Apricot jam with kernels is a delicious and healthy dessert for the winter, which is not jam in the usual sense, but fruit soaked in sugar syrup. Apricot kernels, if they are bitter, are sometimes replaced with nuts, and then the delicacy turns out to be truly royal.
Royal apricot jam with kernels for the winter
When preparing apricot jam according to this recipe, kernels extracted from the seeds are placed inside each fruit, which makes it a real royal dessert worthy of connoisseurs and gourmets. Before cooking, it is better to try the kernels: if they are not too tasty, they can be replaced with almonds or walnuts.
- Apricot 1 (kilograms)
- Granulated sugar 500 (grams)
- Water 250 (milliliters)
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How to make royal apricot jam with kernels for the winter? Wash and dry the apricots with a paper towel, cut them so that you can remove the seeds and divide them into two halves. -
We split the apricot kernels to extract the kernels. You need to remove the skin from the kernels. This is easier to do if you put them in boiling water for a minute. Then the kernels need to be put into each apricot. -
Place the apricots with the kernels inside in a separate container, pour the sugar into the pan and pour the required volume of water into it. Heat the syrup over medium heat. When it boils, leave it on the stove for another 5 minutes. -
Pour sugar syrup over the fruits and leave to cool in a warm room. -
After it has cooled completely, pour the syrup back into the pan and boil for another 3 minutes. We repeat the procedure 3 more times. -
We transfer the apricots into suitable sterilized jars, fill them with the prepared syrup and close the lids. It is better to store royal apricot jam in the cold.
Delicious apricot jam with kernels and orange
Apricots combine well in taste with oranges, so even a small slice of citrus fruit in apricot jam significantly improves the taste and aroma of the delicacy.
Cooking time: 1 hour 25 minutes - cooking, 24 hours - infusion.
Cooking time: 15 min.
Servings – 16.
Ingredients:
- Apricots – 3 kg
- Sugar – 2.5 kg
- Orange – 1 pc.
- Lemon – 1 pc.
Cooking process:
1. Wash the apricots and dry them a little, placing them on paper towels, divide them into halves and remove the pits, which will be needed later.
2. Cut the orange and lemon and grind in a blender or using a meat grinder.
3. Place the citrus fruit mixture and apricots in a heat-resistant bowl, cover with sugar and leave until the fruit releases its juice.
4. Remove the kernels from the seeds and fold them separately.
5. Bring apricots and citrus fruits to a boil over very low heat and cook for 5 to 20 minutes. The duration of cooking depends on what color of jam you want to get: if you need light, just warm it for 5-10 minutes; for a darker color, it is better to simmer the delicacy for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally.Then turn off the stove and leave the jam to steep for 8-12 hours.
6. After the specified time, bring the syrup with apricots and citrus fruits to a boil again, cook in the same way as the first time, and then leave to “rest” again for 8-12 hours. Boil the jam a third time, add apricot kernels to it and place the delicacy in dry, sterilized jars. Seal containers with jam with lids and leave in a warm place until they cool, and then store in a cool place.
Apricot jam with kernels and lemon for the winter
Lemon gives apricot jam a pleasant sourness, but if desired, it can be successfully replaced with lime. The aroma will be even more intense, and the taste will be original and memorable.
Cooking time: 40 min.
Cooking time: 15 min.
Servings – 10.
Ingredients:
- Apricots – 2 kg
- Granulated sugar – 1 kg
- Lemon (or lime) – 2-3 pcs.
- Water – 1 l
Cooking process:
1. Wash the apricots and divide each into two halves, remove the pits and place in another bowl.
2. Crack the seeds to remove the kernels.
3. We pass the lemons with the peel through a meat grinder or free them from the internal films and use only citrus pulp.
4. Prepare syrup from the specified amount of sugar and water, add lemon mixture to it, and simmer under the lid over low heat for about 5 minutes. Leave to cool slightly and then add the fruit halves and apricot kernels into the syrup.
5. Bring the jam to a boil and heat until the mass is reduced by half. Pour the finished jam into sterilized containers, seal them tightly and cool at room temperature. In the future, it is better to store such jam in a cool place.
A simple and tasty recipe for five-minute jam from apricots with kernels
This version of apricot jam is suitable for very busy housewives: it does not require much time to prepare. True, you will have to spend it to extract the kernels from the seeds, which give a special flavor nuance to this delicacy.
Cooking time: 30 minutes - cooking, 24 hours - infusion.
Cooking time: 15 min.
Servings – 12.
Ingredients:
- Apricots – 2.5 kg
- Sugar – 2.5 kg
Cooking process:
1. Wash and dry the fruits, remove the seeds from them, dividing the apricots into halves.
2. Place the resulting halves into a container suitable for heating and cover with sugar. Leave for several hours to allow the fruit to release its juice.
3. Chop the seeds and remove the kernels. If the kernels in apricots are bitter, they can be replaced with nuts - walnuts or almonds.
4. When apricot juice appears in the pan, put it on the fire and heat the jam until the sugar dissolves. This may take no more than 5 minutes. Then leave the jam in the same container for 8-12 hours. The next day we repeat the procedure - bring to a boil and cook for 3-5 minutes, and then let it cool and brew again.
5. After the third time, add kernels or nuts to the finished jam, put the delicacy in jars and close the lids tightly. Let cool at room temperature and then store in the refrigerator.
Thick apricot jam with kernels in a slow cooker
You can also prepare aromatic apricot jam using a slow cooker. The main thing is to maintain the correct proportions of ingredients and choose strong, unspoiled fruits. Then the jam will last a long time and retain its taste and beneficial qualities.
Cooking time: 1 hour 10 minutes.
Cooking time: 10 min.
Servings – 4.
Ingredients:
- Apricots – 1 kg
- Granulated sugar – 500 gr.
- Lemon – 1 pc.
- Apricot kernels or almonds – 50-100 g.
- Vodka – 2-3 tbsp.
Cooking process:
1. Wash and dry the apricots with paper towels, cut into halves and remove the pits.
2. If you wish, use the kernels of the seeds to make jam: split them and remove the cores, or pour boiling water over the almonds, let stand for 15 minutes and peel them.
3. Squeeze juice from lemon.
4. Place apricots in a multicooker bowl, add sugar and lemon juice, add nuts or apricot kernels. Leave for a while to allow additional juice from the apricots to release.
5. Turn on the “Stew” mode in the multicooker and leave the jam to cook for an hour. In this mode with the lid closed, the jam will be quite liquid. If you need to achieve a thicker consistency, you should turn on the “Baking” mode and cook the jam for 1 hour with the multicooker lid open. At the end of cooking in any mode, add vodka, which will enhance the taste of the ingredients. Place the finished jam into the prepared container and seal tightly. Bon appetit!
