Seedless Hawthorn Jam

The scarlet rounded fruits of hawthorn, similar to wild roses, are known for their healing properties. In the home kitchen, you can cook delicious fruit drinks and compotes according to various recipes from them. Seedless hawthorn jam is an equally popular delicacy. It is not difficult to prepare it, the main thing is to remove the entire inner part of the fruit, which will take some time.

What is useful hawthorn jam

The autumn fruits of this shrub have a number of useful properties that are preserved in jam. The taste of scarlet berries resembles apple or pear. The only drawback is the hard bones that need to be removed to get a tasty treat.

Useful properties of hawthorn jam:

• improving the work of the cardiovascular system;
• strengthening blood vessels, improving blood flow;
• strengthening muscle tissue, preventing its degeneration;
• increase in tone and efficiency, removal of fatigue of the whole organism;
• jam is useful in winter during an exacerbation of viral infections;
• stabilizes pressure, especially high blood pressure, so hypotensive patients are not recommended to consume more than 250 g of this delicacy per day.

A healthy delicacy can be included in the diet of people of any age. There are practically no restrictions for its reception.

How to make seedless hawthorn jam

For hawthorn jam, berries of large-fruited varieties are suitable. They reach their final maturity in late September or early October. Well ripened, they are distinguished by dense pulp and bright red color. For the preparation of healthy jam, choose large fruits without damage. They have juicy, firm flesh, perfect for making a sweet treat.

How to remove pits from hawthorn

First of all, the fruits must be thoroughly washed. Then cut off the stem. There are several ways to remove the seeds from the pulp. It will be possible to quickly clean the hawthorn from seeds if you cut off the upper part and remove the box with seeds from the fruit with a sharp knife.

The second way:

1. Each berry must be cut off the top and bottom.
2. Then make a small incision along the fruit.
3. Open it with the tip of a knife or a small spoon and take out the seeds.

This work is troublesome and will take a lot of time, but the result is worth it. Seedless jam is convenient to eat without fear of choking on the seeds.

Classic hawthorn jam for the winter from seeds

There are several recipes for making pitted hawthorn jam. The simplest and least expensive is the classic one. To prepare it, you need to take only 2 ingredients – hawthorn fruits and sugar.

Classic Hawthorn Jam Ingredients:

• shrub fruits – 1 kg;
• sugar – 500 g;

This delicacy is prepared according to a simple recipe in several stages:

1. The fruits are washed, pitted and evenly distributed in a saucepan.
2. All sugar is poured onto the berries and evenly distributed.
3. The fruit-sugar mixture is left for 3-4 hours until the juice is released.
4. As soon as enough liquid appears in the pan, it is put on fire.
5. Cook the mixture until it boils over low heat. So that it does not burn, it is constantly stirred.
6. After boiling, the fire is reduced a little more and the mixture is simmered to a thick consistency.

As soon as a drop of jam becomes dense and stops spreading on a saucer, the dessert is ready. It is poured into jars and allowed to cool.

To create a vacuum that eliminates the appearance of bacteria, hot jars are turned upside down until they cool.

How to cook pitted hawthorn and currant jam

To make the taste of hawthorn jam more multifaceted and interesting, other berries are added to it according to the recipe. You can improvise endlessly, but it is better to add berries, which are famous for their beneficial properties. Diversify the taste and aroma of jam, and also add blackcurrant to it.

Ingredients for Jam Recipe:

• 1 kg of hawthorn berries;
• 1,4 kg of sugar;
• a glass of blackcurrant puree;
• 0,5 l pure water.

Jam with the addition of blackcurrant is prepared similarly to other recipes. But this one is more complicated, as the process goes through several stages.

Cooking algorithm according to the recipe:

1. Sort the hawthorn, wash thoroughly, remove the seeds.
2. Pour the fruits into a saucepan and add 2 cups of sugar without a slide. Leave the mixture for a day.
3. Then 1 kg of sugar and water are added to the pan with the sweet mixture.
4. Put the saucepan on the fire and bring to a boil over medium heat.
5. After boiling, currant puree is added to the mixture and cooked over low heat until thick.

The recipe remains unchanged.

When making pitted hawthorn jam, you can use the recipes with the video:

How to cook seedless hawthorn jam with vanilla

To make jam according to this recipe, syrup is first made. It should turn out fragrant with a sweet and sour taste, since in addition to water and sugar, vanillin and citric acid are added to it.

Ingredients:

• 1 kg of hawthorn;
• 1 kg of granulated sugar;
• a bag of vanillin;
• 2 cup of water;
• 2,5 g of lemon.

First, prepare the syrup: water is mixed with a glass of sugar and boiled over medium heat until boiling. Vanillin and lemon are added to the slightly cooled solution, mix thoroughly.

Preparation of hawthorn jam:

1. Sort the berries, wash, separate the seeds.
2. Pour the berries into a saucepan, add the remaining sugar and pour over the syrup.
3. Leave the mixture to brew for 12 hours.
4. After the pan is put on a slow fire and brought to a boil.
5. Then the fire is reduced and the mixture is boiled to a thick consistency.

Fragrant vanilla hawthorn delicacy is ready. It can be closed for the winter, poured into sterilized jars, and rolled up with lids.

How to make hawthorn jam with cranberries (seedless)

Such a dessert can be prepared from whole berries, or you can use popular recipes and make pitted pureed hawthorn jam.

Ingredients:

• shrub fruits – 1 kg;
• granulated sugar – 1,5 kg;
• ripe autumn cranberries – 0,5 kg;
• filtered water – 0,5 l.

Making jam according to this recipe is not difficult, but the process will take longer than the classic one. However, the taste of this dessert is worth it. Sweet and sour jam of a ruby-colored jelly-like consistency will appeal to many.

Sequencing:

1. Sort the fruits, wash, cut the stalks, remove the seeds.
2. The prepared mass is poured with hot water and sent to a slow fire to languish until the pulp softens.
3. As soon as it becomes soft and pliable, the mixture is removed from heat, the liquid is poured into a separate container. The fruits of the shrub are cooled and ground through a sieve.
4. In the resulting homogeneous mass, add sugar and liquid, which stood out during cooking.
5. The mixture is put on a slow fire and brought to a thick consistency.
6. Cranberries are added to the finished cooled jam and gently mixed.

The finished dessert is distinguished not only by its pleasant taste, but also by its beautiful appearance. Such pitted hawthorn jam can even be served on the festive table. The healing properties of hawthorn fruits in this jam are especially well manifested in combination with healthy cranberries.

Recipe for delicious jam from hawthorn and pitted apples

For this recipe, you need to prepare a glass of applesauce. To do this, take a few apples, peel them and remove the core with seeds. Apples rub on a fine grater or chop with a blender.

Ingredients that are added to hawthorn jam with apples:

• 1 kg of bush berries;
• 1,4 kg of sugar;
• 600 g of water.

First you need to prepare the hawthorn fruits: wash, peel the stalks, remove the seeds.

Then the jam is prepared according to the following recipe:

1. Prepared berries are poured into a saucepan, 400 g of sugar are added.
2. The mixture is left for a day until the appearance of juice.
3. The next day, water and the remaining sugar are added to the pan.
4. The mixture is put on fire and brought to a boil.
5. As soon as it thickens, applesauce is introduced, mixed thoroughly and cooked for no more than 10 minutes.

The pan is removed from the heat, hawthorn jam with applesauce is transferred to jars. The benefits of pitted hawthorn jam prepared according to this recipe are undeniable. The presence of several fruits and berries in the composition will only benefit the body, especially in winter and spring.

Rules for storing pitted hawthorn jam

Jam is a product that is stored for a long time: from a year to two. Sugar is a good natural preservative that will keep the sweet mixture from going to waste.

Hawthorn jam in unsterilized jars is stored in the refrigerator. So it will not spoil until the next autumn harvest.

If the jam is corked for the winter, it can be stored in the pantry at room temperature for more than a year.

Live jam from grated pitted berries with sugar is stored only in the refrigerator. The shelf life of this jam is several months.

Conclusion

Seedless hawthorn jam is a tasty and healthy product. Its taste can be changed and supplemented depending on the added ingredients. Cranberries and blackcurrants will add vitamin C to the jam when mashed and not boiled. It is also necessary to remember that more than a glass of such a dessert should not be consumed. This warning applies especially to people suffering from low blood pressure.