Blueberry jam: traditional and fast recipes

Blueberries - the berry is very tasty and valuable in its vitamin and mineral composition. It grows in the most diverse forests of our country and is considered very accessible. Something it reminds blueberries, both in taste and appearance, just a little less sweet and bigger. And the content of vitamin C blueberry and completely ahead of it - once in 5. Among the particularly valuable properties of this berry - the therapeutic effect that it has on the body: capillary and anti-inflammatory, as well as antipyretic. It is believed that it is able to reduce blood sugar and is useful in diabetes, as well as gastritis with a low degree of acidity. Eat it not only in fresh form, for example, it is very common for blueberry jam. It has a pleasant sweet and sour taste and a gentle consistency.

The traditional recipe for jam

How to make blueberry jam yourself? To make it is not more difficult, than any other - crimson, strawberry, cherry, etc. For one kilogram of berry you need somewhere 4 cups of sugar. First you need to make a syrup. Pour water into the pot (about 1.5-1.75 cups for the indicated amount of sugar), boil and cook, stirring, until the sugar and thickening dissolve.

Blueberries to sort out, rinse several times and pour the prepared syrup. She must stand for a while-an hour or two. Then put the saucepan on low heat and cook until the berries are boiled. If desired, in the process of cooking, you can add lemon juice and spices, such as cloves. With them, jam from blueberries will turn out more aromatic and more interesting to taste. It remains only to pour it on the banks and roll up.

A quick way to cook blueberry jam

The previous recipe is suitable for harvesting for the winter. And if you want to eat something delicious and useful for an evening tea party, then you can go another way - to prepare a jam of blueberries in a multivariate. This device is now widely used by housewives and can make a variety of different dishes. Baking is not the most exotic of them. In order to make jam, you need to use one of the following modes - "Quenching" or "Soup". The cooking time should be at least an hour.

The right amount of berries wash and dry. Sugar pre-dissolve so that it does not stick to the walls of the bowl. At 250 grams, you need a glass of sugar, dissolved in 100 grams of water. Fold the blueberry in the capacity of the multivark, fill with this syrup and select the desired mode. From time to time, you need to open the lid and stir the jam with a silicone spatula, and also remove the foam. By consistency, the blueberry jam in the multivarquet will turn out to be somewhat different than that prepared in the traditional way. It will be less viscous, viscous. However, there will be more vitamins in it, and less trouble. Most of all, when you need to quickly come up with a dessert for tea.

Other variations

If desired, you can also prepare a berry variety, for example, blueberry, blueberry and blackberry jam. It combines well with these berries and raspberries, and currants. A pleasant taste will give the jam a sweet and sour apple, and cherry. The proportions are the same, just part of the blueberry will need to be replaced with the selected fruits.