Cranberry jam for the winter: a simple recipe with photos and videos

Cranberry jam is an exquisite delicacy and a treasure trove of vitamins, macro- and microelements. It's nice to open a jar of he althy dessert in winter. It can be eaten by gardeners who do not like the berry's too sour taste.

Cranberries used to be harvested from wild swampy areas. Collectors handed it over to collection points or sold it in the markets. Today, gardeners grow berries on their plots. A he althy product should be properly preserved: all vitamins should remain in the jam.

Subtleties of cooking

Jam is a traditional preparation of berries for the winter. It was made only in rich houses: sugar was too expensive.

Over time, the product has become more accessible. Mistresses began to take care of the benefits of goodies. To preserve vitamins and obtain a quality product, you should follow the rules:

1. For cooking, you need to purchase a copper basin with a wooden handle. It has a flat wide bottom. The contact of the content with the heated surface is more complete. In such dishes, it is easier to ensure a slow, uniform boil.
2. Jars and lids must first be washed with detergent and sterilized. It is permissible to use an air grill, oven, slow cooker. At the dacha, gardeners use a microwave oven.
3. The berry needs to be sorted out before cooking. Rotten, green and damaged should be removed. Clean raw materials from debris: twigs, leaves, insects.
4. Cranberries need to be washed in a colander. Pour cold water into the basin. Dip the colander into it several times. Change the water and repeat the operation.
5. Dry the washed raw materials on a paper towel. This will remove excess water.
6. You can cook from fresh or frozen berries. The last one needs to be thawed.
7. The berry has a sour taste. Sugar should be taken at the rate of 1.5 kg per 1 kg of raw materials.
8. Sugar is sometimes replaced with honey. For every 250 g of sugar, take 1 cup (250 ml) of honey.
9. The readiness of the jam is determined drop by drop. They drop it on a plate. If it spreads, you need to cook more.
10. The readiness of the syrup is determined by the degree of dissolution of sugar and the absence of foam. The sand should dissolve completely.

Jam should be distinguished from jam. For the latter, you can use an overripe berry. But the skin must be intact.

How to choose cranberries for jam

It is possible to produce high-quality harvesting only from high-grade berries. Cranberries collected on the site or bought on the market should be carefully sorted out. The green berry must be disposed of.

The berry is dense, elastic in the jam. The color of raw materials is bright red or purple. Yellow cranberries have no useful substances: they have fermented.

When buying raw ice cream, you need to monitor the friability of the product. Clumped berries indicate re-freezing and improper storage.

It is recommended to find out the region of growth: a berry grown in an unfavorable ecological environment will be useless.

What are the recipes

Gardeners know enough recipes for preparing winter preparations. Which recipe to use depends on the hostess's imagination, improvised raw materials and free time. Not the least important is the storage location.

Easy winter recipe

It is used when there is a large amount of raw materials and a lack of free time. You will have to stand at the stove for 20-25 minutes. Required:

• 1 kg cranberries;
• 1.5 kg of granulated sugar;
• 250 ml of water.

How to cook:

1. Sugar pour water and boil the syrup. Remove foam regularly.
2. Cool the syrup and pour over the berries. Leave for 3-4 hours. Raw materials should be soaked in syrup.
3. Put on fire. Bring to a boil, cook for 5 minutes. Remove foam.
4. Set the pelvis aside for 5-6 hours.
5. Repeat steps 3-4 4 times.
6. Pour the boiling jam into jars and roll up the lids. Turn over and leave to cool.
7. The jam is stored at room temperature.

It is convenient to start cooking in the evening. The semi-finished product will cool down overnight. In the morning, the process needs to be continued.

Cranberry jam without cooking

Easy cooking method. It allows you to save the maximum amount of vitamins. You will need:

• 1 kg cranberries;
• 2 kg of granulated sugar.

How to act:

1. Sprinkle the berries with sugar. Leave for 2-3 hours: raw materials should give juice.
2. Chop everything with a blender.
3. Spread into small jars, close with lids.
4. Store in the refrigerator for no more than six months.

Some gardeners have roomy freezers. They lay out the pureed cranberries in plastic containers and place them in the freezer. The jam is stored until the next harvest (at -18 degrees Celsius).

Jam in the slow cooker

Sometimes gardeners use bread machines (if there is a mode) or multicookers to prepare winter treats. The advantages of these devices: the raw material is heated evenly, the presence of the hostess is not required. You will need:

• 1 kg berries;
• 1.5 kg of sand;
• cinnamon to taste.

How to cook:

1. Put the berry into the slow cooker. Pour in sand and cinnamon. Leave for 2 hours to extract the juice.
2. Close the lid. Select the "baking" mode, time 45 minutes.
3. Spread hot jam into jars and roll up.

Some multicookers count the time from the moment you press the start button. In this case, the warm-up time should be taken into account. It needs to be added.

Cranberry jam with banana

The perfect combination of sweetness, acidity and astringency. This dessert will perfectly complement the morning porridge and will appeal to children. You will need:

• 1 kg of berries;
• 1.5 kg bananas;
• 1 kg of sugar.

How to cook dessert:

1. Pure cranberries with a blender or rub through a sieve. Put in the basin.
2. Sprinkle the puree with sugar and leave for 1 hour to extract the juice.
3. Pure some bananas and mix with cranberries.
4. Cut the remaining bananas into pieces.
5. Put the basin on a slow fire. Bring to a boil and cook for 15 minutes.
6. Gently place the banana pieces. Remove from heat and leave for 30 minutes: bananas should soak in juice.
7. Stir and cook for another 15 minutes. Bananas should become translucent.
8. Spread the hot product into sterile jars and roll up.

Delicious dessert stored at room temperature. It has a thick consistency.

Five Minute Jam

It doesn't take long to cook. But it takes time to prepare. Required:

• 1 kg cranberries;
• 1.5 kg of granulated sugar;
• 500 ml water.

How to act:

1. Put the cranberries into a bowl and add 300 g of sugar. Leave for an hour to extract the juice.
2. From the remaining sand and water, boil the syrup.
3. Drain cranberry juice. Add it to the syrup and bring to a boil.
4. Pour berries with syrup. Bring to a boil and cook for exactly 5 minutes.
5. Pour hot dessert into jars and seal.

"Five Minute" can only be kept in the refrigerator. Dessert stays fresh for six months.

Cranberry jam with orange

Citrus brings an unexpected flavor note to cranberry. This exquisite dessert will delight gourmets. Should be prepared:

• 1 kg cranberries;
• 0.5 kg of oranges;
• 2 kg of sugar.

What to do:

1. Peel the zest from 1 orange. The rest - peel, remove the stones and remove the films.
2. Mix cranberries with oranges, cover with sand. Leave for 1 hour until the juice comes out.
3. Pure the mixture with a blender. Add zest.
4. Put the basin on fire. Bring to a boil, cook for 15 minutes.
5. Remove from heat. Leave on for 30 minutes.
6. Put on fire and cook for another 15 minutes.
7. Pour the hot mixture into jars and seal.

Jam is stored in the cellar or in the room.

Cranberry jam without sugar

The original recipe for a he althy dessert. The hostess will have to spend enough time cooking. How to cook:

1. Put the prepared berry in a sterile jar. Put it in a water bath.
2. When reducing the amount, you need to add the berry to the jar.
3. When filling the jar, completely sterilize the contents and seal.
4. The jam is stored at room temperature.
5. 

Dessert lack: taste too sour.

Cranberry jam with apples and walnuts

Traditional apple dessert topped with gourmet cranberries and walnuts. The combination of honey and fruit flavor makes the dish unforgettable. Required:

• 1 kg cranberries;
• 1 kg winter apples;
• 3 kg liquid honey;
• a glass of shelled walnuts.

How to cook:

1. Pure cranberries, put in a basin, pour honey.
2. Apples peel and cut into thin slices.
3. Combine chopped apples and puree. Leave for 3 hours. The apples should soak in juice.
4. Add chopped walnuts. Put on fire, bring to a boil. Cook until apples are translucent.
5. Spread the finished jam into sterile jars and seal.

Dessert is stored in the refrigerator or other cool place. Shelf life: 6 months.

From frozen cranberries

Frozen berry retains beneficial properties. You can make any kind of jam from it. Cranberries need to be thawed before cooking. Its weight decreases when defrosting: this should be taken into account when laying out.

Storage Features

Cranberry jam is stored in the refrigerator, cellar or at room temperature. Storage features depend on the amount of granulated sugar, additional ingredients and cooking method.

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