12 delicious recipes for making feijoa jam for the winter

Residents of the European part of the continent became acquainted with an exotic berry from South America called feijoa relatively recently, but have already fallen in love with it for its unique taste and beneficial properties for the body. In the southern regions of our country, passionate gardeners are trying to grow an unusual crop in their garden plots, and not without success. And from the harvested feijoa crop they make delicious jam, the recipe for which can be found below.

Features of preparing feijoa jam for the winter

To prepare a truly tasty and healthy delicacy, you need to have patience and some knowledge about the characteristics of the exotic fruit.

Rules for selecting and preparing ingredients

For jam you will only need ripe and juicy feijoas, which contain the highest content of nutrients and vitamins:

1. Fruits for jam are used peeled or peeled. In the second case, the cooking time of feijoa increases slightly.
2. Berries for cooking are selected to be of a uniform, dark green hue, without dark spots or dots.
3. The fruits are sorted, thoroughly washed and dried.
4. To diversify the taste, various spices and spices are added to feijoa jam and mixed with other fruits and berries.

Advice! To get the most healthy product, honey is added to the jam instead of sugar..

Preparing containers

Vessels for making jam are chosen with low edges so that excess moisture evaporates from the syrup faster and the delicacy acquires a thick consistency.

Large bowls, sauté pans and basins made of copper or stainless steel work best. Also, enamel dishes or Teflon-coated containers are often used.

Aluminum pots and bowls, when in contact with fruits and berries, trigger a rapid oxidation process of the fruit, which as a result affects the taste and quality of the jam.

How to make feijoa jam

There are many recipes for fresh feijoa jam. But which one will suit your taste, the hostess will have to choose.

Classic recipe

To begin with, let's look at the simplest, classic way of making tasty and healthy feijoa jam.

Required:

1. High-quality feijoa, in the amount of 3 kilograms.
2. Drinking water – 1.5 glasses.
3. Granulated sugar – 2 kilograms.

The berries are peeled and cut into small slices. The prepared fruits are placed in a cooking container, sand is poured in and water is added. In this form they should brew for 4-5 hours. After the allotted time, place the container with feijoa on the fire, bring to a boil and cook over low heat for 25-30 minutes.

Once ready, the jam is placed in sterilized containers, closed and stored.

Through a meat grinder

To prepare beautiful emerald jam, you will need:

1. Ripe feijoa 1-2 kilograms.
2. Granulated sugar is calculated based on the number of fruits in the same proportion.
3. Drinking water is also calculated based on the amount of other products. For 1 kilogram of berries, you will need half a glass of liquid.

The prepared fruits are rolled through a meat grinder and left until the syrup is ready.

Pour water into the cooking vessel and pour granulated sugar. As soon as the syrup becomes transparent, pour the rolled mass into it, bring to a boil, and boil for 7-10 minutes.

The finished product is placed in prepared containers and stored in a dark, cool place.

In a blender

To make jam using a blender, you will need the same amount of ingredients as in the previous recipe. Only the fruits are crushed with a blender instead of a meat grinder.

No-cooking option

Feijoa makes a delicious, vitamin-packed dessert that is not cooked and therefore contains even more vitamins.

Required:

1. Fresh fruits, in the amount of 1-2 kilograms.
2. Sugar for such a delicacy is calculated based on the number of berries. For 1 kilogram of fruit, the same amount of sugar is needed.
3. For taste and aroma, chopped hazelnuts or walnuts can be added to the jam.

Feijoas prepared in advance and peeled are crushed through a meat grinder or blender. Add granulated sugar and nuts to the mass, mix or beat with a mixer. The finished product is placed in a sterile container and closed.

With sugar

The recipe, which can be mastered by novice housewives, is very simple. To do this, the berries are washed, peeled and cut into small slices. For 1 kilogram of fruit, you will need the same amount of sugar and half a glass of drinking water.

Initially, you need to boil the syrup. As soon as the liquid becomes clear, add the berries to the syrup, bring to a boil and boil for 20-30 minutes. The finished treat is placed in prepared containers.

Five Minute Recipe

To prepare “Five Minutes” from feijoa, you will need:

1. Fresh, washed berries, in the amount of 1 kilogram.
2. Granulated sugar is calculated based on the taste of the fruit. For sweet berries, 70-800 grams of granulated sugar is enough, and if feijoa is sour, then the amount of sugar is increased to 1 kilogram.
3. Drinking water – 100 milliliters.

Before cooking, the berries are ground in a meat grinder. Add the berry mass to the boiled syrup and boil for 5-7 minutes. The finished product is laid out in sterilized containers.

With lemon

Lemon will give feijoa jam an unusual taste and aroma. To prepare the treat you will need:

1. Fresh berries, 1 kilogram.
2. Granulated sugar is needed in the same quantity.
3. Lemon – 1 large.
4. Drinking water – 200 milliliters.

Peel the lemon and squeeze out the juice. Cut the zest and berries into small pieces. Boil syrup from sugar and water. As soon as the syrup boils, add lemon juice and zest to it and simmer for 5-7 minutes. Remove the container with the prepared mixture from the stove and add berries to it, mix thoroughly and cool. As soon as the mass has cooled, place the container on the stove again and bring to a boil, then cook for 5-10 minutes.

Pour the finished treat into storage containers.

With walnuts and orange

To prepare this sweet treat you will need:

1. Peeled feijoa, in the amount of 1 kilogram.
2. Orange zest – 1 cup.
3. Whole orange – 1 piece.
4. Granulated sugar – 600-700 grams.
5. Drinking water – 400 milliliters.
6. Roasted nuts – 1 cup.
7. Citric acid – 1 teaspoon.

The berries are placed in a wide container and covered with granulated sugar.

The zest is cut into small strips.

Place zest and nuts in water, add water and squeezed orange juice, add citric acid and add berries and sugar.

The jam is brought to a boil, and with constant stirring, cook until thick.

Fact! Feijoa fruits contain a large amount of iodine, so the berries quickly darken. Lemon juice or citric acid returns the jam a beautiful emerald color.

With honey

Fresh berries are thoroughly washed and ground in a meat grinder. Honey is added to the berry mass to taste, mixed well, and placed in prepared containers.

With pectin

To give it a thick consistency, powdered pectin is added to feijoa jam.

Pectin is mixed with sugar and added to a container with berries and water. Bring the jam to a boil and cook for 30-49 minutes. The finished product is placed in storage containers.

With orange peels and nuts

Also, for a rich taste and aroma, you can add orange peels and nuts to the classic feijoa jam recipe.

With pear

To add variety to winter preparations, it is recommended to make jam from feijoa berries with the addition of pears.

For 1 kilogram of berries you will need:

• 2-3 large pears;
• 100 milliliters of water;
• 1 kilogram of granulated sugar.

Berries and fruits are cut into slices, placed in a cooking container and filled with water. As soon as the jam boils, add sugar, stir and boil for 30-40 minutes. The finished delicacy is placed in jars.

Advice! To add a piquant taste, instead of water, you can add dry wine to this jam..

With persimmon

For unusual jam you will need:

1. Large persimmon fruits, in the amount of 3-5 pieces.
2. Fresh, peeled feijoa – 500 grams.
3. Granulated sugar – 500-600 grams.

Fruits and berries are cut into small pieces and covered with sugar. After 2-3 hours, place the container on the stove and cook for 40-50 minutes. Once ready, the jam is placed in jars or other containers.

Fresh feijoa jam

To make fresh jam you will need the same amount of berries and fruits. The fruits are peeled and crushed with a mixer. Pour sugar into the fruit mass and quickly mix, or beat with a mixer. The finished product is placed in jars and stored in the refrigerator.

Further storage

Jam that has been heat-treated and rolled into sterilized jars is stored in a dark, cool place for up to 2 years. But a delicacy made from fresh berries without cooking should only be stored in the refrigerator for no more than 2-3 months.