Every housewife tries to make healthy and tasty preparations for her family. During the preparation of jam, the fruits are subjected to heat treatment, and some of the valuable vitamins are lost. But preparing strawberries with sugar for the winter without cooking will allow you to preserve the maximum of nutrients, vitamins and elements. In addition, you can prepare a multi-component preparation by adding blueberries, raspberries, currants and other fruits.
- Features of preparing strawberries pureed with sugar for the winter
- Preparing the berries
- How to prepare dishes
- How to candied strawberries for the winter without cooking
- Simple recipe
- With raspberries
- With blueberries
- With vodka
- With orange
- With lemon juice
- Sliced strawberries under sugar stopper
- Under the nylon cover
- Recipe for storing in the freezer
- Frozen strawberry puree with powdered sugar
Features of preparing strawberries pureed with sugar for the winter
Every housewife uses a convenient and acceptable method for preparing such a “vitamin.” There are features of preparing grated strawberries:
- You can use granulated sugar or powdered sugar;
- the amount of sweet component may vary depending on the sweetness of the berries and family preferences;
- supporters of proper nutrition (PN) can replace granulated sugar with honey, maple syrup or Jerusalem artichoke syrup;
- both garden strawberries, or wild strawberries, and wild berries are used;
- wild strawberries produce a preparation with a characteristic aroma;
- for variety, you can use additional ingredients: raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, lingonberries, and other berries.
Preparing the berries
Wild strawberries are more aromatic and the preparation will be tastier. But you can also use strawberries.
Berries need to be prepared:
- sort through, remove leaves, remove stalks;
- remove damaged, spoiled fruits with signs of rot;
- wash, lay out to dry.
Important! If the preparation will be stored in the refrigerator, the berries should be completely dry. When exposed to water, the “vitamin” will ferment. If the workpiece will be stored in the freezer, you can use wet strawberries.
How to prepare dishes
All utensils used must be sterilized and dry. You will need a container for grinding, a meat grinder or blender (you can use a masher), containers with lids for storage.
You can sterilize in any convenient way:
- boil;
- fry in the oven;
- in the microwave;
- hold over steam.
How to candied strawberries for the winter without cooking
All the recipes below are based on a simple basic recipe.Using a classic set of products, you can show your imagination and create your own culinary miracle.
Simple recipe
To prepare according to the classic recipe you need:
- berries – 1 kilogram;
- granulated sugar – 1 kilogram.
Sequencing:
- Place the prepared berries in a dry container. Grind in any convenient way (meat grinder, blender, masher).
- Add the specified amount of granulated sugar. Stir occasionally for an hour until it is completely dissolved.
- Place in sterilized containers, cover the top with a 1-centimeter thick layer of sugar, and place in the refrigerator.
With raspberries
To prepare this recipe, the ratio of raspberries and strawberries can be at the discretion of the housewife: 1:1, 1:2 or 1:3, respectively. The main point remains the amount of sweet component. You need as much of it as berries. Prepare according to the classic recipe.
With blueberries
To prepare this vitamin dessert you need:
- blueberries – 300 grams;
- strawberries – 700 grams;
- granulated sugar – 1 kilogram.
Preparation feature: the berries must be crushed with a blender or passed through a meat grinder. The blueberry masher will not crush the blueberries. Next - according to the classic recipe.
With vodka
When you add vodka to strawberries and sugar, you can get a berry liqueur. But if you add vodka to strawberries and boil them, you get an exotic jam.
Necessary:
- strawberries – 1 kilogram;
- sugar – 550-600 grams;
- vodka – 55 milliliters;
- citric acid – 3 grams.
Cooking sequence:
- Pour the washed berries with vodka, cover with granulated sugar, and leave overnight.
- In the morning, add citric acid and boil, let stand until completely cool.
- Repeat 4 times.Place the hot jam in a sterilized container.
With orange
For the berry-citrus preparation you will need:
- strawberries – 750 grams;
- orange – 250 grams;
- sugar – 1 kilogram.
Cooking feature:
- Pass the peeled orange and strawberries through a meat grinder or chop with a blender.
- Next - according to the classic recipe.
With lemon juice
“Vitamin” according to this recipe will have a pleasant citrus aroma and sour taste. For one kilogram of berries you need the juice of one lemon. Add the juice along with granulated sugar, mix and place in a sterilized container.
Sliced strawberries under sugar stopper
To prepare strawberries according to this recipe, a classic set of products is used.
Sequencing:
- Cut the washed, dry berries into halves or quarters.
- Place one layer in a sterilized container, add sugar. Thus, sprinkle the berries with sugar in layers and fill the container.
- The top layer of sugar should be about one centimeter, it will become sugary - this is the sugar plug.
Under the nylon cover
Strawberries are prepared according to the classic recipe. The peculiarity lies in the method of sealing.
Nylon covers must be sterilized and dry.
Place the finished berry mass in a container, without adding one centimeter to the end of the throat. Cover the top with granulated sugar. Over time, a sugar plug forms. Close the lid.
Recipe for storing in the freezer
This recipe has several advantages:
- less sweet component will be required;
- the mass will not spoil or ferment;
- the process of sterilizing containers is omitted.
Necessary:
- berries – 1 kilogram;
- sugar – 300-350 grams.
Sequencing:
- Place the strawberries in a container, crush with a masher or chop with a blender.
- Add sugar, mix and place in plastic containers. Do not fill completely. During the freezing process, the volume will expand and the mass will flow out.
Frozen strawberry puree with powdered sugar
The preparation with powdered sugar has the only difference from the classic recipe - the powder dissolves faster. There is no need to wait half an hour or an hour for the sweet component to dissolve.
Any product that is not frozen or heat-treated must be stored in the refrigerator.