Apple jam is a dessert made from apples with sugar and other ingredients. It can be thick or liquid, sweet or sweet and sour, depending on the recipe.
Apples of different varieties are suitable for jam, but it is better to choose firm and not too juicy fruits. Jam can be prepared in different ways: traditional, fast or in a multivarka. The finished product is poured into sterilized jars and closed with lids.
Store apple jam should be stored in a cool, dark place.
Let’s tell you how to make apple jam without thickeners
Ingredients:
- apples – 1 kg;
- sugar – 800 g;
- citric acid – 1/3 tsp;
- water – 3 tbsp.
Preparation of apple jam:
Clean the apples from the seed pods and cut into thin small slices. Pour water into a saucepan and put the apples, pour 200 grams of sugar into it.
Stir and cook the apples over medium heat for 5 minutes. Pour another 200 grams of sugar, along with citric acid, stir and cook for 5 minutes.
Also do with the remaining 400 grams of sugar, pour and cook for 5 minutes each time. Then remove the jam into jars and let it cool down.
It turns out sweet delicious apple jam. In the recipe you can replace citric acid with lemon juice, you will need to squeeze it out of half a lemon.
