Mint Jam: Recipes for Mint Dessert with Strawberries, Lemons, Basil, Cucumbers

Preparation of ingredients

Initially, mint should be washed well and sorted out, removing damaged and wilted leaves. If a variety is used that has glossy leaves, the dust is shaken off very quickly. If the leaves are fleecy, it is recommended to sort out each one by rinsing under running water.

For a long time, flowers and herbs were harvested for the winter. Peppermint has long been known for its medicinal properties, in particular, it relieves headaches, removes signs of fatigue and has a positive effect on the immune system. Consumption may be harmful to those who are allergic to this fragrant herb.

Video “Mint Jam Recipe”

In this video you will learn how to make delicious mint jam.

Recipes with step by step instructions

Классический

For a classic recipe, you need to take 120 g of fresh mint leaves, 600 g of sugar, 70 ml of liquid pectin, 500 ml of apple cider vinegar, 250 ml of filtered water and 2 drops of green food coloring:

1. Rinse the leaves and dry in a sieve. Lightly crush with your hands and chop coarsely. Transfer the raw materials to the pan, cover with sugar, mix thoroughly and leave for 30 minutes.
2. Add water and vinegar, put the mass on a small fire. As soon as there are signs that the mass is boiling, pour in the pectin and dye.
3. Turn off the fire after one minute. Pour the mass through gauze, pour into clean jars. Place a sheet of parchment under the lid and roll up.

With strawberry

To cook strawberry-mint jam, you need 1,1 kg of sugar, 1 kg of strawberries, 200 g of mint leaves and 40 ml of lemon juice:

1. Select strawberries, place in a container with cool water, leave for 15 minutes.
2. Rinse well again and pat dry.
3. If large berries come across, cut them into several pieces so that the strawberries are about the same size.
4. Place sugar, lemon juice and strawberries in a bowl for cooking. Rinse the leaves, dry and do not cut. Add to the mixture, mix gently.
5. Cover with a lid, leave for 12 hours. After the mixture is infused, put the container on the fire and bring to a boil.
6. Reduce the heat and simmer the mixture for another 15 minutes. Allow the mass to cool completely and repeat again. Pour hot jam into jars and seal.

With basil

To prepare a savory and healthy treat, you will need 220 g of fresh mint leaves, 400 g of sugar, 90 g of basil, 5 g of citric acid and 300 ml of water.

Instructions:

1. Rinse the mint leaves and place them on a towel to dry.
2. Place in a container, cover with half the sugar and leave for 5-6 hours to get juice.
3. Prepare sweet syrup: mix water and sugar, put on a small fire, bring to a homogeneous mass.
4. Pour the finished syrup into the mint mass, leave again for 6 hours.
5. Boil the mixture for 8 minutes, after this time add finely chopped basil.
6. Simmer for another 5 minutes, remove from heat and leave to cool for 3 hours.
7. Pass through gauze, boil and pour into clean containers.

with lemons

Lemon mint confiture consists of 1 kg of granulated sugar, 2 lemons, 500 ml of water and 250 g of mint leaves.

Cooking steps:

1. Rinse the leaves, put on a towel to dry.
2. Finely chop the mint.
3. Dip the lemons for 1 minute in boiling water, wipe and chop into pieces, after removing the seeds.
4. Mix citruses and mint, pour in water, put the mixture on the stove.
5. Cook for 15 minutes after boiling, leave for 20 hours in a cool and dark room.
6. After the specified period of time, repeat the heat treatment, pass the hot mixture through 4 layers of gauze.
7. Boil and pour into clean jars.

With cucumbers

A fragrant and special jam will turn out, which combines mint and cucumbers. For him, use 500 g of medium cucumbers, 100 ml of water, 90 g of mint, 50 ml of lemon juice, 20 g of jelly mixture and 200 g of sugar.

The cooking process is as follows:

1. Rinse cucumbers, dry dry and cut into slices.
2. Pour in half the sugar, stir and leave for 5 hours.
3. Cut mint leaves, put in a container, add water.
4. Boil and leave for 3 hours.
5. Put the container with cucumbers on fire, cook for 20 minutes from the moment of boiling.
6. Remove the liquid from the mint, grind the leaves in a blender to a mushy state.
7. Mix the jelly with the remaining sugar, pour into the cucumbers, adding mint and lemon juice.
8. Cook for 15 minutes, the finished delicacy should be thick, similar to jam.
9. Roll into banks.

It is worth noting that the delicacy will not be so rich if the mint leaves are not initially infused in granulated sugar. You also need to use mint, which was collected no earlier than 4 days.

Only fresh raw materials retain all the useful properties that remain even after heat treatment.

For maximum benefit to the body, it is better to collect the plant in the period from June to July.