Pumpkin jam with dried apricots

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 day

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make pumpkin jam with dried apricots? Prepare all products. Take any type of pumpkin, but still give preference to the sweet varieties of this vegetable. Dried apricots need to be juicy and meaty. Since dried apricots are dried apricots, it’s a stretch to use fresh apricots. I use regular white sugar, but you can also use coconut or cane sugar. They will give the finished jam, respectively, coconut and caramel aroma.

2. STEP 2

   

   Wash the pumpkin, remove the skin and seeds. Cut the pulp into cubes approximately 1 by 1 cm.

3. STEP 3

   

   In a bowl with a thick bottom - such a utensil is ideal for making jam, put the chopped pumpkin, add sugar and leave for several hours to release the juice. You can leave it overnight, but in any case you shouldn’t expect a lot of juice, because... In most cases, pumpkin is not a very juicy vegetable and you will still have to add water.

4. STEP 4

   

   Wash the dried apricots. If you have very hard dried apricots, you can soak them in boiling water for about 10 minutes. Cut the dried apricots finely enough, into pieces 5 by 5 mm.

5. STEP 5

   

   Add dried apricots to the pumpkin.

6. STEP 6

   

   Mix everything. At this stage, lovers of aromatic jam can add some spices to the bowl: a vanilla pod, a stick of cloves, a few clove buds, a star anise - just don’t forget to remove the whole spices at the end of cooking. You can add the same seasonings in dried, crushed form - a pinch of each will be enough.

7. STEP 7

   

   Pour in water, put the jam on low heat, bring to a boil, and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, for about 45 minutes.

8. STEP 8

   

   Remove the jam from the heat and let it sit for 30 minutes or more - you can even let it cool.

9. STEP 9

   

   Sterilize the jars in any convenient way. I put jars with a small amount of water in the microwave for 5-7 minutes. But you can also sterilize them in the oven at 100 degrees for about 30 minutes or hold them over steam. Boil the lids for 5 minutes. Place the jam in jars and close the lids tightly or roll them up.

10. STEP 10

    

    Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Elechka

13.12.2023

4.7

I'm sure it will be delicious. Thanks for the recipe, I'm adding it to my collection. In my collection there is also a recipe for pumpkin jam with oranges and lemons. Just a bomb!

Natalia M

13.12.2023

4.5

Another version of exotic pumpkin jam! Winter is coming, but I still can’t finish cooking the jam) But this is autumn jam, sunny and bright. Just for cloudy rainy days like now. I took a round, large pumpkin for jam. I don’t know what the variety is called, but inside it turned out to be bright orange with large seeds. Cut it into small cubes. My dried apricots are slightly hard, so after washing I poured hot water over them to soften them a little. Then I cut it into small pieces. I got 1.8 kg of pumpkin. Sugar took the same amount. It was not possible to cook it right away; it was already late in the evening. Therefore, I brought the jam to a boil and left it until the morning. And in the morning I already finished cooking it. The jam turned out rich and sweet. The pumpkin pieces became translucent, retained their shape, and some were even a little hard. Everything I love)) By the way, the dried apricots have softened significantly! And I thought that the pieces would become even harder) So I’m very pleased with this amber jam. It's very tasty! I recommend!

NataliaKrivushkina

13.12.2023

5

Delicious! I made jam using this recipe in September. There was one more pumpkin left, were you deciding what to make from it? I will definitely make this recipe again!!!