How to cook jam from leaves, rosehip berries

Rosehip jam has a rich chemical composition. The beneficial substances in the dessert are completely preserved. Harvesting for the winter is most often done according to the classic recipe, you can add citrus fruits or apples. If there is no fresh raw materials, dry berries of the culture are also suitable for cooking. Jam can be served as a dessert or used for medicinal purposes. This is especially true during seasonal viral infections.

The benefits of rosehip jam

The rich chemical composition of rose hips has found application in traditional and folk medicine.

After heat treatment, the berries lose part of their vitamin composition, but micro- and macroelements remain completely

The culture belongs to multivitamin plants. After heat treatment, the following beneficial substances are preserved in rosehip jam:

1. Vitamin C. Its concentration is much higher than in lemon or black currant. Vitamin C is an essential element for strengthening immunity and blood formation.
2. A and E have antioxidant properties. These components improve the condition of the skin, restore the structure of hair and nails, normalize blood circulation, and improve vision.
3. Phylloquinone is a rare substance found in plant products. Vitamin K aids in the absorption of calcium, which is essential for bone tissue.
4. After processing, the concentration of vitamins B1, B2, PP becomes lower than in fresh fruits. But this is enough to make up for the deficit in the body in winter.

In addition to vitamins, jam contains other elements:

1. Iron... The macronutrient increases the level of hemoglobin, which is responsible for transporting oxygen to all organs. Iron is involved in the production of pancreatic hormones. Without it, vitamins of group B are poorly absorbed.
2. Potassium, magnesium, calcium... These elements are essential for strengthening the cardiovascular system.
3. Sodium... This substance helps to improve the functioning of the digestive tract and genitourinary system.
4. Phosphorus... Strengthens tooth enamel, bone structure, normalizes kidney function.

Rosehip grows throughout Russia, there are no problems with collecting its fruits

Selection and preparation of ingredients

Any variety is suitable for making dessert. You can use wild or cultivated fruits. The shape of the berries does not matter. Jam from white (multi-flowered) rose hips, which is often used in ornamental gardening, will have a more intense color due to the burgundy color of the fruit. But it is more difficult to procure raw materials. Tall, climbing shrub completely covered with long thorns and small fruits.

It is better to give preference to medium-sized varieties with large berries. In this regard, the marine round rosehip or a young wild-growing forest species is ideal.

A few tips for the selection and procurement of raw materials:

1. All varieties ripen approximately in September-October. For dessert, take hard, slightly unripe fruits.The collection begins in the middle of summer. Soft berries will lose their shape during processing.
2. If the dessert is made from rosehip leaves, they are harvested in early summer, when the structure is soft and juicy.
3. Bushes located in a poor ecological zone are not suitable for harvesting raw materials.
4. The fruits are harvested together with the receptacle and the stalk.

Preparing berries for processing into jam is not difficult, but the work is painstaking and time-consuming:

1. The peduncle is manually separated from the fruit along with the hard fragments.
2. The receptacle is cut with a knife.
   
3. Divide the fruit into two parts.
4. Seeds are removed from each, along with fleecy fibers.
   
   

   You can use the sharp tip of a knife or a teaspoon, use the end of its handle to remove the core

Small villi can irritate the skin, it is better to protect your hands with rubber gloves. Then the berries are washed under the tap, especially the places where the seeds were.

How to make rosehip jam

Dessert recipes are enough to choose the right one. You can cook rosehip jam using additional ingredients or in the classic way. The technology of some recipes does not provide for seed removal. You can make jam from dried berries or plant leaves. The finished product is poured into sterilized jars and closed with heat-treated lids.

Classic recipe

Dessert requires a minimum set of ingredients:

• rose hips - 1 kg;
• sugar - 1 kg;
• water - 0.7 l.

Cooking technology:

1. The berries are placed in the cooking container.
2. Pour in water, put on the stove.
3. After the beginning of boiling, stand for 5–7 minutes.
4. The berries are taken out with a slotted spoon, put in a separate bowl.
5. Sugar is poured into the water where the workpiece was cooked.
6. They make a syrup and put the fruits in it.
7. Boil for 15 minutes, turn off the heat, leave the mass to cool completely. It will take 5-6 hours.
8. The boiling procedure is repeated twice.

Hot jam is laid out in jars and sealed.

To make the jam with syrup, add water during cooking

Dry rosehip jam recipe

The dry fruits of the plant are used to make drinks or infusions. If desired, you can make jam from them.

Recipe:

1. The fruits are washed, poured with cold water and left for a day.
2. During this time, the pulp will be saturated with liquid, and the berry will become elastic.
3. It will be problematic to remove seeds from such fruits, therefore, the stalk and the black dry area in the upper part are removed.
4. Put the workpiece in a cooking container, fill it with water so that it is 1 cm above the level of the fruit.
5. Boil over low heat for 20 minutes.
6. The berry is taken out, its quantity is measured. Sugar is taken in the same dosage.
7. It is poured into the water in which the fruits were boiled, and syrup is made.
8. The berries are poured into the hot liquid and removed from the heat (do not boil).
9. After 12 hours, boil for 15 minutes, set aside for another 12 hours. The procedure is repeated three times.

Hot jam is packed in jars

To make the mass homogeneous, the berries, after cleaning from seeds, can be crushed using a meat grinder.

Rosehip 5-Minute Jam Recipe

If there is no time to prepare winter preparations, you can use the recipe for five-minute jam. Required Ingredients:

• processed rose hips - 2 cans of 0.5 liters each;
• sugar - 1 kg;
• water - 100 ml.

How to make jam:

1. Pour sugar into the pan, add water. Syrup is prepared over low heat.
2. They put the workpiece in it, let it boil, cook for another 5 minutes. Turn off the stove.
3. Leave the jam for 2 hours. The boiling process is repeated twice.

The product is poured into containers, closed, insulated for a day.

According to this recipe, parts of the fruit remain intact, and short heat treatment does not destroy the beneficial elements in the dessert.

Sea rose jam recipe

The main accumulation of sea rose hips is observed in Primorye, as well as on the Black and Azov coasts. This is the best type of crop for processing. The bushes are low, there are practically no thorns, and the berries are round and very large.

To make round rosehip jam, you will need the following components:

• berries - 1.5 kg;
• sugar - 1.5 kg;
• water - 200 ml.

If the fruits are very large, they can be minced with a meat grinder. The mass is combined with syrup and boiled for 15 minutes, set aside for 3 hours. Cook again for at least 20 minutes.

Dessert preparation technology with pieces:

1. Boil the syrup.
2. Pour the processed fruits.
3. The workpiece is infused for about 12 hours.
4. The liquid is drained, boiled and returned to the berries.
5. Let stand for another 6 hours. Cook until the pieces are transparent.
6. Roll up in banks.

The duration of the repeated boiling of raw materials depends on the desired consistency of the dessert.

Rosehip jam with seeds

For this recipe, a white rosehip with small seeds is suitable.

Components:

• sugar - 800 g;
• water - 150 ml;
• fruits - 800 g.

Recipe:

1. The receptacle and the peduncle are removed from the rosehip. The berries are cut into two parts. The seeds are not touched.
2. Boil the syrup. Berries are added to it, boiled for 5-7 minutes.
3. Leave until the next day.
4. Boil again, insist.

On the third day after a five-minute boil, they are poured into jars.

Berries canned with seeds retain all the nutrients

Rosehip Leaf Jam Recipe

The foliage contains nutrients, which is why it is also used to make dessert. Required components:

• leaves - 1 kg;
• sugar - 600 g;
• water - 80 ml;
• citric acid - 5 g;
• raspberries - 300 g.

Technology:

1. The leaves are washed and poured with boiling water.
2. Raspberries are interrupted with a blender.
3. Boil a thick syrup, add raspberries to it, boil for 10 minutes.
4. Leaves are poured with a lot, mixed, insisted for 4-6 hours.
5. Place the container with the workpiece on the stove. After boiling, incubate for 10 minutes.
6. Poured into jars and sealed with lids.

Raspberries add color to the product and thicken the syrup

Rosehip jam recipe in a slow cooker

A multicooker recipe doesn't take long to cook. Required Ingredients:

• sugar - 500 g;
• lemon - ½ pc.;
• fruits - 700 g.

Cooking sequence:

1. The berries, along with sugar, are placed in a bowl.
2. Set the device to the "Extinguishing" mode (1.5 hours).
3. 10 minutes before the end of the program, lemon juice is added to the mass.

They are laid out in banks and rolled up.

In the finished dessert, the pieces remain intact, and the syrup turns out to be thick

Rosehip jam with orange

Citruses add a pleasant freshness to sweet desserts. Required components:

• processed fruits - 1.4 kg;
• orange - 2 pcs.;
• sugar - 1 kg;
• water - 200 ml.

Recipe algorithm:

1. The orange is cut into pieces, the seeds are removed, and crushed together with the zest until smooth.
2. Syrup is prepared from sugar and water.
3. Berries and citrus are added to the liquid.
4. At the minimum mode (the mass should barely boil), stand for 30 minutes. For the thickness of the product, the time can be increased.

The jam is sealed in jars and insulated until it cools completely.

Orange gives a yellowish color and pleasant aroma to the finished dessert

How to make cranberry rosehip jam

To diversify the winter table, unusual recipes are used. For cooking you need:

• rosehip - 2 kg;
• cranberries - 1 kg;
• sugar - 2.5 kg;
• water - 0.7 l.

Preparation:

1. Only ripe cranberries are used. It is washed, ground with a blender until smooth.
2. The wild rose is put into a container, filled with water. Blanch for 7 minutes.
3. Prepare the syrup.
4. Rosehip is mixed with cranberries, put on the stove and boiled for 15 minutes.
5. Syrup is introduced into the mass, the jam is kept on fire until the desired density.

Dessert is rolled up in glass jars.

The jam turns out to be maroon, with a slight sourness in taste

How to make lemon rosehip jam

Citrus gives the dessert a pleasant aroma. Required components:

• lemon - 1 pc.;
• sugar - 1 kg;
• rose hips - 1 kg;
• water - 300 ml.

Cooking technology:

1. The processed berries are poured over with boiling water.
2. Grind with a meat grinder.
3. Pour sugar over the mass.
4. Cook until the desired thickness for 15-25 minutes.
5. Add lemon juice.

Packed in banks and rolled up.

Lemon is used as a preservative, so the jam is boiled once

Rosehip jam with apples for the winter

An interesting taste is obtained by adding apples to the dessert. The following ingredients are required:

• rosehip - 2 kg;
• sugar - 1 kg;
• apples - 1 kg.

How to make jam:

1. Apples are peeled from the core, peel and seeds. Cut into thin slices.
2. The workpiece is filled with sugar, left for 6 hours.
3. Put the container with apples on the fire, boil for 7 minutes. Insist 4-5 hours.
4. The apple preparation is re-sent for boiling. Rosehip is added, kept on fire for 15 minutes. Allow the mass to cool.
5. Dessert is cooked for 10-15 minutes, rolled up in containers.

The jam turns out to be light orange, with whole apple pieces

Terms and conditions of storage

The workpiece is placed in the basement or storage room. The main requirements for the place of storage are low humidity and temperature not higher than +10 0C. After removing the metal lid, the dessert is sent to the refrigerator. The shelf life of the product is 1.5–2 years, in the refrigerator - 2.5 months.

Conclusion

Rosehip jam is a delicious dessert with medicinal properties. Cooking technology does not require special material costs. The complexity of the process lies in the collection and processing of raw materials. The jam is stored for a long time in the basement. It is appreciated for its high content of useful and medicinal elements.

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