The unusual smell and taste of pumpkin is not for everyone. However, the useful properties of this valuable product should be given due. Sophisticated culinary experts recommend making pumpkin a delicious dish - jam. Today we will consider different recipes for this wonderful sweet.
Pumpkin good
Nutritionists note that pumpkin helps the human body better absorb heavy foods. The vegetable contains vitamins A and E, iron, in abundance. The rich composition allows you to extend the beauty and youth.
Pumpkin jam is an excellent prevention of colds. He fights insomnia and stress well.
Fragrant Pumpkin Jam with Orange
Healthy vegetable jam has a great resemblance to pear and apricot. Pumpkin jam with orange will pleasantly surprise your household with its excellent taste. It is also used as an independent dish with tea, and is used for baking confectionery.
To make dessert jam, we need the following ingredients:
- pumpkin - 1 kg;
- sugar - 1 full glass;
- orange - 1 pc.;
- citric acid - 1 teaspoon.
Gently clean the pumpkin from the skin and remove all the seeds from it. Cut the yellow vegetable into small cubes. I wash one small orange and cut it into pieces together with the peel. Take a large enameled pan. Put the chopped pumpkin and orange into it. Add one teaspoon of citric acid. All the ingredients fall asleep with one glass of granulated sugar. Pumpkin with sugar is mixed and left until juice appears.
We put the pan with the future jam on the stove and bring to a boil. The mass should be cooked over medium heat for 10 minutes. Mix periodically with a wooden spoon.
We lay out the finished jam in half-liter jars and roll up the lids.
Jam made in this way produces a beautiful translucent amber color. Unusual vegetable jam can be served with tea. You can also make delicious golden jelly from it and use it as an original and tasty decoration for a holiday cake or cake.
Sunny pumpkin jam with lemon
Now we will get acquainted with a no less tasty dish - pumpkin and lemon jam. The original combination of these available products simply cannot fail to please. Citrus will give the jam a subtle, slightly sour aftertaste and a wonderful aroma.
To cook this pumpkin jam, you should choose a vegetable with saturated orange pulp. For this dish, the Candy variety is perfect. It is distinguished by good juiciness and sweetness.
To prepare the dish you will need:
- pumpkin - 1 kg;
- lemon - 1 pc.;
- sugar - 2 glasses;
- water - 250 ml.
Pour water into a pot or some other utensil. Add the diced pumpkin and sugar. Cook the pumpkin jam on a medium heat for 20 minutes. Sliced vegetables should be soft enough, but not boiled. Using a blender, grind the pumpkin so that it becomes homogeneous. In the resulting puree, squeeze the juice of one small lemon. Mix thoroughly and leave to cook for another 30 minutes.
The resulting jam is laid out in small glass jars and rolled up with lids. Pumpkin jam with lemon will surely appeal to your household. It can be used both as an independent dessert, and as a wonderful filling for donuts and pies. Also, the jam goes well with light cereals and cottage cheese.
Thick pumpkin jam
For those gourmets who prefer very thick jam, there is another recipe for cooking. Everything is very simple! From the previous recipe, you just need to remove the water, but not completely. We’ll add a small amount of liquid to the pumpkin. Cook the vegetable for 20 minutes over low heat.
Now we express the water, we mash the pieces of the fruit with a blender. Add lemon juice to the pumpkin mass . Mix and cook for another half hour.
Pumpkin jam with dried apricots
It's time to find out another recipe - pumpkin jam with dried apricots. We have selected the two most popular recipes for this jam. One of them is cooked in a slow cooker, the other on the stove.
Transparent Amber Jam on Plate
For this dessert we will need the following ingredients:
- pumpkin pulp - 1 kg;
- granulated sugar - 4 glasses;
- lemon juice - 5 tablespoons;
- dried apricots - 300 g.
First you need to prepare the pumpkin: thoroughly wash and peel and seeds. Then cut the medium-sized vegetable into cubes and put it in a pan. Sprinkle with granulated sugar. Leave the vegetable for 2 hours. During this time, the pumpkin with sugar will let a sufficient amount of juice.
Now you can add lemon juice to the pumpkin. We mix the pieces and set to cook on a small fire. The turn of dried apricots came. We rinse the dried fruit with hot water and cut into slices. We send slices of dried apricots to the pumpkin and cook for about 15 minutes. The mass must be periodically mixed. To do this, it is better to use a wooden spoon.
Remove the jam from the stove and cool. After 4 hours, put the jam on the fire again. After boiling, cook it for 20 minutes. Note that slices of pumpkin should not be cooked. The next break will be 6 hours. The jam should be brought to a boil and boil for only 5 minutes. Now the finished dessert can be poured into jars.
Pumpkin jam with dried apricots in a slow cooker
The following dish uses a slow cooker. For 1 kg of pumpkin we need:
- sugar - 1 kg;
- dried apricots - 300 g;
- glass of water;
- fresh lemon - one glass.
To prepare jam in the slow cooker, select the "Extinguishing" mode. However, before this it is necessary to make sugar syrup. Pour sugar into a thick-walled pan, pour a glass of water and lemon juice. Bring to a boil and remove from the stove.
We clean the pumpkin from the peel and seeds. Cut into cubes and, together with chopped dried apricots, send to the multicooker bowl. Pour the future jam with syrup and cook for 2 hours. When dessert arrives, it can be distributed in small jars. To make the jam thicker, it is recommended to drain the syrup.
This aromatic and healthy jam is distinguished by its delicious taste and bewitching amber color. It can be served with ice cream and tea.
How to make pumpkin jam with apples?
For this dessert, take the products in the following proportions:
- pumpkin - 800 g;
- sweet varieties of apples - 1.2 kg;
- crushed orange peel - ¼ teaspoon;
- sugar - 5 glasses.
In a pan with high walls, stew sliced pumpkin. Bring the vegetable to softness and chop. This can be done using both a sieve and a blender. Peel the apples, remove the seeds and cut into cubes. We also simmer them until soft and chop.
Now you should combine the apple and pumpkin puree. Pour 2.5 cups of sugar into the mixture and mix until smooth. We put the mass on a small fire and cook, stirring occasionally. The remaining 2.5 cups of sugar must be added at the very end of cooking. Add chopped orange peels.
Cook the jam to the desired density and pack it in jars. We roll them with sterile lids. This jam can just be smeared on cookies and served with tea. Also, from it you can make fillings for pancakes and pies.
Pumpkin jam with walnuts
Also, one cannot fail to mention another wonderful recipe. This is pumpkin jam for the winter with nuts. We will need the following products:
- pumpkin pulp - 1 kg;
- apples - 700 g;
- walnuts - 0.5 cups;
- lemon - 1 pc;
- sugar - 1.5 kg;
- vanilla sugar - ½ teaspoon.
We clean the pumpkin from the peel and seeds. Cut into small cubes. Put the vegetable in a pan and add 0.5 kg of sugar. Mix and bring to a boil. Cook for 5 minutes.
Peel the apples, cut into slices and remove the cores. Add fruits and nuts to the pumpkin. Mix and cook for 15 minutes. Remove the sweet mass from the fire and leave to cool completely. Repeat the cooking procedure three more times. For the last time, lemon and vanilla sugar should be added to the amber mixture . Pre-cut citrus into slices, removing all the bones. We pack pumpkin jam in jars. Enjoy your meal!