Top 5 Lemon Jam Recipes

Preparing the ingredients

The jam is quick to make, taking about an hour. It's also convenient that the main ingredient is readily available, so you can make thick, beautiful, and flavorful jam any time of year. You'll also need a blender, as both the lemon peel and pulp need to be pureed. Otherwise, the peel will become candied, making it difficult to chew.

Citrus fruits grown for wholesale are often specially treated. A layer of wax or paraffin is applied to the lemon's surface, which is not washed off with cold water. Therefore, before cooking, it's important to wash the lemons in hot water, scrubbing them with a brush or sponge.

Video "Lemon Jam"

This video will show you how to make delicious lemon jam yourself, preserving all its beneficial properties.

Step-by-step recipes

Households use a variety of recipes, each with its own distinct cooking methods, ingredients, and quantities. This article provides step-by-step recipes that are quick and easy to prepare.

Classical

This jam preserves the maximum amount of vitamins, as the dessert is prepared without heat treatment of the citrus fruits. You'll need 1 kg of lemons and 1 kg of sugar.

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• pour boiling water over the fruits and rinse thoroughly;
• remove the stems and cut each lemon into 4 pieces;
• remove the seeds;
• Pass the lemon pieces through a meat grinder;
• add sugar and mix thoroughly;
• pour the mixture into sterilized jars and close with nylon lids;
• Store the treat in the refrigerator.

Lemon, grated through a meat grinder

The list of ingredients consists of 1 kg of lemons, 1.2 kg of granulated sugar and 350 ml of water.

Jam from lemons passed through a meat grinder is prepared as follows:

• remove the zest with a grater;
• separate the slices and remove the seeds;
• prepare syrup from sugar and water, bring to a boil, cook for 2–3 minutes and cool;
• Pass the citrus fruits through a meat grinder and place in a fireproof container;
• add zest and pour syrup;
• bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes;
• remove from heat for 1 hour;
• drain the syrup and boil it for 10 minutes;
• pour over citrus fruits and leave for 1 hour;
• Boil again for 20 minutes, pour into jars.

With zest

To make this recipe, you'll need 3 kg of lemons, 3 kg of sugar, and 600 ml of water. You can also use lime zest. Prepare the jam as follows:

• rinse the fruits with warm water;
• remove the zest with a sharp knife, cut the lemons into slices;
• pour hot water over the zest and boil for 10 minutes;
• drain the liquid, add clean water, boil and repeat draining and boiling again;
• Place the peel in a saucepan, add lemon wedges and sugar;
• Pour 1 glass of water and cook for 30 minutes.

Initially, you'll have a runny jam that needs time to thicken. Pour the finished mixture into jars and seal.

With honey

To make lemon-honey jam, you will need 700 g of lemons, 600 ml of water and 600 g of honey.

The process of cooking jam is as follows:

• wash the citrus fruits and place them in a single layer on the bottom of the pan;
• fill with water almost completely and put on fire;
• after the water boils, reduce the heat and simmer the lemons for 25 minutes;
• remove from heat and cool;
• Pour the citrus fruits into a blender and add the water they were boiled in;
• chop, but do not puree;
• transfer the mass into a container, add honey;
• bring to a boil, cook until the mixture becomes thicker;
• When the treat is ready, remove from heat, pour into jars and close.

With ginger

To make piquant ginger jam, you will need the following ingredients: 1 ginger root, 450 g sugar and 1 large lemon:

1. Wash the lemon and ginger root. Peel the root and cut into thin slices.
2. Dry the lemon and cut into rings.
3. Combine the ingredients in a container, add sugar.
4. Allow time for the granulated sugar to be absorbed, then place the mixture on the fire.
5. Boil for 30 minutes and pour into jars.

A few little tricks can make your jam even more delicious and healthy. It's recommended to pay attention to the following:

• It is better to use lemons without dents on the peel;
• To eliminate bitterness, remove the seeds;
• Due to the high acid content, the jam will keep for a long time in the refrigerator even under nylon lids;
• Lemon and ginger jam will serve not only as a dessert, but also as a delicious sauce for fish and meat.

It is also important to consider the proportions and adjust the acidity to your taste.