Five-minute cherry jam for the winter

Five-minute cherry jam is a dessert option for those housewives who love various preparations for the winter. This recipe significantly saves the housewife’s time, and short cooking allows you to almost completely preserve the taste, aroma and beneficial properties of this berry. The jam is prepared either with or without seeds, which does not affect the taste of the dessert.

Five-minute cherry jam for the winter – simple recipe

Five-minute cherry jam, which is in demand and loved, is the simplest recipe and does not require much effort and time, which is convenient when preparing a large volume of berries. Most of the time is spent infusing the cherries in syrup. We prepare this five-minute meal from cherries with pits in one cooking step, followed by pasteurization under a “fur coat” for 24 hours.

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   Five-minute cherry jam for the winter is very easy to prepare. We carefully sort out the ripe cherries, removing the stems and damaged berries. Then we rinse it with cold running water and remove excess moisture either with a towel or shake it well in a colander.
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   We transfer the prepared cherries into a bowl for making jam, add the calculated amount of sugar and leave at room temperature for 6 hours so that the cherries give enough juice.
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   After this time, place the bowl with the cherries on low heat and, with constant stirring, bring until the sugar is completely dissolved and boils. Carefully remove the foam from the surface with a slotted spoon, as it will not allow the jam to be stored for a long time. Cook the cherries in the syrup for exactly 5 minutes from the start of the boil.
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   Pour the hot jam into dry-sterilized jars and seal them tightly with lids. Then we put the jars on the lids, wrap them in a warm blanket and leave them for a day. We store the prepared five-minute cherry jam only in a dark and cool place. Good luck and delicious preparations!

Five-minute jam from pitted cherries for the winter

Five-minute cherry made from seedless berries is a delicious dessert and more convenient to eat, especially on the children's menu. Pitted cherries are better soaked in syrup, and short heat treatment preserves all the beneficial properties of cherries as much as possible. Cook the cherries in one step after infusing the berries in the syrup. The jam will not be thick, but it will retain its bright color and cherry aroma.

Cooking time: 4 hours.

Cooking time: 1 hour.

Servings: 1 l.

Ingredients:

• Cherry – 1 kg.
• Sugar – 1.2 kg.

Cooking process:

Step 1. The first thing you need to do is prepare the berries. Sort them thoroughly, rinse under running water and remove excess moisture. Then, using any device, remove the seeds from the cherries, which is the most labor-intensive part of this process. Transfer it to a saucepan for making jam.

Step 2.Then cover the cherries with the amount of sugar specified in the recipe and leave for 3 hours at room temperature. During this time, stir the cherries a couple of times with a wooden spatula to dissolve the sugar as much as possible.

Step 3. After 3 hours, place the bowl with the cherries on low heat and also bring to a boil while stirring. Remove foam from the surface completely. Cook the jam for no more than 5 minutes from the start of boiling.

Step 4. Sterilize the jars in advance using a dry method and boil the lids. Pour hot jam into jars, filling them to the very top. Immediately seal the jars tightly, place them on the lids and cover tightly with a warm blanket overnight. It is advisable to store five-minute pitted cherry jam in a dark and cool place. Delicious and successful preparations!

Five-minute cherry jam with pits for the winter

“Five-minute” cherries with pits, as a fragrant and bright preparation, in this recipe are prepared by cooking 3 times for 5 minutes with breaks of 5-6 hours to infuse the berries in syrup. The cherry remains intact and almost completely retains all the properties of the berry. This cherry will complement various desserts and homemade baked goods. Any cherry can be prepared using this method, only sour varieties require a little more sugar.

Cooking time: 11 hours.

Cooking time: 1 hour.

Servings: 1 l.

Ingredients:

• Cherry – 1 kg.
• Sugar – 1 kg.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Sort the cherries for this preparation, rinse with cold water and remove excess moisture with a paper towel. Then pour the berries into a bowl for making jam.

Step 2. Pour some of the sugar over the cherries and leave them to release their juice.

Step 3. If there is not enough juice, pour two tablespoons of clean water into the cherries and place the dishes on low heat.With constant stirring with a spatula, bring the cherries until the sugar dissolves and boils. Cook the jam for exactly 5 minutes and turn off the heat. Leave the jam to infuse for 5 hours.

Step 4. After this time, add the rest of the sugar to the jam, stir until it dissolves, and repeat the cooking process.

Step 5. Constantly remove the foam from the surface of the jam with a spoon.

Step 6. Boil the jam for 5 minutes from the start of boiling and leave again for 5 hours to proof.

Step 7. Then after 5 hours, cook the jam for the third time for 5 minutes and pour it hot into dry, sterile jars, filling them to the very top.

Step 8. Seal the jars hermetically with boiled lids, place them upside down and under a warm blanket until they cool completely.

Step 9. Transfer the finished five-minute cherry jam with pits to storage in a cool and dark place. Good luck and delicious preparations!

Five-minute cherry jam with gelatin for the winter

Five-minute jams made from berries, and cherries are no exception, have recently become quite popular among homemade jams. Gelling agents allow liquid jam syrup to have a different texture, which many people, especially children, like more than traditional jam. We prepare five-minute jam from pitted cherries using the method of cooking four times with breaks of several hours. The dessert will be thick and tasty.

Cooking time: 11 hours.

Cooking time: 1 hour.

Servings: 1 l.

Ingredients:

• Cherry – 1 kg.
• Sugar – 1 kg.
• Edible gelatin – 70 gr.

Cooking process:

Step 1. First of all, prepare the cherries, gelatin and sugar according to the recipe. For jam, it is better to choose dark-colored cherries.

Step 2. Sort the berries, rinse, remove seeds and place in a bowl for making jam.Cover the berries with sugar and add a little clean water.

Step 3. Place the bowl with the cherries on low heat and, stirring gently, bring until the sugar dissolves and begins to boil. Cook the jam for exactly five minutes from the start of boiling, removing all the foam from the surface. Then turn off the heat and leave the jam to cool for several hours. Repeat cooking for 5 minutes 2 more times with a break.

Step 4. After the third cooking, turn off the heat and cool the jam again. During this time, prepare sterile jars and lids. Soak the gelatin in a small amount of cold water.

Step 5. After the fourth cooking, transfer the swollen gelatin into the boiling jam, mix well until the gelatin is completely dissolved, and turn off the heat. Pour hot jam into jars and seal tightly.

Step 6. Place the jars with five-minute cherry and gelatin on the lids, cover with a warm blanket and, after cooling completely, transfer to a cool place for storing homemade preserves. The jelly texture of the jam is preserved even when stored at room temperature. Good luck and delicious preparations!

Thick five-minute cherry jam with whole berries

To make the five-minute cherry mixture thick, it is prepared either with the addition of gelling agents (gelatin, agar-agar or pectin), or by keeping the cherries in syrup for a long time. In this recipe, cook the jam 3 times for 5 minutes at intervals of at least 6 hours. During prolonged infusion, the cherry becomes elastic, smooth, remains intact, and the appearance of the jam will be amazing. The proportion of berries and sugar is usual - 1:1, no more sugar is needed.

Cooking time: 19 hours.

Cooking time: 1 hour.

Servings: 1 l.

Ingredients:

• Cherry – 1 kg.
• Sugar – 1 kg.

Cooking process:

Step 1.The first step is to prepare the cherries well for this preparation. Sort the berries, removing stems and damaged specimens, then rinse with cold water.

Step 2. Place the cherries in one layer on a towel and remove the remaining water with a second towel, because moisture is not needed for jam.

Step 3. Pour half the calculated amount of sugar into the bottom of a wide bowl for making jam. Place the prepared cherries on it in an even layer and cover with the rest of the sugar. Cover the dishes with a napkin and leave for 6–8 hours at normal room temperature.

Step 4. During this period of time, the cherries will give enough of their juice and the sugar will partially dissolve.

Step 5. Place the bowl with the cherries on low heat and, while gently stirring with a wooden spoon, bring the jam to a boil. After active boiling, remove the foam from the surface, turn off the heat and leave the berries in the syrup for 6 hours or overnight.

Step 6. After the infusion time has expired, bring the jam to a boil again and leave again for 6 hours. There will be almost no foam anymore, but if there are any residues, they need to be removed. The berries will already be dense and beautiful.

Step 7. Bring the jam to a boil for the third time and immediately pour into sterile jars. Seal the jars hermetically, turn them over onto lids, cover them with a warm blanket and, after cooling completely, transfer them to a cool place to store your preserves. After cooling, the consistency of the jam will become thick. Good luck and delicious preparations!

A simple and delicious five-minute cherry jam recipe

According to the classics, jam is a jelly-like berry mass that is obtained by long-term cooking of berries in sugar syrup, and this is how it was prepared before. Five-minute jam as a dessert cannot be made more delicious and healthy this way.It is prepared from crushed cherries and the addition of thickeners, and in this recipe, natural agar-agar. Cook the jam twice for 5 minutes without stopping to infuse.

Cooking time: 1 hour.

Cooking time: 1 hour.

Servings: 1 l.

Ingredients:

• Pitted cherries – 1 kg.
• Sugar – 600 gr.
• Agar-agar – 10 gr.
• Water – 100 ml.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Sort the cherries, removing debris, stalks and damaged fruits. Then rinse the cherries with cold water and remove the seeds in any way.

Step 2. Place the prepared cherries in a bowl for making jam, add the calculated amount of sugar and use a submersible blender to grind until smooth.

Step 3. Transfer 100 ml of puree into a separate bowl and add 10 g of agar-agar to it.

Step 4. Place the bowl with cherry puree on low heat and bring to a boil while stirring with a wooden spatula. Remove the foam from the surface and cook the puree for 5 minutes.

Step 5. Pour 100 ml of clean water into the agar-agar puree and put this mixture on low heat.

Step 6. Actively stirring with a spatula, heat the puree until the agar-agar dissolves and everything becomes a uniform texture.

Step 7. Transfer this mass into a bowl with jam, mix well, bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes. The jam will be liquid after cooking, but will acquire a thick texture as it cools.

Step 8. Dry sterilize the jars in advance and boil the lids. Pour hot five-minute cherry jam into jars, seal tightly and cool completely upside down and under a warm blanket. This jam can be stored well at room temperature. Delicious and successful preparations!