Aromatic jam from feijoa, a recipe with a photo

Feijoa occupies a special place among the subtropical fruit crops. This is a unique fruit and ornamental plant, whose native land is South America. Fruit trees also grow in the subtropical part of the Caucasus and Crimea. Feijoa is very popular among consumers due to valuable fruits with a wonderful taste (which is close to sour or sweet and sour) and aroma (in the smell of the fruit, the aroma of pineapple and strawberry is concentrated). Feijoa fruits have excellent taste qualities, and most importantly - contain a significant amount of biologically active substances (vitamins, organic acids, monosugars, bioflavonoids, amino acids and minerals).

What are the recipes from feijoa

The high content of pectin gives these exotic fruits therapeutic and prophylactic properties, and from the point of view of manufacturability, it determines good gelling of the product in the production of confiture, jam, jam. Therefore, the fruits of feijoa - a valuable raw material for obtaining quality canned fruit products. The most popular treat for future use is jam from feijoa.

Recipes of jam from feijoa quite a lot - they prepare jam with honey and walnuts, with lemon and nuts, with orange, with pears, with apples.

There are also differences in the way the jam is made. The so-called "raw" jam from feijoa means chopping fruits and infusion with sugar.This jam is quickly prepared, allows you to save the maximum amount of useful substances, but can be stored for no more than two months.

For the preparation of jam for future use, the fruits are ground and cooked with sugar and other ingredients, the finished mass is pasteurized.

A very delicious recipe for feijoa jam with apples. Such a delicacy is easily and quickly prepared, has a pleasant sweet and sour taste.

Recipe of jam from feijoa with apples, photo

So, the necessary ingredients (based on 400 g of ready-made jam):

• feijoa fruit - 200 g
• apple - 1 piece (medium size)
• sugar (optimum use of cane, which will give a caramel flavor to the prepared jam) - 150 g

Cooking method:

1. Fruits for the preparation of jam should be soft enough when pressing, without stains on the surface. If the fruits are not mature enough, leave them for a few days to ripen. Feijoa is well washed under running water, cut into pieces 2-3 cm in size, sprinkled with sugar and leave for 2 hours. In the recipes of jam from feijoa, there are often recommendations to clear the fruits from the skin. However, it is under the skin of the fruits and in the skin itself that a large number of biologically active substances are contained, so the fruit is not previously cleaned.
2. The apple is peeled, cut into pieces, added to the feijoa, add 50 ml of water. Stir the mixture thoroughly.
3. Cook with constant stirring for about an hour, after this time, beat the blender with a mass.
4. Aromatic jam from feijoa is transferred to pre-prepared jars and pasteurized for 10-15 minutes.

Tasty and very useful jam from feijoa ready! Bon Appetit!