Pumpkin, apples and lemon are healthy and rich in vitamins. The yellow-orange color of pumpkin jam with apples and lemon will cheer you up. This jam is very tasty due to the aroma of apples and a unique lemon flavor.
It is necessary
- - pumpkin 500 g
- - apples 700 g
- - sugar 500 g
- - lemon 1 pc.
Instructions
Step 1
Prepare pumpkin for cooking jam. It must be washed, peeled. Remove the soft part with the seeds with a spoon from the inside. Then remove the entire soft part from the walls of the pumpkin. Cut this soft part of the pumpkin into slices.
Put the pumpkin pieces in a small saucepan. Pour in quite a bit of water. We cover with a lid and wait for the water to boil. We make sure that the pumpkin does not burn. Simmer over low heat for 10 minutes.
Step 2
Now let's prepare the apples. They must be washed and peeled, and the seeds removed. Then we cut the apples into pieces. We put them in cold water so that they do not darken. We check the readiness of the pumpkin, it should become soft. Add apples to the pumpkin and continue to simmer, gently stirring everything. Simmer for 10-20 minutes. You should make a puree. Add sugar and cook for another 10 minutes.
Step 3
Wash the lemon and grate the zest. Try to rub only the yellow rind. Cut off the white peel of the lemon and discard. Cut the lemon pulp into small pieces. We remove the seeds.
Add lemon and zest to the main mass of pumpkin and apples. Add sugar gradually. Cook for another 10 minutes.
Step 4
We take jars, they must be sterilized. We put the jam in jars to the very top, cover with lids and roll up. We turn the cans over with the lids down. After the jars have cooled, we transfer them to a cool place.
