Apricot jam - 10 step-by-step recipes for the winter

Apricot jam has a wonderful aroma and thick consistency. There are many ways to prepare it. This article contains 10 of the most interesting and unusual recipes for this winter harvest.

Pitted apricot jam for the winter

Why is seedless jam good? It can be safely eaten with spoons or added to homemade cakes. In this recipe, we'll show you how to make delicious and thick pitted apricot jam.

Cooking time: 24 hours.

Cooking time: 1,5 hour.

Servings: 5.

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  Wash the apricots, dry them and remove the seeds.
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  Wash containers for jam in advance, sterilize and dry.
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  Pour sugar into a saucepan and cover with water. Put the saucepan on the fire and bring its contents to a boil, simmer the syrup for 2 minutes.
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  Put apricots in boiling syrup, stir and cook for 5 minutes. Remove the pan from heat, leave the jam for 5-6 hours.
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  Then put the pan on the fire again, bring the jam to a boil, cook for 5 minutes. Remove from heat again and leave for 6 hours.
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  After that, spread the jam in dry sterilized jars and roll them up. Cool the jam completely at room temperature. Then store in a cool place.

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How to prepare delicious apricot jam with seeds for the winter?

Apricot jam is a bright delicacy of golden syrup and dense apricot fruit. Adults and children love to pamper themselves with this delicacy.

Cooking time: 1.5 days.

Cooking time: 100 minutes

Servings: 5.

Ingredients:

• Apricots - 1 kg.
• Sugar - 0.5 kg.
• Water - 70 ml.
• Vanilla sugar - 1 tsp
• Cinnamon - 2 gr.

Cooking process:

1. Wash and dry the apricots.
2. Carefully remove the seeds from the berries. Spread the seeds on a baking sheet and dry in the oven.
3. Cover the apricot halves with sugar and add water. Leave the fruit on for a couple of hours and wait for it to juice up.
4. Then put the pan with apricots on the stove, bring the jam to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil the jam three times at 12 hour intervals.
5. Split the nucleoli and soak in warm water.
6. At the third boil, add kernels and cinnamon to the jam, mix, bring to a boil.
7. Put the finished jam in sterilized jars, roll them up and leave to cool completely at room temperature. Apricot jam with seeds for the winter is ready.

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Thick apricot jam with wedges

In this form, you can make jam even from overripe and soft apricot fruits. The jam is thick and honey-like.

Cooking time: 12 hours.

Cooking time: 40 minutes

Servings: 2.

Ingredients:

• Apricots - 700 gr.
• Sugar - 70 gr.
• Water - 1 tbsp.

Cooking process:

1. Wash and dry the apricots.
2. Cut the fruit into wedges and remove the seeds.
3. Transfer the apricots to a bowl, add sugar to them and stir. When the sugar has dissolved, place the container on the fire and bring to a boil.
4. Boil for 5 minutes, then let it cool. Repeat this procedure one more time.
5. After the second boil, place the jam in sterilized jars and roll up.Store the jam in cool oil.

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A simple recipe for five-minute apricot jam

Summer is the hottest time in every sense of the word, especially when it comes to making jam. To avoid spending hours in the kitchen, use this quick recipe for delicious apricot jam.

Cooking time: 8 ocloc'k.

Cooking time: 60 minutes

Servings: 5.

Ingredients:

• Apricots - 1.5 kg.
• Sugar - 1.5 kg.
• Water - 0.5 l.

Cooking process:

1. Wash and dry the apricots with paper towels.
2. Remove the seeds from the fruit and cut them into wedges. Arrange the berries in layers in a saucepan and sprinkle with sugar. Leave the apricots in the refrigerator overnight.
3. Then pour water into a saucepan with berries and put it on medium heat. Cook the jam in three doses of 5 minutes at intervals of 3 hours.
4. After the third boil, place the jam in sterilized jars.
5. Close the jars tightly with lids, turn over and cool at room temperature. Store the jam in a cool place.

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How to make apricot jam with walnuts?

Jam is not only sugar and berries. To make your homemade treat more interesting and healthy, add walnuts to it. You will learn about all the intricacies of making apricot jam with walnuts from this recipe.

Cooking time: 120 minutes

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Servings: 1.

Ingredients:

• Apricots - 400 gr.
• Walnuts - 100 gr.
• Sugar - 300 gr.

Cooking process:

1. Wash the apricots, cut them in half and remove the seeds.
2. Then cut each half into thin slices. Mix apricots with sugar and leave for 30-60 minutes.
3. Chop the walnuts with a knife and fry in a dry frying pan.
4. Transfer the apricots to a saucepan and put on fire. Cook at low boil for half an hour, stirring occasionally and skimming.
5. The lobules should become transparent.
6. Then add the nuts to the jam and cook for 5-10 minutes.
7. Then put the hot jam in a sterilized jar and seal it tightly. Cover the roll with a blanket and leave to cool completely. A delicious homemade preparation is ready.

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Step-by-step recipe for making apricot jam in a slow cooker

The multicooker is great for making jam. In a bowl, apricots are simmered at a high temperature, which allows them to preserve more of their useful properties.

Cooking time: 13 hours.

Cooking time: 50 minutes

Servings: 4.

Ingredients:

• Apricots - 1.2 kg.
• Sugar - 1 kg.
• Water - 50 ml.

Cooking process:

1. Wash the apricots and pat them dry on paper towels.
2. Cut the apricots in half, remove the pits, and fold the halves into the multicooker bowl.
3. Cover the apricots with sugar and add water. Leave the berries for a while to let the juice start.
4. Place the bowl in a multicooker, select the Stew program for 15 minutes. After 10 minutes, stir the jam and remove the foam. Leave the jam directly in the multicooker for 12 hours.
5. After that, bring the jam to a boil again in the "Stew" mode and cook for 5 minutes.
6. Pour hot jam into sterilized jars, roll them up and cover with a blanket until they cool completely. Store the jam in a cool place.

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Aromatic apricot jam with oranges

You will get a bright, sunny jam from apricots and oranges. Its incredible taste and aroma will bring together the whole family for tea and you will not even notice how the bottom appears in the jar.

Cooking time: 10 hours.

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Servings: 5.

Ingredients:

• Apricots - 1 kg.
• Orange - 1 pc.
• Sugar - 800 gr.

Cooking process:

1. Wash the apricots, dry them, cut them in half and remove the seeds.
2. Add one glass of sugar to the apricots, stir and leave for 10 hours.
3. Rinse the orange well under hot water and cut into large pieces. Transfer the orange to a blender and chop it.
4. When the apricots are juiced, add the chopped orange and the remaining sugar to them.Put the saucepan on the fire and bring the jam to a boil, cook for 15-20 minutes.
5. Divide the hot jam into sterilized jars and roll them up. The jam can be stored in a cool place for up to a year.

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Thick apricot jelly with gelatin

You can use a thickener such as gelatin to make the jam thicker and more jam-like. Such apricot jam can be spread on toasted toast and served with morning coffee.

Cooking time: 6 o'clock.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Servings: 5.

Ingredients:

• Apricots - 1 kg.
• Sugar - 400 gr.
• Gelatin - 15 gr.

Cooking process:

1. Rinse the apricots well with running water, cut in half and remove the seeds.
2. Mix sugar with gelatin.
3. Place the apricots in a saucepan in layers and sprinkle with sugar.
4. Cover the pot with a clean towel and let it sit for 5-6 hours for the fruit to juice.
5. After that, put the saucepan on the fire and bring its contents to a boil.
6. Boil the jam at a low boil for 5-6 minutes and pour it into sterilized jars. Roll up the jam immediately, cool at room temperature and store in a cool place.

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Delicious apricot jam with almonds

The combination of sweet fleshy apricots and aromatic almonds is often used in the preparation of jam for the winter. You can make a jam from mixed apricots and almonds, or replace apricot pits with almonds, mimicking the whole berries in the jam. We will show you how to make a simpler version of the jam.

Cooking time: 6 o'clock.

Cooking time: 60 minutes

Servings: 8.

Ingredients:

• Apricots - 3 kg.
• Sugar - 2 kg.
• Water - 400 ml.
• Vanilla sugar - 20 gr.
• Almonds - 400 gr.

Cooking process:

1. Wash, dry and remove apricots.
2. Pour sugar and water into a saucepan, stir and bring the syrup to a boil.
3. Transfer the apricots and almonds to a container in which the jam will be cooked, add vanilla sugar.
4. Add hot syrup to fruits and almonds, stir, cool completely. Then put on fire, bring the jam to a boil, immediately turn off the heat and cool completely. Repeat this procedure 5-6 times.
5. After the sixth boil, place the jam in sterilized jars and roll them up. Store apricot jam seals in a cool place.

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How to make thick apricot jam with agar agar?

Apricot jam is one of the most popular and beloved sweet homemade preparations. It is cooked with whole berries or in the form of jam. The addition of agar agar will make the apricot jam thick and dense.

Cooking time: 4 hours.

Cooking time: 25 minutes

Servings: 6.

Ingredients:

• Apricots - 1.5 kg.
• Sugar - 1 kg.
• Agar-agar - 1.5 tsp
• Water - 100 ml.

Cooking process:

1. Wash the apricots thoroughly under running water and let them dry.
2. Cut the apricots in half and remove the seeds.
3. Transfer the apricots to a saucepan, add sugar and stir.
4. Pour cold water into a saucepan and leave the fruit for 30-40 minutes.
5. Place the pot on the fire and simmer for 5 minutes after boiling. Then let the jam cool slightly and repeat this procedure two more times.
6. Add agar agar on the third boil. After boiling, remove the pan from the heat and pour the jam into sterilized jars. Leave seaming at room temperature to cool completely, then transfer to a cool place for storage.

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