Blackberries are a berry that is rich in vitamins and beneficial elements, which is why they are used for preparing preserves. A popular recipe is pureed blackberries with sugar for the winter without cooking. Dessert is often prepared in this way due to the lack of heat treatment, which allows the berry to retain all its usefulness. Moreover, such a recipe will not cause any difficulties for the housewife; you just need to know how to prepare the product correctly.
Cooking features
To prepare blackberries pureed with granulated sugar, you need to follow a number of rules:
- The berry, unlike other fruits, is not ready to ripen at home if it is picked ahead of schedule. Therefore, the fruit must be harvested at the moment of its full ripening.
- Picking the berries must be done carefully; do not squeeze them. The fruit has a thin, fragile skin, delicate compared to raspberries, it is easily damaged.
- If a bush with blackberries is surrounded by insects, including bedbugs, then it is better not to pick berries from it.
Rules for preparing products and containers
Before starting to wash the berries, they go through the process of removing dirt, adhering leaves, insects, and spoiled fruits. It is recommended to wash blackberries in the shower, since the stream from the tap can damage them.
The main preparatory step for canning is the removal of the stalks. They are pulled out of the fruit by twisting.
The prepared and washed product is dried before using for cold dessert.
Distribute the berries, ground with sugar, only into sterilized containers, which are first washed with water and soda solution. The lids are also processed. Sterilization is carried out using a pan of boiling water, on top of which a special ring with a hole for the neck of the jar is fixed. The container is sterilized for about 20 minutes.
How to prepare blackberries pureed with sugar for the winter?
To prepare blackberries for the winter, you can use one of the recipes, which include the classic version and the sterilization method.
Classic recipe without cooking
The recipe contains the following ingredients:
- 500 gr. blackberries;
- 500 gr. granulated sugar.
Dessert preparation steps:
- You need to select a good berry, peel it from the stalks, dry it and put it in an enamel bowl. It is important that midges, dirt, dust, and spoiled fruits do not penetrate into the dessert, since the jam will not succumb to the cooking process, and granulated sugar will not save diseased berries.
- Take a mortar or a convenient vessel and a heavy pestle. You will need to add the blackberries little by little, grinding them until a paste forms.
- Sugar is added, the mixture is stirred and left for 2.5 hours.
- During this period of time, the mass needs to be stirred a couple of times to completely dissolve the granulated sugar.
- After 2 hours, the dessert is distributed into sterile containers. A tablespoon of sugar is poured into each jar on top of the mixture and the lid is screwed on tightly. Thanks to the sugar film, the ground berries are stored longer for the winter.
Recipe with sterilization
The advantage of this method is the ability to store dessert at room temperature. You can also save significantly on sugar.
The recipe includes the following products:
- blackberries – 2 kg;
- granulated sugar – 1 kg.
How to prepare dessert:
- Grind the berries using a sieve.
- Sprinkle the puree with sugar and leave to steep for 2 hours. It is also recommended to use a water bath to speed up the process.
- The mixture is thoroughly mixed and distributed into containers, which are covered with lids.
- In a large bowl, lay a kitchen towel on the bottom, pour in water and place the container.
- Place the container over low heat until it boils. Sterilization of 0.5-liter jars takes 20 minutes.
Terms and rules for storing workpieces
If the fruits are rolled with granulated sugar without a sterilization process, then storage in the refrigerator takes 2 months.
The product from the cellar under a plastic lid should be consumed before February.
