Blackberry jam: cooking recipes for the winter with photos and videos

Blackberry jam has a very pleasant taste and aroma. It is suitable for making pies, cookies, buns. And you can serve it as a dessert for tea.

Features of cooking blackberry confiture

In the process of making blackberry jam, a number of features must be taken into account:

In order for the berries in the jam to remain intact, the liquid must be gently stirred during cooking. After all, when heated, the fruits become brittle and easily fall apart.
Blackberries have large hard seeds. It is not necessary to remove them, but if you do not like them, you can do this by passing the almost ready berries through a sieve.
To emphasize the taste of blackberries, citrus fruits and spices can be added to the jam. The main condition is to observe proportions. Otherwise, additional ingredients may overpower the taste of the berries.
To preserve the beneficial properties of the fruit, jam must be cooked over high heat for a short time.
Berries for cooking must be ripe. If they are green, the jam will be sour.

Blackberry confiture prepared according to the above recommendations is very tasty.

Preparation of raw materials

When choosing and preparing blackberries, you should also follow a number of recommendations:

When buying, you must choose ripe, but firm fruits. Mashed berries are very soft boiled. They are suitable if you plan to grind them during the cooking process.
Self-picked berries should be used immediately after picking. Otherwise, they will lose some of the juice.
Before cooking, the berries should be prepared - sorted out, removed debris, washed well. It is better to soak blackberries in water and carefully drain the water so as not to damage the fruit.

In the process of making jam, the berries can be crushed. But the dish turns out tastier if it is prepared from whole fruits.

How to make blackberry jam

There are various recipes for making blackberry jam. Let's take a look at some of them.

Easy winter recipe

To make jam according to this recipe, you need blackberries and sugar in equal proportions (1:1). Sprinkle the berries with sugar. Be careful not to damage the fruits. Leave for 30 minutes for the mixture to release the juice. Cook for 30-40 minutes over medium heat, stirring regularly.

In the slow cooker

Blackberry confiture in a slow cooker turns out to be more juicy, the berries do not boil soft. Bowl:

Pour in 750g fruit.
Add the same amount of granulated sugar.
Set to "Stewing" mode and cook for 20 minutes.
After that, leave the jam to cool for 20-30 minutes.
Then turn on the "Stew" mode again and cook for 40 minutes.

Stir the jam regularly so it doesn't burn. The amount of berries and sugar used can be increased. But in this case it is better to cook the dessert with the lid open.

With gelatin

For the recipe you will need:

2 kg blackberries;
2 kg of sugar;
bag of gelatin;
500ml water;
1 tsp lemon zest.

Pour gelatin with hot water (use half a glass) and leave to swell for 15 minutes. Pour granulated sugar into blackberries and leave overnight in the refrigerator. By morning, the fruits will release a large amount of juice. Add 500 ml of water and lemon zest to the berries. Transfer to an enamel bowl and cook over medium heat for 25 minutes. Add swollen gelatin.

The resulting dessert is best stored in the refrigerator for 2-3 weeks, but it can also be rolled up in jars.

Stoneless

Pour 200 ml of water into the bottom of the pot, bring to a boil. Pour 1 kg of blackberries and, stirring regularly, boil the fruits for 2-3 minutes. Put the softened raw materials on a sieve and grind with a spoon to remove the bones. Add 400 g of granulated sugar, put on the stove and boil the jam until its volume is reduced by 1/3.

With whole berries

Required:

1 kg blackberries;
1 kg of sugar.

650 g blackberries grind with a blender to get a homogeneous puree with stones. Pour 500 g of sugar and send to the stove. Boil for 10 minutes, then send another 350 g of whole berries and 500 g of granulated sugar to the pan. Cook for another 10 minutes. It takes little time to prepare such a dessert, so the beneficial properties of blackberries are preserved.

From frozen blackberries

In winter, jam can be made from frozen blackberries. It does not need to be pre-prepared, but can be used immediately after defrosting. Pour 400 g of berries with 250 g of sugar and refrigerate for several hours. Juice should come out.Then chop the fruits with a blender and cook for 25 minutes over medium heat.

How to store ready-made treats

Jam can be stored in jars in the refrigerator for several weeks. But if the taste of the delicacy changes or its surface becomes covered with mold, it is not recommended to use it.

Jam bottled in pasteurized jars can be stored for 2-3 years in the cellar or refrigerator. Another way to store blackberry jam is to pack it in plastic containers and send it to the freezer. But after defrosting, the taste of the treat may change.