Apricot jam in a slow cooker is prepared quite simply and quickly. After all, such a kitchen device significantly speeds up the process of preparing this sweetness, and also preserves the taste and all the beneficial substances of fruits.
How to cook apricot jam in a slow cooker with almonds
Essential Ingredients:
- granulated sugar - 300 g;
- fresh ripe apricots - 600 g;
- peeled almonds - 100 g;
- lemon - half a large fruit.
The processing process of the main product
Apricot jam in a slow cooker should be prepared only from ripe fruits. Indeed, unripe fruits are too hard for such a useful sweetness. Thus, 600 g of large and soft apricots need to be placed in a colander, and then thoroughly washed in warm water. In this case, it is recommended to separate all available branches from the fruits. After that, each individual fruit must be cut with a knife, split into two halves and remove the seeds. If desired, apricots can also be chopped into smaller pieces, however, some housewives prefer to make this sweet from whole halves of the fruit.
Heat treatment
Before you cook apricot jam in a slow cooker, you need to take half a large lemon and squeeze it completely into the bowl. Next, the processed and cut fruits must be laid out in the device's container, and then pour 300 g of granulated sugar, 100 g of peeled almonds and add lemon juice to them. After this, the multicooker should be put into the mode of extinguishing (you can even bake) for exactly 60 minutes. In this case, do not forget that the jam needs to be mixed regularly, especially after 20 minutes of cooking. This is necessary so that the apricots do not burn to the surface of the dishes, which may well happen with the baking mode.
Sterilization of dishes
After the apricot jam in the slow cooker becomes a uniform viscous consistency, it is recommended to distribute it hot in small glass jars. To do this, dishes must be sterilized. It can be kept under steam for a quarter of an hour or simply scalded with boiling water. It is also required to prepare metal covers, which also need to be sterilized.
The final stage in the preparation
Ready apricot jam with almonds should be put in glass jars and rolled up. After that, filled dishes must be turned upside down and covered with a thick blanket or multiple terry towels. In this state, it is recommended to withstand the sweet billet during the day, and then send it to the refrigerator or cellar before the onset of the winter period.
Useful properties of apricot jam
The sweetness of these orange fruits has a huge amount of vitamins and beneficial elements. Of course, some substances decompose during the heat treatment, but micro and macro elements still remain. Apricot jam helps to normalize acidity in the stomach, remove toxins from the body, cleanse the gall bladder and kidneys, restore the pancreas and liver.