Sea buckthorn jelly without cooking

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 7 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make sea buckthorn jelly for the winter without cooking? To do this, you only need two ingredients - sugar and the sea buckthorn berries themselves. Separate the sea buckthorn from the branches. It is convenient to do this with scissors, cutting the berries directly into the bowl. Remove leaves and other debris.

2. STEP 2

   

   Then rinse the sea buckthorn berries well and place in a colander to drain all excess water. If there are small twigs left on some of the berries, it’s okay, everything will be strained later. The berries can be poured onto a towel and dried.

3. STEP 3

   

   Dry berries must be crushed. When preparing large volumes, it is convenient to use a juicer. In smaller ones, you can take a chopper, meat grinder or immersion blender. Grind the berries in any convenient way.

4. STEP 4

   

   Strain the entire sea buckthorn mass through several layers of gauze. At first the juice will drip well, then gather the gauze into a knot and squeeze very carefully. Let it pass through the cheesecloth and sea buckthorn pulp. The main thing is not to get any bones or skins. After a thorough spin, very little cake will remain.

5. STEP 5

   

   But the maximum amount of juice and pulp will be squeezed out.

6. STEP 6

   

   Add sugar to the juice and leave for 5-7 hours. Periodically, the juice and sugar must be mixed. The amount of sugar can be changed a little in one direction or another. If you add more sugar, it will take longer to dissolve, but the mass will be thicker. Sea buckthorn contains a natural thickener - pectin, so the mass will thicken on its own.

7. STEP 7

   

   Pour boiling water over jars and lids. Fill the jars with sea buckthorn, close the lids and store in the refrigerator. Ready-made sea buckthorn jelly, of course, will differ from store-bought ones made with gelatin. It will look more like confiture. But its benefits will be undeniable, since the berries have not been subjected to heat treatment and have retained maximum vitamins. Have a pleasant winter treat!