Pumpkin jam with dried apricots is not only tasty and sweet, but also good for health. After all, the presented products have a good effect on the functioning of the digestive system, and also contain a large number of trace elements and vitamins.
How to make pumpkin and dried apricot jam: a simple dessert recipe
Required Products:
- lemon - ½ part of the fruit;
- fresh pumpkin without peel - 1 kg;
- granulated sugar - 300 g;
- yellow dried apricots with sourness - 300 g;
- ground cinnamon - use as desired.
Vegetable processing
Pumpkin jam with dried apricots should be done in the fall season. After all, it is during this period of the year that all the necessary vegetables ripen in the beds. Thus, you need to take a small pumpkin, wash it well in warm water, and then peel it of hard peel and seeds. Next, the vegetable must be chopped into cubes with sides of 0.5-1 centimeter.
Dried fruit processing
Pumpkin jam with dried apricots is obtained with a little sourness, if you buy yellow dried fruit of the Lemon variety for such a dessert. It needs to be sorted out, cleaned of rotten areas, and then put in a metal bowl and scalded with boiling water. Such a procedure will not only soften the product, but also deprive it of all adhering dirt.
After the dried apricots are washed, it must be chopped into small cubes and pour to a previously processed pumpkin.
Preparation of ingredients for further cooking
Pumpkins with dried apricots and so on are sweet foods, so a minimum of sugar should be used to prepare the dessert presented. It is necessary to pour it into the components, and then add ground cinnamon (if desired) and freshly squeezed lemon juice from half the fruit (if dried apricots were not acidic). After that, all the ingredients should be mixed with a large spoon and left aside for 20 minutes. This small amount of time is quite enough for the products to give their juice, and they can be easily cooked on a gas stove.
Dessert heat treatment
Pumpkin jam with dried apricots should be prepared in stages. To do this, the sweet mass of vegetables and dried fruits should be put on fire, and then, stirring constantly, bring to a boil. Next, you need to remove the dessert from the gas stove, cover with a newspaper and cool at room temperature. After 3-4 hours, the procedure must be repeated again. And so on until the pumpkin is completely soft (3-4 times).
Jam jam
After the dessert is ready, it should be laid out in sterilized jars (directly in the hot state) and immediately closed with a seaming device. Next, the jars of jam must be turned over, wrapped tightly with an old blanket and left for a day for complete cooling. In the future, the winter sweet preparation of dried apricots and pumpkins can be removed in the refrigerator or cellar.
How to serve dessert
Jam from vegetables and dried fruits can be consumed immediately after heat treatment. It is worth noting that such a dessert should not only be served along with hot tea, but also bake delicious and magnificent pies from it.