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It's no secret that for many, the most delicious jam from childhood is raspberry jam. And drinking tea with raspberry jam on a winter evening to keep warm is a sacred thing. For such a case, it is worth spending a few minutes to prepare an unusually tasty raspberry jam without cooking for the winter. It retains almost all the beneficial properties of raspberries, and the aroma and taste cheer you up, returning you to the warm, colorful summer.
Useful properties of raw raspberry jam for the winter
Any housewife who makes preparations for the winter will definitely stock up on several cans of raspberry jam not only to enjoy the aroma and taste of her favorite berries in winter, but also in case someone gets sick. Raw jam is prepared without boiling. Without heat treatment, all their benefits remain in the berries.
Fresh raspberries contain natural aspirin, so they can lower body temperature and reduce inflammation from colds during the cold season. Children will especially like this medicine. The high content of vitamin C helps to strengthen the immune system. Raspberries contain enough copper to act as a natural antidepressant.
In taste and aroma, raw raspberry jam is not inferior to fresh berries. Regular consumption of berries stimulates the digestive system, normalizes blood pressure, and relieves headaches.
How to make raspberry jam without boiling
The main ingredients of uncooked raspberry jam for the winter are berries and sugar. Sugar, depending on desire and recipe, can be taken in proportion to berries from 1: 1 to 1: 2, increasing its volume. Its amount depends on the variety and ripeness of the raspberry, as well as on the quality of the sweetener itself.
Since heat treatment is absent in this recipe, the raspberries for jam without boiling should be ripe, but dry and whole, so that it can be seen that it is not spoiled or sour.
It is not recommended to wash fresh raspberries under running water in order not to damage them. Better to put them in a colander and put them in a pot of water. Move slightly up and down and remove, allowing water to drain through the holes. Pour the raspberries onto paper towels and wait until the water is absorbed.
Grind raspberries for jam without cooking for the winter with a potato crush, plastic pestle, spoon or blender at low speeds. You can use a meat grinder. But raspberries are a soft berry and can be easily chopped by hand. So, it will remain more natural.
For storing raspberry jam without cooking for the winter, the product is placed in glass jars of various sizes and covered with nylon or metal lids. Banks are pre-washed, sterilized, lids are also washed and poured over with boiling water.
Raspberry jam recipes without cooking for the winter
The basis of raw jam for the winter is simple - it is grated berries with sugar. But even from this, each housewife can make something unusual, mixing different varieties of berries and changing the taste with additional ingredients. Below are some options for making raspberry jam without cooking for the winter, which will help diversify your tea drinking on cold winter evenings.
A simple recipe for raspberry jam without cooking
The ingredients of this jam and the recipe are very simple. There is nothing difficult in making raspberry jam without cooking for the winter. The cooking time will be 30 minutes. The infusion time is 4-6 hours.
Ingredients:
- raspberries - 500 g;
- granulated sugar - 500 g.
Preparation:
- Sort the raspberries, peel them of debris and stalks, put in a container for making jam and grind with a blender or manually with a pusher until smooth.
- Pour all the sugar on top and mix thoroughly.
- Put in a warm place for 4-6 hours. Stir the mass periodically, accelerating the process of dissolving the sweetener.
- When it is completely dissolved, put the jam in prepared jars, tighten the lids and send it to the refrigerator or basement for long storage.
You should not keep the jam warm for a long time. Otherwise, it may start to sour. The use of raspberry dessert is very wide. In addition to adding to tea, it can be added to yogurt, cereals, served with pancakes and pancakes, toasts, and decorate cakes and pies.
Uncooked raspberry jam for the winter with pectin
The pectin in raspberry jam for the winter acts as a thickener and makes its color irresistibly red. This recipe uses less sugar than usual, so it works well for those who are on a diet and are afraid of extra calories.
Ingredients:
- raspberries - 2 kg;
- sugar - 1.2 kg;
- pectin - 30 g.
Preparation:
- Combine pectin with sugar and mix well. Thus, it will not set in lumps when it enters the liquid.
- Lightly mash raspberries with a crush and add the prepared mixture. To mix everything.
- Let it brew for several hours, stirring regularly.
- After pouring into sterilized jars, close.
Pectin jam is similar in consistency to jelly, does not have a sugary-sweet taste and retains the raspberry flavor well.
Raw raspberry and red currant jam
The combination of raspberries and currants in non-boiled jam gives a rich set of useful vitamins. And sweet raspberries get a little sourness from currants. This recipe is for those who don't like sugary sweet desserts but love raspberries.
You will need:
- raspberries - 1 kg;
- red currant - 1 kg;
- sugar - 2-3 kg.
Step by step cooking:
- Prepare the berries - peel the raspberries, sort them out, wash the currants and dry them with a paper towel.
- Grind with a blender or use a meat grinder.
- Put the resulting mass in a saucepan or basin and sprinkle with sugar.
- Mix thoroughly and leave for several hours. Stir every half hour, lifting from the bottom up.
- When the jam has become homogeneous, it can be laid out in sterile jars and sent to a cold place for storage.
Since there is a lot of pectin in the currants, the jam will turn out to be somewhat jelly-like. It can be eaten as a standalone dessert, added to ice cream, and decorated with pies.
Raspberry jam with blueberries without cooking
Blueberries and raspberries in equal proportions will make the pre-cooked jam for the winter very useful, tasty and beautiful.
Required products:
- raspberries - 1 kg;
- fresh blueberries - 1 kg;
- granulated sugar - 2.5 kg.
How to cook:
- Sort out the berries. If the raspberries are from your garden and they are clean, then you do not need to wash them. Wash the blueberries and drain the water through a colander.
- Grind the berries in a convenient way until smooth.
- Transfer to cooked dishes.
- Pour in all the sugar and actively stir everything.
- Pour the jam into a glass container and seal with lids.
Throughout the winter, you can drink tea with jam, an equal to which can hardly be found, given the benefits and taste of berries.
Raspberry jam with lemon without cooking
Such preparation without cooking for the winter is called "raspberry-lemon". The number of ingredients in the recipe is based on the yield of the final product for two 1 liter cans.
Products you need:
- raspberries - one liter jar;
- lemon - 1 pc.;
- sugar - 1.6-2 kg.
How to make jam:
- Grind raspberries in mashed potatoes using a meat grinder or crush.
- Wash the lemon, rinse with boiling water and also turn into mashed potatoes along with the skin and seeds.
- Mix both mashed potatoes and add sugar there. Stir until sugar dissolves.
- Arrange in prepared glass containers.
The sweetness of raspberries in this no-boil jam for the winter is complemented by the sour taste of lemon. Dessert is good to use for colds or add to water, making a healing refreshing drink.
Calorie content of raw raspberry jam
The preservative in this jam is sugar. Its amount is usually slightly higher than in jam obtained using heat treatment. 100 g of raspberries with sugar in a ratio of 1: 1.5 contains 257.2 kcal.
Terms and conditions of storage
Raw raspberry jam for the winter, which is fresh berries with sugar, can be stored for up to 6 months in a low-temperature room - in the refrigerator or basement. To do this, the jam should be packaged in prepared glass jars and closed with lids treated with boiling water. How long it does not ferment also depends on the amount of sugar in it. Closer to spring, jars of jam can be transferred to the balcony, especially if it is insulated.
Some housewives advise storing uncooked jams with a low sugar content in the freezer in winter. But in this case, it is laid out in plastic cups and covered with cling film.
Conclusion
Anyone can make raspberry jam without cooking for the winter. You do not need special skill for this, the composition is minimal, labor costs too. Only homemade jams from all natural products, without chemical preservatives and with proper sterility can have a real natural taste and a delicate raspberry aftertaste.
