Making homemade plum jam is a great way to preserve the flavor of seasonal plums throughout the year.
This traditional recipe provides a simple procedure that allows you to enjoy the sweet taste of this fruit without unnecessary preservatives.
Homemade plum jam is ideal for pastries and cakes.When preparing it, follow this recipe from the Moja kućina Tanja YouTube channel.
Why is it worth making jam at home?
Homemade plum jam without added preservatives and artificial dyes has several indisputable advantages over purchased ones:
Freshness and natural taste: Plums processed immediately after harvesting retain their full aroma and taste.They do not contain any added sugars or other artificial substances that could change their original taste.
Quality ingredients: You choose the plums and other ingredients yourself, so you can be sure that your jam will be made from quality and fresh ingredients.Controlled amount of sugar: You can adjust the amount of sugar according to your own taste, resulting in a jam with a lower calorie content.
No preservatives: Homemade jam does not contain any artificial preservatives that could negatively affect your health.
Higher nutritional value: In homemade jams, a greater amount of vitamins and minerals are preserved, which are often lost during industrial processing.
Original flavors: You can experiment with different types of plums, add spices or other fruits to get a unique and original jam.
For homemade jam we need:
plums.
granulated sugar.
Rule: Use 200 g of granulated sugar for every 1 kg of plums.
Procedure:
We take plums, wash them thoroughly and pit them. .
We put them in a suitable container and cover them with sugar. .
This is how we leave them to stand overnight..
The plums release their juice and the sugar dissolves. .
The next day, mix everything thoroughly, put it in a pot and put it on the stove. .
Turn on high heat until the plums begin to boil, then reduce the heat and cook for 60 minutes. .
We mix so that our plums don’t burn.
After 60 minutes, the plums should be cooked enough and now it’s time to blend them with an immersion blender..
After mixing them boil for 20 minutes and remove from the stove..
Sterilize the jars in the oven 30 minutes at 60 °C. .
Pour the finished jam while still hot into hot glasses. .
We immediately close the glasses with clean new lids. .
Then we turn them upside down and let them cool. .
Store them in a cellar or other dark and cool place..
You can watch the entire procedure in the attached video.
Bon appetit!
