Blackberry jam for the winter

Aronia berries are not juicy and sweet, but the jam from it turns out to be incredibly fragrant, thick, with a pleasant tart taste. It can be eaten simply spread over bread, or used as a filling for pancakes and pies. In addition, regular consumption of this delicacy will increase immunity and relieve headache attacks.

How to make black chokeberry jam

To prepare delicacies according to the classic recipe, you will need chokeberry fruits and sugar. The first step is to prepare the berries. Sort them out carefully, be sure to remove the spoiled and damaged ones. Separate the stalks and ridges. Put the fruits in a sieve or colander and rinse under running water. Then leave to glass all the liquid.

Dip a sieve with black mountain ash in a saucepan of boiling water and blanch for about ten minutes. It is advisable to do this in small portions so that all the berries are evenly boiled. Pass the processed fruits through a meat grinder with a fine grid, or simply crush with a crush.

Place the puree in a heavy-bottomed saucepan or copper basin. Cover with sugar at the rate of: 400 g per kg of black mountain ash. Simmer the jam over low heat, stirring constantly.

Pack the delicacy in a dry sterile glass container and seal it tightly with tin lids.

The taste of jam can be varied by adding other fruits or berries, citrus fruits.

Classic chokeberry jam for the winter

Ingredients:

• 600 g blackberry;
• 200 ml of boiled water;
• 300 g granulated sugar.

Making jam:

1. Sort the rowan, peel off the tails, place in a deep bowl and fill with chilled water. Leave on for ten minutes. Then put it on a sieve and wait until all the liquid has drained.
2. Pour the prepared berries into a blender container and beat at medium speed until smooth. Transfer the mountain ash puree to a heavy-bottomed saucepan or copper basin. Add sugar, add water and mix.
3. Put the dishes with berry puree over medium heat and cook, stirring constantly, for a quarter of an hour. Put the ready-made jam hot in sterilized dry jars, seal tightly with tin lids, cool completely and send for storage in a cool room.

The easiest chokeberry jam recipe

Ingredients:

• 500 g of black chokeberry berries;
• 500 g sugar.

Preparation:

1. The blackberry is sorted out, removing the spoiled and rotten fruits. The berries are cleaned from the tails and washed under running water.
2. In a saucepan, bring the water to a boil. Rowan is laid out in a sieve and dipped in boiling water. Blanch for about ten minutes.
3. Prepared berries are crushed using a meat grinder. The resulting puree is combined with granulated sugar, stirred and left until the crystals are completely dissolved.
4. Small glass jars are thoroughly washed, sterilized and the berry mass is spread over them. Tighten with lids. The workpiece is stored in the refrigerator.

Jam from apples and chokeberry

Ingredients

• 1 kg of black mountain ash;
• 2 g citric acid;
• 1 kg 200 g granulated sugar;
• 0.5 kg of apples.

Making apple and chokeberry jam:

1. To sort out the rowan. Peel the selected berries from the stalks.
2. Boil water in a large saucepan. Dip the berries into it and cook for seven minutes. Throw in a colander.
3. Prepare the sugar syrup. Pour two glasses of water into a saucepan, add half a kilogram of granulated sugar. Cook, stirring occasionally, over low heat until the syrup becomes clear.
4. Wash the apples, cut each fruit in half and remove the core. Cut the fruit into thin slices.
5. Place apples and mountain ash in hot syrup, add remaining sugar and cook over medium heat until boiling. Then reduce heat and continue cooking, stirring constantly and skimming for half an hour. Remove from heat, cool slightly and beat with an immersion blender until smooth.
6. Put the resulting puree back on the fire and boil. Remove from heat and leave jam overnight. The next day, add citric acid to the delicacy and boil for five minutes from the moment it boils. Pack the jam into sterile jars, seal tightly with lids and cool.

Chokeberry jam with pectin

Ingredients:

• 800 g of chokeberry;
• 200 ml of filtered water;
• 20 g pectin;
• 650 g granulated sugar.

Preparation:

1. Rowan berries are removed from the twigs. Carefully sorted out, separating the stalks. The fruits are laid out in a colander and washed under running water. Leave all the liquid in the glass.
2. The berries are transferred to a basin and crushed with a crush for making mashed potatoes, anyway they are passed through a meat grinder.
3. Water is poured into the resulting puree, granulated sugar is added. Put on medium heat and cook for about ten minutes, stirring constantly. Add pectin, stir thoroughly. After five minutes, hot jam is laid out on a sterile dry glass container and hermetically rolled up with tin lids.

Chokeberry jam with quince

Ingredients:

• 200 ml of filtered water;
• 1.5 kg of granulated sugar;
• 500 g of quince;
• 1 kg of black mountain ash.

Making jam from chokeberry with quince:

1. Remove rowan berries from the branches. Go through and clean them from the tails. Rinse and discard in a colander.
2. Put the berries in a bowl for making jam, pour in water and put on moderate heat. Cook until the fruits are tender. Add sugar, stir and cook for another ten minutes.
3. Wash the quince thoroughly, remove the core with seeds. Cut the fruit pulp into small pieces. Add quince to the bowl, stir and cook until tender. Kill everything with an immersion blender until smooth. Boil. Pack the hot delicacy in a clean, sterile glass container and roll up hermetically.

Black rowan and plum jam

Ingredients:

• 2 kg 300 g granulated sugar;
• 320 ml of filtered water;
• 610 g plums;
• 1 kg 500 g of chokeberry.

Preparation:

1. The plums are thoroughly washed, broken in half, removing the seeds. The rowan is sorted out, cleaned of all unnecessary and washed, laid out in a colander. Plums and berries are twisted in a meat grinder or chopped in a blender.
2. The berry-fruit mass is transferred to a basin, granulated sugar is added and water is poured in. Stir and put on medium heat.
3. As soon as the mass begins to boil, reduce the heating and cook for half an hour, stirring constantly. The finished delicacy is laid out hot in sterile, dry jars and hermetically rolled up.

Chokeberry jam for the winter: a recipe with lemon

Ingredients:

• 100 g of filtered water;
• 1/2 kg lemon;
• 1 kg of granulated sugar;
• 1 kg of black chokeberry.

Preparation:

1. Separate the berries from the twigs. Rinse the mountain ash thoroughly, changing the water several times.
2. Boil water in a saucepan. Put the prepared fruits in it and blanch for seven minutes. Discard the fruits in a colander.
3. Kill the berries in a blender and grind through a sieve. Add sugar, stir.
4. Wash the lemons, cut in half and squeeze the juice out of them. Pour it into the applesauce.Stir and put on slow heating. Bring to a boil and cook without stopping stirring for forty minutes. Pour hot jam into sterile jars and roll up tightly with lids.

Blackberry and orange jam

Ingredients:

• 250 ml of filtered water;
• 2 kg of granulated sugar;
• 2 large apples;
• 2 kg of oranges;
• 2 kg of black mountain ash.

Making black chokeberry and orange jam:

1. To sort out the rowan. Remove all spoiled berries. Strip off the tails. Wash the fruit and place in a heavy-bottomed saucepan.
2. Wash oranges, wipe with a napkin. Using a grater, remove the zest from the citrus fruits. Cut off the white skin with a knife. Divide the oranges into wedges and remove the seeds. Cut the pulp into pieces.
3. Peel the apples, cut the core. Cut the fruit into cubes. Put oranges and apples in a saucepan, add half of the sugar and keep on low heat until the sugar dissolves. Arrange with berries and stir.
4. Combine the remaining sugar with water and cook the syrup until the crystals dissolve. Combine with the rest of the ingredients, stir and cook for half an hour over low heat. Kill everything with a submersible blender, wait for boiling and pack the treat into jars, having previously sterilized them. Roll up hermetically.

Chokeberry jam with vanilla

Ingredients:

• 10 g vanillin;
• 500 ml of filtered water;
• 2 kg 500 g sugar;
• 2 kg of black mountain ash.

Preparation:

1. Remove the berries from the branches, sort out, peel off the tails and cover with cold water for ten minutes. Then rinse thoroughly and discard in a colander.
2. Boil water in a saucepan. Pour the prepared berries into it and blanch for five minutes. Add sugar. While stirring, bring the mixture to a boil. Cook the berries over low heat for another quarter of an hour. Remove the pot from the hotplate. Grind the contents with an immersion blender until smooth. Cool completely.
3. Put the container on the fire again and cook for 15 minutes, stirring constantly. Add vanillin. Stir. As soon as the first signs of boiling appear on the surface, pack the treat into sterilized jars and roll up with tin lids. Wrap with warm cloth and cool.

Chokeberry jam in a slow cooker

Ingredients:

• 1 liter of drinking water;
• 2 kg of granulated sugar;
• 2 kg of black mountain ash.

Preparation:

1. Sort out the rowan berries, cut off the tails and rinse thoroughly. Place the prepared fruits in a saucepan with boiling water and blanch for ten minutes. Throw the rowan in a colander. Mash the berry with a crush.
2. Transfer the resulting puree to a multicooker pan, add granulated sugar on top. Leave for half an hour for the rowan to let the juice out. Close the lid. Start the extinguishing program. Set the time for forty minutes.
3. Put the ready-made jam hot in sterile dry jars and tighten hermetically with tin lids. Turn over, cover with a warm cloth and leave to cool completely.

Rules for storing chokeberry jam

Jam is recommended to be stored in a cool dry place. This could be a cellar or a pantry. To keep the workpiece as long as possible, the jars and lids must be sterilized. The delicacy is laid out only hot and immediately rolled up. Check the tightness and cool by wrapping it in a warm cloth.

Conclusion

Chokeberry jam, prepared according to any recipe, will turn out delicious, thick and, importantly, healthy. Eating just a couple of spoons of treats every day, you can strengthen your immune system, which is very important in winter and off-season. Blackberry and apple jam is especially tasty.

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