A rather tasty and healthy preparation for the winter is black and red mulberry jam. To diversify the dessert, different ingredients are added.
- Features of making mulberry jam for the winter
- Selection and preparation of berries
- How to prepare the container?
- Cooking methods
- Classic recipe
- With cinnamon and citric acid
- Recipe without cooking
- With cherry
- Lemon-mulberry jam
- With raspberries
- With caramel flavor
- With star anise
- With apples
- Mulberry jam in a slow cooker
- Mulberry jam with whole berries
- Terms and conditions of storage
Features of making mulberry jam for the winter
To make tasty and healthy mulberry jam, you need to follow the cooking recommendations.
- The dessert may come out with a liquid consistency and poor quality if you add too little granulated sugar. Therefore, for 1 kg of sugar 800 g. mulberry
- Excessive use of sugar can also cause a change in taste; do not abuse it.
- To maintain integrity, there is no need to be forceful during mixing.
Selection and preparation of berries
To prepare mulberry dessert, these varieties of berries are suitable:
- The black mulberry variety has a richer taste and color.
- White berry is sweet.
Red and pink types of mulberry are not suitable for making jam; they are not sweet enough.
The mulberry must be ripe; overripe berries are not suitable for dessert. If you come across rotten or moldy ones, then you should throw them away.
How to prepare the container?
Jam jars should be washed in water and soda and pasteurized over a boiling pan with the neck down for 15 minutes. If you need to prepare a lot of jam, pasteurization can be carried out in the oven with the neck up for half an hour.
Cooking methods
Classic recipe
Ingredients used in making simple mulberry jam.
- Mulberry – 500 gr.
- Sugar – 1 kg.
- Citric acid – 1.5 g.
Step-by-step cooking process.
- The mulberry tree is placed in a cauldron and sprinkled with sugar.
- The mulberry should sit for 3 or more hours.
- When juice appears, the product is sent to the stove, heated over low heat, stirring.
- The foam that forms on the surface is removed.
- Increase the heat, the jam should boil well.
- The finished dessert is poured into containers and covered with lids.
With cinnamon and citric acid
The recipe includes the following components.
- Mulberry – 1 kg.
- Sugar – 500 gr.
- Citric acid – 0.5 tsp.
- Water – 100 gr.
- Vanilla, star anise, cinnamon - optional.
How to make jam.
- The mulberry is placed in a pan, covered with sugar, spices, citric acid, and filled with water.
- Cooking can take place without adding liquid, but then the dessert will be quite dense and the berries will lose their shape.
- The pan is placed on the stove, the jam is cooked for about 20 minutes, the heat should be low. If the stalks are not trimmed, then you need to add another 15 minutes to cooking.
- The boiling dessert is put into jars and rolled up.
Recipe without cooking
To prepare the dessert you will need to prepare:
- sugar – 2 kg;
- mulberry – 1 kg;
- citric acid – 0.5 tsp.
The mulberries are poured into a deep cauldron and sprinkled with granulated sugar.
In a separate bowl, you need to dilute citric acid in boiling water. There is no need to pour in a lot of liquid; water is only needed to dissolve the acid. Lemon water is poured into the main product, and the whole mass is mixed well. It is recommended to blend everything with a blender or use a spoon. The jars are filled to the top, closed with lids and placed in the refrigerator.
With cherry
List of required ingredients:
- 1 kg mulberry.
- 500 gr. cherries.
- 750 gr. Sahara.
The berries are washed, and the seeds are removed from the cherries. The mulberries are placed in a bowl and 375 grams are added. sugar, the cherries and the remaining sugar are distributed on top. The berries should stand for 5 hours, preferably overnight, to allow the juice to release.
The mass is heated over low heat until it boils, cook for 5-7 minutes. They stir it, skimming off the foam.
The stove is turned off, the pan is set aside, the berries must cool completely. And again it is necessary to carry out this procedure 3 times.Pour the finished dessert into jars, roll it up, and cover it with a blanket.
Lemon-mulberry jam
To prepare the dessert you need to take:
- 1 kg mulberries;
- 700 gr. Sahara;
- 1-2 pcs. lemon.
The berries are placed in a saucepan, covered with sugar and set aside for 2-3 hours to release the juice. Then half a lemon is added and the jam goes on the stove.
The dessert is heated to a boil, boiled for 15 minutes with stirring. Set aside to cool.
Then the jam should come to a boil again and simmer for 20 minutes. The slightly cooled delicacy is poured into a container.
With raspberries
The required list of components includes:
- 2 cups mulberries;
- 1.5 cups sugar;
- 100 ml water;
- 100 gr. raspberries
Cooking stages.
- Pour sugar over the berries, do not stir, leave for 2 hours until the juice comes out.
- Place the pan on low heat, add water to the mixture (hot is fine), and let the mixture boil for 10 minutes.
- Remove jam from heat. It should cool completely.
- Repeat the cooking process again.
- Divide the jam into jars.
With caramel flavor
For jam you will need the following products:
- 1 kg mulberry;
- 1 kg sugar;
- 150 ml water;
- 5-7 gr. citric acid.
Cooking procedure.
- Sugar is placed in the cooking vessel and water is poured. Everything is stirred and sent to the fire. After the sugar has completely dissolved and the syrup has boiled, it needs to be boiled for 15 minutes, turning the heat to moderate and skimming off the foam.
- The mulberries are dipped into the slightly boiled syrup and brought to a boil. Cook the jam over low heat for 20 minutes.
- At the end you need to add citric acid.
- The hot dessert is poured into jars.
With star anise
Required products.
- Mulberry – 3 kg.
- Sugar – 1.2 kg.
- Water – 500 ml.
- Star anise – 5 stars.
- Lemon juice - from 1 citrus.
- Cinnamon – 2 sticks.
Cinnamon and star anise are added to the berries, lemon juice is poured in, and sugar is added. The mass costs half an hour. Then water is added, the pan is placed on medium heat, and the mixture is cooked for 20 minutes. The jam is cooled, and after an hour it is boiled again. During cooking, the vanilla is removed.
The slightly cooled jam should be placed in a container.
With apples
Ingredients for dessert.
- 2 kg mulberries.
- 2.5 kg of sugar.
- 10 pieces. apples
- Lemon juice (1 fruit).
Wash the berries, peel the apples, cut into thin slices. Pour the mixture with sugar and set aside for 3 hours until the juice releases. Then put on low heat for 15 minutes.
Then the jam is set aside for 2 hours. Repeat cooking again for 25 minutes. Cool the jam slightly and pour into jars.
Mulberry jam in a slow cooker
To prepare dessert in a multicooker bowl, you will need the following ingredients:
- granulated sugar – 1 kg;
- mulberry – 1 kg.
The procedure for preparing the delicacy.
- The mulberry tree is covered with granulated sugar.
- The “Quenching” function is set.
- When the multicooker makes a sound, you need to turn it off and take out the dessert.
Mulberry jam with whole berries
Grocery list.
- 1 kg mulberries.
- 800 gr. granulated sugar.
- 250 ml water.
- Lemon – 1 pc.
A syrup is prepared from sugar and water, which is poured over the berries. When the liquid cools, it is drained and boiled again. Again they are sent to the berries. This process is repeated 3 times.
The last boiling involves boiling the syrup to the desired thickness and adding lemon juice.
Terms and conditions of storage
Mulberry dessert does not last long. When preparing large volumes, it is recommended to eat it within 18 months.
Store the jam in a dry basement, a cellar with a stable temperature and ventilation. Raw dessert is stored in the refrigerator.