Feijoa berries, which usually ripen in September-October, are very tasty and healthy. They contain more than a hundred substances that will support your immunity in the cold season, among them organic acids, vitamin C, flavonoids, as well as iodine, which is so necessary for children and adolescents for the full development of the body, as well as for the prevention of thyroid diseases. Read about how to
make feijoa jam in our article. We will offer you several recipes, including without cooking, so that you can preserve all the benefits and taste of this unusual berry. By the way, according to the reviews of the sweet tooth, this preparation has a pineapple-strawberry flavor. What could be better than enjoying tea with a tropical note in the winter with tea.
Feijoa jam without cooking: a classic cooking option
For it you will need berries and sugar in equal quantities. Wash, dry and chop the Feijoa in a meat grinder or grate it in a bowl. Mix with the indicated amount of granulated sugar, wait until it dissolves, then roll it up in a jar and put it away for storage - feijoa jam is ready without boiling. Just like that, even a child will master a recipe for its preparation. And due to the fact that the supply did not go through heat treatment, absolutely all the vitamins that are present in the fresh berry will be preserved in it.
Feijoa jam without cooking with citrus
For 1 kilogram of ripe berries you will need:
- 1 large orange;
- a pound (or a little more) of granulated sugar.
Wash Feijoa, remove flower cups, and then cut into halves and grind in a blender or meat grinder. Wash the orange, cut into slices and remove the seeds. Grind - half the fruit can be with the skin, and the second - without. Or as you like more (many love a pronounced citrus flavor, which gives the zest). Now mix all the ingredients indicated in the recipe with each other, wait until the granulated sugar has completely dissolved and roll it into jars. Feijoa jam without boiling with citrus fruits should be stored as an ordinary supply - in a cool and dark place. By the way, instead of an orange, you can take half a lemon or add a mixture of citrus fruits: grapefruit, lemon, orange (you can Sicilian with red pulp) and others. Light acidity goes well with the feijoa flavor.
Tropical jam
A delicious and unusual supply can be made by combining kiwi, orange, grapes and feijoa. Try it, it will be a real hit of your workpieces. You will need:
- 300 g of feijoa berries;
- 2 soft kiwi fruits;
- orange;
- a handful of small seedless grapes;
- zest taken from one lemon;
- sugar to taste (the resulting mass must be tried).
Wash Feijoa, cut flower cups. Remove the pulp from the kiwi with a spoon, and peel the orange from the peel and seeds. Whip all specified fruits (except grapes) in a blender, add grapes and lemon zest, mix. If it turns out very sour, add sugar to taste. Such a supply can be stored in sterilized jars, or you can cook each portion again during the fall. Now you know how to make feijoa jam properly. Its benefits are unique, we wrote about it at the very beginning of the article, and the taste will resemble tropical fruits, which will be very useful in cold winters. After all, each of us, an adult or a child, sometimes likes to dream about summer.