bring the crusts to a boil and cook for ten minutes on low heat.
3. Cook sugar syrup - there is nothing new here. Add lemon zest to it and cook for five minutes on low heat.
4. After this, you need to leave the mixture for a couple of days. Boil it once a day and mix. The syrup should thicken, and the peel should become transparent.
5. Pour into banks and let it brew (two weeks).

Useful properties of citrus

As a bonus - the best properties of lemons, oranges, grapefruits and other citrus fruits:

• Lemon helps to lose weight. Lemon water and lemon juice are effective home remedies for weight loss and also prevent obesity. In the morning, a glass of water with lemon will accelerate metabolism and help you quickly digest breakfast.
• Citrus fruits contain many minerals, potassium and phosphorus, and are also very rich in vitamin C, they are good for health and they make medicines.
• Lemon bleaches well. Wipe the skin with a slice of lemon, and then with a slice of ice - you are ensured an even and light complexion.
• Lemons lower blood pressure, help fight fever, constipation, heartburn, etc.
• You will have to eat 7 cups of cornflakes to get the same amount of fiber that is contained in one average orange!
• Frequent use of orange juice is useful for people with liver and lung diseases, with anemia, joint diseases. But a good effect is also observed after combined juice, for example, from orange and apple - both components are rich in pectins, therefore they have a positive effect on the intestines, and orange and lemon are saturated with vitamin C.

Conclusion and useful advice

As you can see, jam from orange peels (and not only) is prepared simply, although not very quickly. But the result will not disappoint - even a fastidious gourmet will appreciate this insanely tasty treat!

Jam is best consumed with oatmeal cookies and leafy black tea (not packaged), with the addition of dried berries (blueberries, raspberries or cherries). And you will immediately feel the comfort and warmth of your home. Seat your loved ones at the table and delight them with a wonderful meal. Cold weather should bring together, and not catch up with depression and apathy.