Among the many sweet preparations for the winter, it is worth highlighting peach jam prepared with walnuts. An equally tasty preparation is made with almonds, peanuts or cashew nuts. By making jam, following the recipe and following storage rules, this unusual delicacy can be preserved for a long time. The main thing is to pay attention to the features of choosing and preparing fruits for canning.
Secrets of making peach and nut jam for the winter
When preparing peach delicacies, it is worth considering that before cooking, the fruits are peeled so that in the finished product they are more tender, without velvety fibers.
To facilitate the peeling process, the fruits are immersed in boiling water for a couple of minutes, then doused with cold water, and the skin is well separated from the pulp. With nuts freed from the shell, proceed in the same way.
Features of choosing ingredients
When choosing peaches for making jam, preference is given to large fruits with dense pulp. You can take slightly unripe fruits or choose a suitable autumn variety. The nuts are taken of good quality, without any admixture of dried, rotten or rotten kernels.
How to prepare containers?
To store peach and nut delicacies, choose small containers. Usually these are half-liter jars, which must be thoroughly washed and sterilized in any convenient way. When packaging the finished product, glass containers must be dry.
How to make peach jam with nuts?
Unlike traditional berry or fruit jam, this dessert contains nuts. Walnuts are often used as they are more affordable, but peanuts, almonds, and hazelnuts are also used, which give the finished product a special nutty taste and aroma.
Nut kernels, freed from the skin, are most often added ten or fifteen minutes before the end of cooking.
Recipe with walnuts
Unusually tasty jam with nuts.
Required components:
- 1.2 kilograms of peaches;
- kilogram of sugar;
- 200 grams of walnuts.
Peaches, pitted and peeled, are cut into small slices and covered with sugar.After three hours, the fruits will release juice, boil them for five minutes, then add chopped walnuts. Cook for another thirty minutes, remove from heat, leave for six hours. Then cook for thirty-five minutes and seal.
With almonds
An easy recipe for a delicious dessert.
The following products are used for preparation:
- 8 medium peaches;
- 60 grams of almonds;
- 200 grams of sugar.
Pour half a glass of water into the sugar, boil for three minutes, add chopped peaches and washed almonds. The jam is cooked for twenty minutes over low heat. Afterwards it is distributed among banks.
With kernels
The dessert acquires an unusual taste by adding peeled peach seeds.
Components:
- 2 kilograms of peaches;
- 1.5 kilograms of sugar.
The fruits are cut into small pieces, after removing the seeds. Cover with sugar and leave for five hours. The juice that appears in the fruits is poured into a separate container, and the kernels from the seeds are added. Boil for ten minutes, boiling syrup is poured into the fruit. Insist for seven hours, then let the dessert boil. Distribute into jars and seal.
With hazelnuts
The products are designed for a half-liter jar.
Required ingredients:
- 400 grams of peaches;
- 50 grams of peeled hazelnuts;
- 100 grams of fine sugar;
- a pinch of citric acid;
- 100 milliliters of water.
Add sugar and lemon into hot water; after boiling, add peeled peach slices. Cook for 15 minutes. Then add roasted, chopped hazelnuts. Boil the jam for a couple more minutes. Place in dry, sterile jars and seal.
With cashew nuts
Original cashew jam.
The following products are used for preparation:
- 600 grams of small peaches;
- 70 grams of cashews;
- 170 grams of coarse sugar.
Peeled peaches are cut into quarters. Syrup is prepared from water and sugar, then fruits and cashews are added. The dessert is prepared for twenty minutes at a low boil. The finished product is packaged in jars and sealed.
With peanuts
Healthy and tasty dessert.
Required components:
- 500 grams of peaches;
- 50 grams of peanuts;
- 150 grams of sugar;
- 0.5 glasses of water.
The peanuts are dried in a frying pan for five minutes, peeled, and crushed into coarse crumbs with a rolling pin. Blanch the peaches for 5 minutes, then remove the skin and cut into pieces.
Boil water with sugar, add fruits, cook for 20 minutes. Five minutes before readiness, add nuts. The jam is distributed into a sterile container and screwed on.
Cinnamon
A delicacy with a pleasant cinnamon aroma.
Compound:
- 0.5 kilograms of peaches;
- a teaspoon of cinnamon;
- 100 grams of almonds;
- 0.5 kilograms of sugar.
Peaches are blanched in boiling water for four minutes, then placed in ice water for 30 seconds. Then the fruit is peeled and cut into slices. The prepared fruits are covered with sugar, after two hours they are poured with water and placed on low heat. The mixture is boiled for ten minutes. Cover the workpiece with a lid and leave it warm for twelve hours.
Pour boiling water over the almonds for 10 minutes, peel the skins, and divide the kernels into halves. Add nuts and cinnamon to the jam and simmer for 10 minutes. Place in a glass container and seal.
With honey
A healthy dessert with honey for tea.
For dessert you will need the following products:
- kilogram of peaches;
- 100 grams of nuts;
- 3 cups fine sugar;
- 2 tablespoons honey;
- a glass of purified water.
The peeled nuts are poured with boiling water, after seven minutes the water is drained. Peaches are peeled and cut into large pieces.
Dissolve sugar and honey in water and boil for a minute.Peaches are placed in sweet water and boiled for twenty minutes. Using a colander, strain the fruit and boil the syrup for thirty minutes. Add fruits and nuts to the thickened mixture and boil for three minutes.
The jam is distributed into jars and sealed.
Storage rules
Peach jam is made without seeds, so it can be stored hermetically sealed for about two years.
After cooling, the workpiece is left at room temperature in the pantry or lowered into the cellar. The opened delicacy is covered with a nylon lid and sent to the refrigerator.
