Viburnum jam for the winter: simple recipes

Various berries, fruits and even vegetables are suitable for making jam for the winter. But for some reason, many housewives ignore red viburnum. First of all, the reason for distrust of the berry lies in the presence of seeds. But this question is easily solved if desired. Although it should be noted that they do not spoil the taste of the blanks, especially since the seeds themselves also contain useful substances.

Viburnum jam for the winter can be obtained pitted if you rub the mass through a sieve or pass the berry through a juicer. Viburnum jam can be boiled by adding other ingredients to make a unique jam with different flavors. Berries are used to make fruit drinks, jams, compotes. Many housewives dry viburnum and store it in this form. We will tell you in detail about how to cook viburnum jam for the winter, the benefits and harms of the finished product.

Helpful or harmful

It is worth paying attention to viburnum jam, because it is a very valuable product with useful properties.

So, what is the use of viburnum jam:

1. Heat treatment does not destroy useful substances, not to mention the raw “jam”.
2. Viburnum jam has the same antipyretic and diaphoretic properties as raspberry jam, so it is useful to use it during a cold to boost immunity.
3. The use of viburnum helps to improve the condition of the skin, toxins and toxins are removed from the body.
4. Useful blanks from viburnum for intestinal disorders, exacerbations of peptic ulcer, gastritis.
5. An excellent remedy for the prevention of urolithiasis.

It is possible to list the useful properties and advantages of berries and products from it for a long time, but we will not be silent about the fact that viburnum jam, in addition to benefits, also causes harm. It should not be eaten by people with high blood clotting, with chronic kidney disease, as well as women who are expecting the birth of a child.

Viburnum jam for the winter: recipes

Before giving recipe options, we draw your attention to the fact that you need to collect berries for making jam for the winter after the first frost. Otherwise, part of the vitamins will be lost. But the bitterness in the jam should be felt.

“Raw” jam – a simple recipe

Viburnum jam according to the recipe for the winter attached below can only be called conditionally, since it will not be subjected to heat treatment, that is, cooking.

The cooking option is so simple that any novice hostess can cook it. The only caveat – jars with viburnum will have to be sterilized.

To make jam you need:

• viburnum berries – 500 grams;
• sugar – 1 kg.

We offer you a step by step recipe with pictures.

Шаг первый

We remove the branches from the red berries, rinse thoroughly in cold water, dry well on a towel or in a colander.

Шаг второй

We spread the clean and dry viburnum for making jam for the winter in a blender together and mash it together with the seeds in mashed potatoes.

Step Three

Add granulated sugar, mix and leave for several hours (preferably overnight). During this time, the sugar should dissolve.

Step Four

Thoroughly rinse and scald jars over steam and lay out viburnum jam, sterilize for 15 minutes, and put in storage.

In winter, especially during the flu season, tea with red viburnum jam is the best potion to maintain immunity. It is added to a slightly cooled drink to preserve beneficial substances.

“Five” minutes and the jam is ready

If you want to keep the berries in a whole state, then try to make Pyatiminutka viburnum jam for the winter.

Stock up on the following ingredients:

• 500 grams of viburnum;
• 750 grams of granulated sugar;
• 120 ml of pure (not chlorinated) water.

How to cook jam

How to make viburnum jam quickly:

1. We clean the berries from the petioles and dip them in boiling water for blanching for 5 minutes, then let the water drain.
2. We prepare sweet syrup from water and sugar. To prevent it from crystallizing, stir constantly until it boils.
3. Pour viburnum into boiling syrup and cook from the moment of boiling for no more than 5 minutes and remove from the stove.

After boiling the viburnum jam for the third time, we immediately put it into sterile jars, close it tightly with screw or tin lids and put it under a fur coat until it cools completely. We will get a delicious and fragrant viburnum jam with seeds.

Of course, you understand that the name “Five Minute” is exaggerated. It will take a little more time to cook jam.

Kalina with apples

And now let’s talk about how to cook viburnum jam for the winter with apples. There is nothing complicated in the recipe, and the ingredients are quite affordable:

• 1kg 500 grams of viburnum berries;
• 5 kg of apples;
• 5 kg of granulated sugar;
• 500 ml water.

Features of cooking

1. According to this recipe, we squeeze the juice from the sorted and washed viburnum using a juicer.
2. We wash the apples in cold water, peel the peel, cut out the seeds. Put the apples cut into thin slices in an enamel basin, add water and sugar. Chlorinated tap water should not be used.
3. Bring to a boil and cook for a while until the sugar is completely dissolved.
4. When the apple jam has cooled down a bit, add viburnum juice. Let’s put it on the stove again. As soon as the contents boil, switch the toggle switch to a slow fire and cook until the apples soften.
5. We shift the finished viburnum jam into sterile jars, roll up.

We send for storage after cooling in the refrigerator or cellar. Do not leave jars in sunlight: useful properties are reduced.

This jam can be served for breakfast and make a sandwich with butter. Just what you need – both tasty and healthy. Moreover, doctors do not advise using the product in large quantities.

Adding oranges

Jam according to this recipe also does not have to be cooked. It is served with tea or prepared fruit drink by adding a tablespoon of jam to a glass of water. It turns out well, just delicious, because the ingredients complement each other, enhancing the beneficial properties of the jam.

We take a liter jar of viburnum and granulated sugar, one orange.

Some housewives are interested in whether it is possible to scroll through a meat grinder. Yes, this recipe does exactly that. Moreover, both viburnum and oranges are ground.

We combine both components, add granulated sugar and mix. Leave overnight for the sugar to dissolve. Then put the raw jam in clean, dry jars.

Unusual jam with pumpkin

We prepare jam from the following ingredients:

• viburnum and pumpkin – 1 kg each;
• granulated sugar – 1 kg 500 grams;
• water – 250 ml.

And now about how to cook jam.

Stages of work:

1. Peel the skins from the pumpkin, remove the pulp with seeds. Cut first into strips and then into cubes. We place the workpiece in a cooking container (enamelled) and cook until the pumpkin softens.
2. Grind with a blender until a homogeneous mass is obtained. If there is no such device, you can use a meat grinder by placing a fine grate.

We first blanch the washed berries, then grind through a sieve to remove the seeds and peel.

We mix the prepared components, pour sugar. For two hours, stir the contents of the pan from time to time to dissolve the sugar.

Then we put it on the stove. We will cook for 40 minutes at a low temperature. Foam will appear on the surface, it must be removed. Stir the jam constantly so that it doesn’t burn.

In a hot form, we lay out the viburnum blank for the winter in sterile jars, close it with tin lids. Enjoy your meal.

To summarize

We have brought to your attention various recipes for healthy and tasty viburnum jam. But how to cook jam, look at the video:

Try to cook and choose your option. But remember that viburnum should be eaten in moderation, following the advice of the ancients that one spoon is a medicine, and a full cup of the same product is poison.

Red berries and jam from them are an excellent liver cleanser. Daily use of 50 grams cleanses the hematopoietic organ of toxins after 7 days. Kalina restores not only the liver, but also improves vision.

So a jar of healthy jam should always be in the refrigerator.