Five minutes - how to make tasty and healthy raspberry jam for the winter

In winter, preparations made from aromatic berries go great with pancakes, casseroles, porridges and just tea. In such a case, thrifty housewives will come to the rescue in five minutes - I’ll definitely tell you how to make delicious raspberry jam for the winter. The classic recipe requires a minimum of ingredients. If desired, you can diversify the taste of the jam by changing the recipe.

Traditional recipe

My grandmother used to cook raspberries for five minutes using this recipe. I'm making a small correction. I make raspberry jam with less sugar, since everyone in my family tries to avoid eating unhealthy foods, and sugar, as we know, is on that list. Even if the preparation is not quite thick, its taste is almost the same as that of fresh berries.

To prepare you will need:

• 1 kg raspberries;
• 600 g granulated sugar (1 kg in the classic recipe).

There is no need to add water, as the berries will release juice during the cooking process. It is advisable to use the freshest possible, just picked raspberries.

Cooking steps:

1. We sort through the berries to rid them of debris and small insects and worms. To be safe, you can use soaking in salt water (2 tablespoons of salt per 2 liters of water). In this case, all the insects will float to the surface. After 10 minutes, rinse the berries in a colander under running water.
2. Carefully, so as not to bruise, place the raspberries in a saucepan, ladle or pan where the jam will be prepared.
3. Sprinkle the berries with sugar. No need to stir.Then cover with a clean towel and leave at room temperature for 3-4 hours. If you plan to make jam the next day, place the bowl with raspberries and sugar in the refrigerator.
4. During the exposure time, the raspberries will release juice and the sugar will begin to melt. Place the pan on low heat and bring to a boil. During this time, the remaining grains of sugar will dissolve.
5. As soon as bubbles begin to appear on the surface, carefully stir the jam, being careful not to damage the berries. During the cooking process, skim off any accumulated foam. We don’t turn up the fire.
6. After 5 minutes from the start of boiling, turn off the stove and wait until the jam stops gurgling.

Place the finished five-minute mixture into dry, sterilized jars. Lids can be used with screws or regular ones. We turn the filled jars upside down and wrap them in an old blanket, rug or something similar. As it cools slowly, the jam will become even richer. After a day, we put the cooled jars away in the pantry, basement or other utility room.

Jam with citric acid

For this jam I use a large amount of sugar and add citric acid. This guarantees the safety of the workpiece even in room conditions. Sugar and citric acid play the role of preservatives.

List of ingredients:

• 1 kg raspberries;
• 2 kg sugar;
• 0.8-1 liters of water;
• 2 tsp. citric acid.

Lemon preserves the original color of the berries, they do not darken. The syrup also turns out very beautiful. In winter, I add it to my kids' milkshakes.

How to cook:

1. First, prepare the syrup from water and sugar. The sand must be stirred constantly until it is completely dissolved, otherwise it may burn.
2. Then we put the sorted and washed berries into the pan.Immediately turn off the heat, cover the dish with a thin towel, wait 1 hour. During this time, the raspberries will be well soaked in syrup.
3. After this, put the bowl of jam on the stove and cook for 5 minutes or a little more, periodically removing the foam and stirring the boiling mass.
4. Add citric acid 3 minutes before the end of cooking. We check readiness by dripping jam onto a saucer. After cooling, the drop should not spread.

Pour the finished five-minute mixture into sterile jars and close. After cooling, the workpiece can be removed for winter storage.

Raspberries with cognac and gelatin

We add just 1 small ingredient - cognac - and the taste of the jam becomes completely different. During the cooking process, the alcohol evaporates, leaving a subtle cognac flavor. Gelatin thickens the consistency of the product, making it look like marmalade.

Ingredients we will need:

• 1 kg raspberries;
• 0.8 kg granulated sugar;
• 1 tbsp. l. gelatin;
• 50 g cognac.

You can use any cognac. If there is no alcoholic drink in the house, you can do without it, but then the taste of the jam will be ordinary. Gelatin in granules can be replaced with sheet gelatin (1 tablespoon = 5 plates weighing 2 g).

Preparation step by step:

1. Place selected, washed and dried raspberries in an enamel dish. Additionally, you will need a large saucepan, since the jam is prepared in a water bath.
2. Add sugar to the berries and puree them using a grinder or blender. Add cognac to the berry mass and stir.
3. In a separate bowl, soak gelatin in 5 tbsp. l. water for 30 minutes.
4. To create a water bath, place a pan of water over high heat. The liquid level should be such that it does not overflow.
5. After the water boils, place a bowl of berries in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
6. Cook the berry mass for 5 minutes over medium heat, stirring with a spatula and removing the foam.
7. After 5 minutes, add the swollen gelatin to the raspberries, mix and keep on low heat for another 1 minute.

We put the finished jam into sterile heated jars, then roll it up with sterilized lids and wrap it in a towel. Once completely cooled, the workpiece can be stored. Due to its thick consistency, in winter the jam can be used as a filling for a sweet pie.

Pectin and agar-agar can also be used as a thickener for raspberry jam. Before adding, mix the pectin with granulated sugar so that it does not form lumps during the cooking process. Due to its gelling properties, this ingredient will reduce the amount of sand, which will bring benefits and savings. For 1 kg of berries you will need only 15 g of pectin. Agar-agar also gels the jam. It is added at the beginning of cooking after the berry mass with sugar has boiled. For 1 kg of berries add 25 g of agar-agar.

Raspberries are a berry that is amazing in taste and health benefits, but when fresh it does not last long. Make raspberry jam the gentle way in just 5 minutes. With minimal heat treatment, the berries will retain maximum benefits and remain tasty. In winter, the preparation can be added anywhere. Don't forget to leave one jar in case you get a cold. The antipyretic and anti-inflammatory properties of raspberries will help you recover faster than any medicine.