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It's no secret that for many, the most delicious jam from childhood is raspberry. And drinking tea with raspberry jam on a winter evening to warm up is a sacred thing. For such a case, it’s worth spending a few minutes to prepare incredibly tasty raspberry jam without cooking for the winter. It retains almost all the beneficial properties of raspberries, and the aroma and taste lift your spirits, bringing you back to a warm, colorful summer.
Useful properties of raw raspberry jam for the winter
Any housewife who makes preparations for the winter will definitely have a few jars of raspberry jam, not only to enjoy the aroma and taste of her favorite berries in winter, but also in case someone gets sick. Raw jam is prepared without cooking. Without heat treatment, the berries retain all their benefits.
Fresh raspberries contain natural aspirin, so they can lower body temperature and reduce inflammation during colds during the cold season. Children will especially like this medicine.The high content of vitamin C helps strengthen the immune system. Raspberries contain enough copper that it acts as a natural antidepressant.
Raw raspberry jam has the same taste and aroma as fresh berries. Regular consumption of berries stimulates the digestive system, normalizes blood pressure, and relieves headaches.
How to make raspberry jam without cooking
The main ingredients of raspberry jam without cooking for the winter are berries and sugar. Sugar, depending on desire and recipe, can be taken in proportion to the berries from 1:1 to 1:2, increasing its volume. Its quantity depends on the variety and ripeness of the raspberries, as well as on the quality of the sweetener itself.
Since there is no heat treatment in this recipe, the raspberries for jam without cooking must be ripe, but dry and whole, so that it can be seen that they have not been spoiled or soured.
It is not recommended to wash fresh raspberries under running water to avoid damaging them. It is better to put them in a colander and put them in a pan of water. Move up and down a little and remove, allowing water to drain through the holes. Place the raspberries on paper towels and wait until the water is absorbed.
Grind raspberries for jam without cooking for the winter with a potato masher, plastic pestle, spoon or blender at low speeds. You can use a meat grinder. But raspberries are a soft berry and are easy to chop by hand.So, it will remain more natural.
To store raspberry jam without cooking for the winter, the product is placed in glass jars of various sizes and covered with nylon or metal lids. The jars are pre-washed, sterilized, the lids are also washed and doused with boiling water.
Recipes for raspberry jam without cooking for the winter
The basis of raw jam for the winter is simple - it is ground berries with sugar. But every housewife can make something unusual out of this, mixing different varieties of berries and changing the taste with additional ingredients. Below are some options for making raspberry jam without cooking for the winter, which will help diversify tea drinking on cold winter evenings.
A simple recipe for raspberry jam without cooking
The ingredients of this jam and the recipe are very simple. There is nothing complicated about making raspberry jam without cooking for the winter. Cooking time will be 30 minutes. Infusion time is 4-6 hours.
Ingredients:
- raspberries – 500 g;
- granulated sugar – 500 g.
Preparation:
- Sort the raspberries, clean them of debris and stems, put them in a container for making jam and grind them with a blender or manually with a masher until smooth.
- Pour all the sugar on top and mix thoroughly.
- Place in a warm place for 4-6 hours. Stir the mixture periodically to speed up the process of dissolving the sweetener.
- When it is completely dissolved, put the jam into prepared jars, screw on the lids and place in the refrigerator or basement for long-term storage.
You should not keep the jam warm for a long time.Otherwise it may start to sour. The use of raspberry dessert is very wide. In addition to adding to tea, it can be added to yogurt, porridge, served with pancakes and pancakes, toast, and decorated with cakes and pies.
Raspberry jam without cooking for the winter with pectin
Pectin in raspberry jam for the winter plays the role of a thickener and makes its color irresistibly red. This recipe uses less sugar than usual, so it is well suited for those who are on a diet and are afraid of getting extra calories.
Ingredients:
- raspberries – 2 kg;
- sugar – 1.2 kg;
- pectin – 30 g.
Preparation:
- Combine pectin with sugar and mix well. This way it won't clump together when dropped into liquid.
- Lightly mash the raspberries with a masher and add the prepared mixture. Mix everything.
- Let it brew for several hours, stirring regularly.
- Then pour into sterilized jars and close.
Jam with pectin is similar in consistency to jelly, does not have a cloyingly sweet taste and retains the raspberry flavor well.
Raw raspberry and redcurrant jam
The combination of raspberries and currants in jam without cooking provides a rich set of healthy vitamins. And sweet raspberries get a little sourness from currants. This recipe is for those who don’t like sugary sweet desserts, but love raspberries.
You will need:
- raspberries – 1 kg;
- red currants – 1 kg;
- sugar – 2-3 kg.
Step-by-step preparation:
- Prepare the berries - peel the raspberries, sort them, wash the currants and dry them with a paper towel.
- Grind with a blender or use a meat grinder.
- Place the resulting mass in a saucepan or basin and sprinkle with sugar.
- Mix thoroughly and leave for several hours. Stir every half hour, raising from bottom to top.
- When the jam becomes homogeneous, it can be placed in sterile jars and sent to a cold place for storage.
Since currants contain a lot of pectin, the jam will turn out somewhat jelly-like. It can be eaten as a dessert on its own, added to ice cream, or used to decorate pies.
Raspberry jam with blueberries without cooking
Blueberries and raspberries in equal proportions will make jam without cooking for the winter very healthy, tasty and beautiful.
Required Products:
- raspberries – 1 kg;
- fresh blueberries – 1 kg;
- granulated sugar – 2.5 kg.
How to cook:
- Sort through the berries. If the raspberries are from your own garden and they are clean, then you do not need to wash them. Wash the blueberries and drain the water through a colander.
- Grind the berries in a convenient way until smooth.
- Transfer to prepared bowl.
- Add all the sugar and vigorously stir everything.
- Pour the jam into glass containers and seal with lids.
Throughout the winter you will be able to drink tea with jam, the like of which is hard to find, given the benefits and taste of the berries.
Raspberry jam with lemon without cooking
This preparation without cooking for the winter is called “raspberry-lemon”. The number of ingredients in the recipe is indicated based on the yield of the final product for two 1 liter jars.
Products needed:
- raspberries - one liter jar;
- lemon – 1 pc.;
- sugar – 1.6-2 kg.
How to make jam:
- Grind the raspberries into puree using a meat grinder or masher.
- Wash the lemon, pour boiling water over it and turn it into a puree along with the skin and seeds.
- Mix both purees and add sugar. Stir until sugar dissolves.
- Place in prepared glass container.
The sweetness of raspberries in this no-cooking winter jam is complemented by the sour taste of lemon.The dessert is good to eat when you have a cold or add it to water to make a medicinal refreshing fruit drink.
Calorie content of raw raspberry jam
Sugar acts as a preservative in this jam. Its amount is usually slightly greater than in jam obtained by heat treatment. 100 g of raspberries with sugar in a ratio of 1:1.5 contains 257.2 kcal.
Terms and conditions of storage
Raw raspberry jam for the winter, which consists of fresh berries with sugar, is stored for up to 6 months in a room with a low temperature - in the refrigerator or basement. To do this, the jam must be packaged in prepared glass jars and closed with lids treated with boiling water. How long it takes to ferment also depends on the amount of sugar in it. Closer to spring, jars of jam can be moved to the balcony, especially if it is insulated.
Some housewives advise storing jam without cooking with low sugar content in the freezer in winter. But in this case, it is laid out in plastic cups and covered with cling film.
Conclusion
Anyone can make raspberry jam without cooking for the winter. This does not require special skill, the composition is minimal, and labor costs are also minimal. Only jam made at home from all natural products, without chemical preservatives and with proper sterility can have a real natural taste and a delicate raspberry aftertaste.
