If you like
sweets and constantly get the
Prunes in Chocolate candies, then our article is for you. No, today we will not talk about confectionery, but about Plum in Chocolate jam, which tastes very much like sweets of the same name. To prepare it, you will need fresh prunes - this is a usual plum with dark skin, as well as sugar, cocoa or chocolate, depending on the recipe. Choose one of the suggested cooking methods and enjoy the delicious sweet preparation all year round. Be sure that among your family, she will make a splash.
Cooking "Plum in Chocolate" Jam
For a small portion (if you want to make more, just proportionally increase the number of ingredients) you will need:
- 2 kilograms of fresh prunes;
- 2 kilograms of sugar;
- 100 g of natural cocoa powder;
- a half-liter jar of peeled walnuts.
Wash the plums, halve and remove the seeds, after the finished berry mass put in a saucepan and sprinkle with granulated sugar. Set everything to simmer on medium heat and wait for the plum to drain juice. Finely chop the walnuts (do not need to twist them), add to the fruit and mix. Leave to boil for 10 minutes, and then pour cocoa powder into the mass. After jam "Plum in Chocolate" you need to cook for about 40 minutes over medium heat, not forgetting to stir, as the mass can burn. At the final stage of cooking, add butter. After 10 minutes, turn off the heat and allow the finished mass to cool slightly. Then put the jam in jars, roll it up or just close it with plastic lids and put it in a dark place for storage.
Plum jam with chocolate
This recipe requires the addition of a small amount of aromatic alcohol, so the treat may not be suitable for children, but adults will definitely like it. Take:
- a pound of fresh or frozen plums ;
- half a glass of gelling sugar ;
- zest made from one lemon;
- 50 g of dark dark chocolate ;
- a glass of any aromatic alcohol - it can be cognac, liquor, etc.
- a couple drops of any suitable syrup.
Plum, if you take fresh, wash, halve and remove the seeds. Ice cream is for sale already prepared. After pour fruit sugar and leave for a couple of hours, they should let the juice. Remove the zest from the lemon, grate the chocolate, or you can simply break it into small pieces. After the specified time, put the pan
with the sink on the fire, bring to a boil and boil for about 2 minutes. Add the zest and pour in the alcohol, mix. At the last stage, put chocolate in the fruit mass and pour a little aromatic syrup - you can chocolate, almond, cherry - take any that is, but you can do without it. Stir, as the chocolate should completely dissolve, and then turn off the stove and leave to cool. Such a plum in chocolate jam is unlikely to be suitable for long-term storage, but preparing a serving is quite simple - keep the jar in the refrigerator and serve it for evening tea. Fragrant and sweet, with a slight acidity, it will be to the taste of absolutely all lovers of homemade preparations, moreover, it is more useful than sweets - because you prepare it exclusively from natural ingredients. Now you know how to make "Plum in
Chocolate" jam
: you can choose any of the recipes, the preparation itself will not take much time, and the result will please even the most demanding sweet tooth.