Blueberry jam: recipe, useful properties, calorie content

Of all types of jam, many people prefer blueberries. A small dark blue berry coated with a waxy coating has a rich sweet taste, and the benefits of blueberries are very difficult to overestimate. For example, during World War II, blueberry jam was included in the diet of English pilots. And yet, in one of the villages of the Transcarpathian region (Ukraine) a whole bronze monument was erected in honor of the berry. We will talk about how to make healthy blueberry jam in your own kitchen in our article. Below are the best recipes for a beautiful and fragrant berry dessert.

Useful properties and calorie content of blueberries

Visually impaired people have long been aware of the unique properties of this northern berry. Blueberries are widely used in the pharmaceutical field in the manufacture of medicines. They make drugs that improve eyesight and positively affect the functioning of the human gastrointestinal tract. In cooking, blueberries are used in the preparation of pies, fruit drinks, preserves. As part of the blanks for the winter, it is perfectly stored for 1-2 years. The calorie content of blueberry jam is only 214 kcal, and the uniqueness is that its use is allowed for people suffering from diabetes and obesity. To cook such a treat is quite simple even at home.

Useful properties of blueberries are as follows:

• is a powerful antioxidant;
• improves eyesight;
• has a positive effect on the work of the cardiovascular and digestive systems;
• interferes with the aging process of the body;
• possesses antibacterial properties;
• suitable as a prophylactic during exacerbation of infectious and viral diseases.

This berry contains a large amount of vitamin C, beta-carotene, zinc, iron, copper and potassium, anthocyanins, malic and citric acids. Nutritionists and doctors recommend including blueberries and preserves from it in your daily diet. The body will receive exceptional benefits from such a dessert.

Blueberry Jam Recipe "Five Minute"

Perhaps for some, the next dessert may not seem thick enough. And indeed, according to this recipe, the simplest blueberry jam called "Five Minute" is prepared. But thanks to the short-time heat treatment, vitamins and minerals are maximally stored in it. And for pancakes, milk porridge, ice cream and other dishes, it fits perfectly. Step-by-step preparation of jam is as follows:

1. Berries (300 g) are poured with water for 5 minutes, washed and transferred to a colander. In this condition, blueberries should dry out a bit so that there is no excess liquid in the jam.
2. Pure berries in a saucepan are poured with sugar (300 g) and left on the table for the night to make enough juice stand out from them.
3. Put the pot on the stove. Bring the berries to a boil, reduce the heat and cook the blueberry jam for exactly 5 minutes.
4. Put the finished dessert in banks and roll it up.

How to cook jam in syrup?

For the next dessert, fresh blueberries with dense berries that do not boil during heat treatment, but remain intact, are ideal. The process of making jam consists of just a few steps:

1. Berries are washed and dried on a towel.
2. A syrup is prepared on a plate from powdered sugar (750 g) and water (150 ml). Cook over low heat for 5 minutes, then put blueberries in it.
3. Gently mix the berries with a wooden spatula.
4. Cook the jam for 10 minutes, avoiding strong boiling.
5. Distribute the jam on sterilized cans, cover them with tin lids and roll them with a can opener. Store blanks in a cool place until spring.

Blueberry jam in a slow cooker

With such an assistant in the kitchen, you can cook not only soups, borscht and fragrant pastries, but also various desserts from berries. Blueberry jam in a slow cooker is much easier to cook than in a pan on the stove. It is enough to load all the ingredients into the bowl, set the appropriate mode and forget about the cooking process for 2 hours. During this time, all excess liquid will evaporate, and the jam will become quite thick and very tasty. A step-by-step recipe is to perform the following steps:

1. Rinse blueberries (1 kg) in a colander under running water and dry on an ordinary towel.
2. Transfer the berries to the bowl of the crock-pot and cover them with sugar (500 g).
3. Close the lid, set the "Extinguishing" cooking mode for 2 hours.
4. After 1.5 hours, open the lid to make sure that the jam has become thick. Continue cooking for 30 minutes.
5. Distribute the finished jam in jars and roll up the lids.

How to make jam in the microwave?

Blueberry dessert is perfect not only for making preparations for the winter, but also for serving pancakes or pancakes. The following recipe just suggests how to make blueberry jam whipped in the microwave. The step-by-step process is as follows:

1. Blueberries (200 g) are washed under running water, dried and transferred to a tall glass, which is suitable for microwave cooking.
2. On top of the berries are covered with sugar (100 g).
3. At medium power, the jam is cooked in the microwave for 10 minutes. During this time, the berries should be mixed once.
4. The jam is done. It can be laid out on a plate and served with baking.

Blueberry Jelly with Gelatin

According to the following recipe, you can make thick blueberry jam. However, it will be quite difficult to bring it to such a consistency on the stove, since the jam will certainly begin to burn even with constant stirring. Therefore, gelatin is used as a thickener in this recipe.

The jam preparation process consists of several steps:

1. Berries (500 g) are washed several times in clean water. It is important that they do not leave leaves, twigs and other garbage.
2. Dried blueberries are poured with sugar (400 g) and left at room temperature for 1 hour.
3. On a small fire, the jam is brought to a boil. Cook it for about 15 minutes.
4. At this time, gelatin (1 teaspoon) is diluted in warm water (6 teaspoons) and immediately added to the pan with jam.
5. With a slight boil, the dessert continues to cook for another 15 minutes. After that, it can be laid out on the banks and rolled up for the winter.

Jam with lemon and blueberries

In this recipe, freshly squeezed lemon juice successfully dilutes the rich taste of sweet berries. The jam is homogeneous and can be used as a filling for pies. It is prepared easily and simply:

1. First, the berries (2 kg) are picked, washed and dried.
2. Using a blender, blueberries are chopped into a homogeneous mass. You can leave 1 cup of berries whole and add them to the jam at the end of cooking.
3. Boil the syrup from 120 ml of water and 750 g of sugar.
4. Add mashed fresh berries to boiling syrup.
5. Cook jam for 15 minutes. At this time, prepare the cans by sterilizing them in the oven or over steam.
6. Add freshly squeezed lemon juice and a glass of laid berries to the jam.
7. Cook a treat for about 10 minutes. Roll up the cans with a can wrench, turn them over and wrap them until they cool completely.

Blueberry and Mint Berry Jam Recipe

When preparing the next sweet treat, in addition to lemon, which gives the dessert a pleasant sourness, mint is used. Thanks to this ingredient, blueberry jam becomes extremely fragrant. It’s easy to prepare:

1. Wash blueberries (1 kg) thoroughly and put in a saucepan for jam.
2. Pour them with sugar (700 g) and leave for several hours.
3. Remove the yellow peel from the lemon without affecting the bitter white part.
4. Squeeze the juice and add it to the berries sprinkled with sugar along with the zest.
5. Put the pot on the stove. Bring its contents to a boil and continue cooking for another 15 minutes.
6. At this time, chop 3 sprigs of peppermint in a blender until smooth.
7. Add the mint to the jam. Cook it for another 5 minutes, after which the pan can be removed from the heat. Hot pack jam on the banks.

Jam with orange and blueberries

This dessert has a pronounced citrus flavor. In the preparation of blueberry jam according to this recipe, oranges (2 pcs.) And lemon are used, which makes it not only tasty, but also very useful. The step-by-step recipe for such a sweet treat is as follows:

1. Blueberries (1 kg) are washed in large quantities of water, transferred and transferred using a slotted spoon to a paper towel.
2. As soon as the berries dry, they, together with lemon and oranges, should be twisted in a meat grinder directly with the peel.
3. Pour the berry mass with sugar (1 kg).
4. Pour a little water (150 g) into the pan, put the blueberry-citrus mass, put on the fire and cook until cooked.
5. Once the jam is thick enough, it can be rolled up in jars. In hot form it is wrapped in jars and left to cool completely.

Blueberry and strawberry jam

The ratio of berries in this recipe can be anything. Below is the option of making jam from 1 kg of strawberries and 200 g of blueberries, but other proportions can be used. Its phased recipe is as follows:

1. Pure and dried strawberries and blueberries are mixed in a jam pan.
2. In another stewpan, on a small fire, syrup is prepared from 200 ml of water and 1 kg of sugar. Cook it for about 5 minutes.
3. The berries in the pan are poured with hot syrup. As such, they should be left for 4 hours.
4. Put a pan with berries in syrup over medium heat. Bring its contents to a boil and cook over low heat until cooked or until blueberry jam is thick enough.
5. Now it can be clogged in banks.

In a similar way, fragrant and tasty jam from blueberries and strawberries is prepared.

Spiced Jam with Cinnamon and Nutmeg

Each housewife will be able to prepare the next dessert. But especially this recipe will appeal to those who like the spicy taste and aroma in jam.

To prepare such a sweet treat, clean and dried berries are filled with sugar (250 g) and squeezed slightly with a spoon. Thanks to this, juice from them will begin to stand out faster. Then the pan with berries goes to the stove until its contents boil.

At this time, juice is squeezed from half the lemon and the zest is removed. After boiling the jam, they should be added to the pan along with cinnamon (1 teaspoon) and nutmeg (3 pinches). Cooking it for a long time is not necessary in order to preserve the beneficial properties and the maximum amount of vitamins in blueberries. It will be enough 30 minutes from the moment of repeated boiling after adding lemon juice and zest.

In the process of cooking, you need to be careful with this berry, as it leaves stubborn stains on clothing and a tablecloth.