Homemade blueberry jam is one of the best fruit jams ever. Not only because it is juicy and full of flavor, but also because it is healthy. Blueberries are classified as a natural functional food, which means that their positive effects on our health have been scientifically proven. They contain five times more antioxidants than apples, carrots or zucchini! Healthy and delicious! Is there an even better combination?
Homemade blueberry jam can accompany us throughout the year. It fits on bread with butter, as a filling for pancakes, in pastries, ...
They are blueberries good for bones, body, skin and brain. Now picking doesn't seem like such a boring and unnecessary chore anymore, does it?
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Recipe for homemade blueberry jam:
Ingredients for homemade blueberry jam:
- 1 kg of blueberries
- 700-800 g of sugar (can also be brown cane sugar, honey, maple syrup or dietary sweeteners such as Natren and fructose)
- 1 lemon
The process of preparing homemade blueberry jam:
Wash and drain the blueberries and place them in a cooking container. Heat and when they boil, mix well. After approx. After 10 minutes, add sugar and squeezed lemon juice. Cook the marmalade for 20 to 30 minutes. The gelling test is done with the help of a plate cooled in the freezer, on which I place a spoonful of jam and run my finger through the jam. If there is an empty space in between, the jam is ready and can be transferred to jars that were previously placed in an oven heated to 80 °C for 15 minutes. Prevent mold by sprinkling the hot jam in the jar with a little fruit sugar.
