The best recipes for hawthorn jam with and without seeds

Preparation of ingredients

When preparing hawthorn jam and jam (confiture), it is important to follow certain rules:

1. The size and ripeness of the berries. You only need ripe fruits. If you do not grind the berries, then it is better to choose the largest ones.
2. Put on gloves before starting your dessert. Hawthorn has an unpleasant property to color the skin brownish.
3. The berries must be sorted out, excluding those with traces of damage or stains.
4. Do not forget to thoroughly rinse the berries under running water and dry them.

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Simple and clear recipes

Choosing the right hawthorn jam recipe can sometimes be tricky. Here we look at five of the most popular recipes that even gourmets will love.

With bones

It is believed that hawthorn jam with seeds is much more beneficial, since it is in these very seeds that there are substances that help to improve the condition of hair, skin and nails. In addition, it is the presence of seeds in the berries that gives the taste a certain zest. Do not be afraid to leave the seeds - if the jam is cooked correctly, they soften.

For cooking you will need:

• 1 kg of berries;
• 1 kg of sugar;
• 1 pack of vanilla sugar
• some citric acid.

Now let's move on to the description of the cooking process:

1. Prepare berries: sort out, rinse under running water and dry properly.
2. The next step is to prepare the syrup. To do this, you need to mix sugar with water and put the poured mixture on fire. Remember to stir the brew while cooking to prevent it from burning. You need to cook until the sugar dissolves and the syrup itself becomes transparent.
3. As soon as the syrup starts to boil, place the berries in a saucepan and boil again, not forgetting to stir.
4. Remove from heat and let it brew properly, placing it in a dark place for 12 hours.
5. After this time, put your mixture on the fire again, and do not forget to add the remaining ingredients - vanillin and citric acid. Cook for 25 minutes.
6. Now you need to let the jam cool, then roll it up in jars.

Seedless

There is also a great recipe for pitted hawthorn jam. While it will take a little more work to make this dessert than the previous one, it is undoubtedly worth it.

First, let's define what you need to make this delicious dessert:

• 1 kg of berries;
• 0.5 l of water;
• 1 kg of sugar;
• 2 g citric acid.

Now let's figure out what the procedure should be:

1. Prepare the berries by rinsing them under running water and carefully sorting them out.
2. Fill them with water, place them on the stove and cook until the berries are soft enough.
3. Let your brew cool, then drain and strain.
4. Now we get rid of the seeds: rub the berries through a sieve so that only the pulp remains, and the seeds are eliminated.
5. Put the resulting "puree" in a basin and pour the broth, and then add sugar.
6. Now place the mixture on the stove and cook until your dessert starts to stick to the bottom.
7. Now the final touch is to add citric acid.
8. After the jam has cooled, you can roll it into jars.

With black currant

Now we will tell you a recipe for a very tasty and healthy jam that will help fight colds. This is a dessert made from hawthorn and currant.

You will need:

• 1.5 kg of sugar;
• 1 kg of hawthorn;
• 150 g currant puree;
• 0.5 l of water.

Now let's move on to the description of the recipe itself:

1. Prepare the berries.
2. Take 400 g of sugar and sprinkle with berries.
3. Leave to infuse for a day, and after this time, add the remaining sugar and pour the resulting mixture with water.
4. Put all this on the stove and boil.
5. After the mixture boils, add the currant puree to the pan.
6. Cook again until the dessert is finished.
7. Cool the resulting mixture and pour into jars.

With cranberries

A very interesting recipe for hawthorn jam with cranberries. This jam combines great benefits and a pleasant taste, which is obtained by mixing these two berries.

For cooking you will need:

• 1 kg of hawthorn;
• 0.5 kg of cranberries;
• 1 kg of sugar.

The procedure should be as follows:

1. First you need to cook sweet syrup (sugar + water).
2. After waiting for the syrup to boil, place the previously washed cranberries and hawthorn berries in a saucepan.
3. Cook the mixture for about 10 minutes.
4. Remove the pan from the heat and let stand for about the same.
5. Place the saucepan over the heat again and simmer for 5 minutes.
6. Cool and pour into sterilized jars.

With apples

The last recipe will be useful for those with liver and kidney problems, as this dessert contains a lot of vitamin A.

You will need:

• 1.5 kg of sugar;
• 1 kg of berries;
• 150 g applesauce.

Now the recipe itself:

1. First you need to prepare the fruits themselves.
2. Sprinkle them with 400 g of sugar and place in a dark place for 24 hours.
3. Add 1 kg of sugar and pour over the mixture with water.
4. Place the saucepan on the stove, bring to a boil, simmer for a minute or two.
5. Now you should place the applesauce in the mixture.
6. Boil again for a few minutes.
7. Cool and roll up.

These are the five most popular hawthorn dessert recipes. Any of them will be a great treat for you and your family, and healthy vitamins will keep you from colds.