Black currants without cooking with sugar for the winter

Black currant is the leader in vitamin C content among berries. At the same time, currants have a very pleasant aroma and bright taste. You can store such a healthy product by first grinding the berries with sugar without cooking, which allows you to preserve all the beneficial properties of fresh currants.

Blackcurrant with sugar without cooking for the winter

A simple recipe for an amazing vitamin preparation for the winter. All that is required is ripe currants and sugar. There must be more of it than berries in order for the dessert to be preserved for the winter without preservation.

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   How to prepare pureed black currants without cooking with sugar for the winter? Sort the berries, get rid of any wrinkled or spoiled ones and rinse. Place on paper towels to dry.
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   Pour the currants into a container of suitable volume, add a little sugar and mash until the juice appears.
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   Add most of the sugar, leaving a few tablespoons. Mix the berries with sugar and leave in a warm place for several days.
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   Sterilize the canning jars, place the currants mashed with sugar in them, leaving about 3 cm on top. Fill the resulting free space with sugar, which will protect the currants from fermentation.
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   Seal the finished jars with lids and store in the cold. Serve with bread and butter for tea.

Blackcurrants pureed with sugar for storage in the refrigerator

This recipe for homemade currants is suitable for quick consumption: a little less sugar is used, but the berry dessert is not stored for too long. Currants with sugar can be served as an addition to porridge or cottage cheese, or eaten with ice cream.

Cooking time: 24 hours 20 minutes.

Cooking time: 10 min.

Servings – 10.

Ingredients:

• Black currant – 1 kg
• Granulated sugar – 1.5 kg

Cooking process:

1. Select beautiful and ripe berries, removing spoiled or contaminated ones. We wash the currants well and place them on a large cotton towel to drain.

2. Grind the berries in any way: you can grind them using a meat grinder or grind them to puree in a blender.

3. Place currant puree in a bowl and cover with granulated sugar. Cover the container with gauze or a towel and leave for a day in a warm room so that the sugar dissolves and the puree acquires a jelly-like consistency.

4. Wash small jars for storing the workpiece and sterilize it with steam or heat it in the oven at 100 degrees.

5. Place the grated currants into prepared containers and cover with a thick layer of sugar to prevent air from entering and extend shelf life. Serve with pancakes or as an addition to dairy desserts.

Blackcurrants with sugar for storage in the freezer

Currant berries can not only be rolled into jars, but also stored in the freezer. The result is an absolutely fresh product that retains a maximum of microelements and nutrients. These berries are good for making fruit juice or preparing a spicy sauce for meat.

Cooking time: 30 min.

Cooking time: 10 min.

Servings – 10.

Ingredients:

• Black currant – 1 kg
• Granulated sugar – 1 kg

Cooking process:

1. We sort the currants to prevent spoiled berries and foreign inclusions - leaves or twigs - from getting into the finished product.

2. Rinse the currants several times in running water and dry. This is necessary to eliminate excess moisture in the berries, since it interferes with long-term storage of the product in the freezer.

3. Puree the currants in any convenient way: with a meat grinder or blender.

4. Add sugar to the berry puree, stir and leave for 15 minutes so that the sugar grains dissolve.

5. Place the prepared grated currants into plastic bags or suitable containers, close and place in the freezer. A delicious dessert made from fresh berries is ready!

Black currants for the winter without cooking through a blender

The blender perfectly grinds the berries, turning them into an airy puree. This natural dessert will appeal to both adults and children, and its preparation requires very little time and effort.

Cooking time: 15 min.

Cooking time: 10 min.

Servings – 5.

Ingredients:

• Black currant – 0.5 kg
• Granulated sugar – 0.5 kg

Cooking process:

1. Prepare jars for storing currants: wash them well and sterilize them by steaming or in the oven. The containers in which the berries will be placed must be dry.

2. We sort the currants so that only whole and unspoiled berries remain, without leaves or twigs.

3.Rinse the currants well by placing them in a colander.

4. Grind the berries with sugar in a blender. To do this, divide the entire volume of currants into several parts and mix with parts of sugar of similar volumes.

5. Divide the finished mixture into jars and seal tightly, after filling the neck of the jars with sugar to about 1 cm.

How to prepare currants without cooking through a meat grinder?

The consistency of currants twisted in a meat grinder is not as uniform as those pureed in a blender, but this makes them more reminiscent of fresh berries and is excellent as a filling for pies or a sauce for cheesecakes.

Cooking time: 40 min.

Cooking time: 10 min.

Servings – 8.

Ingredients:

• Black currant – 1 kg
• Granulated sugar – 1 kg

Cooking process:

1. To prepare raw jam, it is important to take only fresh and not crushed berries, sort them well and rinse them to get rid of sand and impurities.

2. Grind the currants, dried with a paper towel, using a meat grinder.

3. Add sugar to the twisted berries and stir. Leave for half an hour so that the currant juice dissolves the sugar, mix thoroughly again

4. Prepare containers for storing the workpiece: wash them and sterilize them with steam or keep them in the oven.

5. Place the ground berries in jars, sprinkle a thick layer of sugar on the neck of each container with currants to protect it from air and oxidation. Store the workpiece in a cool place.

Thick blackcurrant jam without cooking for the winter

Blackcurrant contains a large amount of pectin, which makes the jam thick and the taste incredibly bright and delicate. This dessert is well suited as an addition to dairy desserts or tea.

Cooking time: 20 min.

Cooking time: 10 min.

Servings – 8.

Ingredients:

• Black currant – 1 kg
• Granulated sugar – 1 kg
• Lemon juice – 5 tbsp.

Cooking process:

1. Remove stems and leaves from the berries, rinse in running water and dry.

2. Place the currants in a blender bowl and turn into a puree.

3. Pour sugar into the crushed berries and carefully distribute it throughout the entire mass.

4. Pour lemon juice into the currants and mix everything again, until the sugar dissolves.

5. Place the puree into prepared jars and seal tightly with sterilized lids. It is better to store this preparation in a cold place and serve it as an addition to tea or ice cream.

A simple and tasty recipe for currant jelly without cooking for the winter

Blackcurrant jelly simply melts in your mouth and fills the body with a huge amount of useful substances. In winter, such a dessert boosts the immune system and helps resist colds.

Cooking time: 1 hour 30 minutes.

Cooking time: 10 min.

Servings – 6.

Ingredients:

• Blackcurrant juice – 500 ml
• Granulated sugar – 750 gr.

Cooking process:

1. Rinse ripe and intact berries and place in a saucepan.

2. Keep the currants on very low heat for about 5 minutes, without bringing them to a boil, and at the same time grind them with a mashed potato press so that the berries soften and release their juice.

3. Grind the resulting mass through a sieve to obtain a thick juice.

4. Add sugar to currant juice. It is better to do this in small portions and stir immediately using a non-metallic spoon. Wait until the sugar dissolves and the mixture begins to thicken. This will take about an hour.

5. Transfer the jelly into sterilized glass containers and close tightly. This currant jelly can be stored in a cool place for about a year.