Apricots are a tasty and healthy fruit. Some of its beneficial properties are retained even after heat treatment. However, when preparing the fruit, many housewives use a recipe for apricots with sugar for the winter without cooking. The cooking process is simple, so even a novice cook can do it. Let's look at how to prepare this dessert below.
Features of preparing mashed apricots with sugar for the winter
In winter, grated apricots with sugar are an indispensable addition to pancakes and homemade yogurt, so this recipe is often used by housewives.
Preparing raw apricot dessert is not difficult, but in order to get the expected result, you need to take into account some preparation points:
- Before using apricots, they need to be washed and dried well. If the fruit is wet, the delicacy will quickly turn sour.
- If the fruits are rolled into jars, you need to sterilize the container for 20-30 minutes.
- It is impossible to prepare a cold dessert from whole fruits, since they will not be soaked in syrup without prolonged boiling. To make jam without cooking, use fruit that has been pureed in a blender or cut into small slices.
- The fruit has little acid, so citric acid, lemon or citrus juice is often added during cooking. This allows you to increase the safety of the delicacy and make it taste much more pleasant.
- Although apricots are sweet fruits, they still contain organic acids that can react with aluminum, leading to the formation of harmful substances. To make the workpiece, you do not need to use aluminum utensils; you need to take enameled ones made of stainless steel. It is better to give preference to wide dishes. It will cook the delicacy quickly and evenly.
- To remove the pit from the fruit, a small incision is made and it is carefully removed. You can push out the bone using a pencil or a pin.
Products for the recipe
To prepare dessert for the winter without cooking, you will need:
- 1 kg pitted apricots;
- 1 kg granulated sugar.
Specifics of ingredient selection
In order for the dessert to be a success, it is necessary to take into account the moment of choosing the fruit; the taste of the future delicacy will depend on this.
It is recommended to take small-sized fruits with a bright orange color. Apricots should be ripe, sweet, large in size, juicy, with bright flesh. Overripe fruits are used to make jam.
How to prepare containers for the start of the process?
Jars for this type of delicacy are prepared in advance. The containers are sterilized and dried, the lids need to be boiled for a couple of minutes. Close the dessert using both metal and plastic lids.
The puree is placed into hot containers, and the container is immediately rolled up.
Cooking steps
To prepare the delicacy you need to follow this scheme:
- The fruits are washed and the pit is removed.
- Using a blender, fruits are turned into puree. You can use a meat grinder.
- The required amount of sugar is measured, as per the recipe.
- About 750 g is added to the puree. granulated sugar. The rest of the sugar will be needed in the process.
- The mixture is stirred until the sugar dissolves.
- Twisted apricots are poured into dry, sterile containers. The jar is not poured completely; there should be up to 2 cm left to the edge.
- The remaining space in the jar is filled to the top with sugar. Thanks to this cushion of granulated sugar, the twisted fruits will last a long time.
The prepared dessert is put into the refrigerator.
Storage rules and periods
Store the delicacy, which is prepared without boiling, in the refrigerator or freezer. A fragrant natural dessert can last no more than a year if stored correctly.
