Recipe for making apricot and orange jam for the winter

Apricot jam with the addition of oranges is a healthy and tasty replacement for store-bought sweets. This jam can be used as a preparation or for daily use as a dessert. The best jam is made only from fully ripened, but not overripe, apricots. If you add oranges during cooking, the jam will gain a large amount of nutrients and vitamins.

Features of making apricot and orange jam for the winter

Apricot jam is prepared in various areas of the world. This mixture has a large number of useful substances, which include:

• vitamins A, B, C, H, E, P;
• wine acid;
• iodine;
• potassium;
• magnesium;
• phosphorus.

This jam is useful for people with diseases of the thyroid gland, stomach, cardiovascular system, intestines, and lack of vitamins in the body.

Before making apricot jam, you should remember a few rules:

1. The seeds contain a large amount of a toxic substance that can cause severe poisoning in humans. For this reason, it is better to remove the pits first or not to heat treat whole apricots without proper experience.
2. For people who are overweight, you should reduce the amount of sugar and not save such twists for a long time. It is better to freeze some of the fruit and make jam for the next month.
3. To make jam, you need to use fully ripened fruits, but not overripe ones, since in this case they will give the jam a bitter taste.

How to choose the right fruits

First of all, you need to choose the fruits to make jam. Only fully ripened fruits that have a rich orange tint with possible redness on the side are suitable for this.

It is important that the fruit is not overripe, since in this case the fruit will add bitterness to the jam.

When choosing an apricot, you need to pay attention to its condition. The fruit should not have:

• visual damage;
• dark spots;
• plaque;
• traces of rotting.

Preparing containers

To prepare jam you need to prepare:

• a bowl for washing fruit;
• cooking pan;
• containers for sealing or storing the product.

The jars should first be sterilized by treating with boiling water or cleaning in the oven.

How to make apricot-orange jam at home

Jam has many variations of preparation, but the most common are the classic (simple) recipe and jam with the addition of lemon.

Simple recipe

To prepare regular jam you need to take:

• 1 kilogram of apricots;
• 800 grams of oranges;
• 200 grams of sugar.

Cooking process:

1. Apricots should be thoroughly washed under running water, pitted and cut into several slices.
2. The orange must be peeled, removed from the skin, seeds and membranes between the segments. The resulting pulp must be added to the apricots.
3. Place all ingredients in a saucepan and place over low heat.
4. Stir the food constantly to prevent it from burning until the juices release.
5. After the moisture has evaporated and the fruit has become a homogeneous mass, the contents should be poured into jars and screwed.

Option with lemon

For the lemon recipe you will need:

• 1.5 kilograms of apricots;
• 200 grams of orange;
• 200 grams of lemon;
• 1 kilogram of sugar.

Procedure for preparing jam:

1. Wash all fruits thoroughly under running water.
2. Remove the pit from the apricots and cut the fruit into several pieces.
3. Peel the lemon and orange from the peel, seeds and membranes between the pulp.
4. Pass all ingredients through a meat grinder and place in a saucepan over low heat.
5. Add sugar and stir the mixture constantly until the fruit becomes a homogeneous mass.
6. Pour the mixture into prepared jars and seal.

Storage conditions and periods

Jam rolls should be stored in a dark place at cool or room temperature. This will allow the twists to be stored for a longer time and not become sugary.