Jam is a traditional dessert among many nations. It is made from almost all fruits and berries, and even manage to make from vegetables. The article contains several simple and popular recipes for delicious grape delicacies.

Useful properties of grape jam

Grapes are a useful berry containing a number of vitamins vital for a person (A, group B, C, K, H), minerals (potassium, calcium, silicon, magnesium, sodium, sulfur, phosphorus, chlorine, iron, cobalt), organic acids, glucose, sucrose and fructose. This product is not stored for a long time. To save it for the winter, use the cooking method with sugar. Of course, most of the valuable substances disappear after heat treatment, but grape jam still has useful properties.

Firstly, it has a beneficial effect on the immune system and has a general strengthening effect on the body. Secondly, it positively affects the condition of the skin, slowing down the aging of cells, as well as the work of the cardiovascular system. Thirdly, like any dessert, it promotes the production of dopamine, which means it can raise the mood, relieve depression, and calm the nervous system. The calorie content of grape jam will depend on the amount of sugar that is included in it. On average, 100 g of product may contain about 200 kcal.

Did you know? Jam-like dessert was first begun in ancient Greece. This happened several millennia ago, when the Greeks began to boil quince and honey on low heat, bringing it to a viscous consistency.

How to prepare grapes

To make dessert, you need to prepare grapes. For the preparation of goodies, blue, white, pink grapes, but not wine varieties, are suitable. You can make a mix. Pitted sour berries are best suited. It is necessary to select grapes with dense skin, large, fleshy. The first thing to do is, of course, wash the grapes well. Then separate the berries from the brush and discard damaged, rotten, cracked. After this, carefully remove the stalks so that the skin remains intact. Before cooking, the berries need to be washed again and dried to the end on a horizontal surface. If the recipe involves boiling seedless berries, then they need to be removed.

Do this in several ways:

1. Through a sieve. Boil the berries until soft. And after cooling, wipe them through a fine sieve. The pulp should grind, and the bones should remain in the sieve.
2. Using a hairpin. The hairpin is inserted into the hole of the berry, the bones are hooked with it and pulled through the hole. The skin should remain unharmed.
3. Cut into 2 shares. The berries are cut with a knife and peeled halves.

Important! The fruits of the following grape varieties are best suited for cooking desserts: Delight, Talisman, Nimrang, Husayn, Rizamat, Chaush, Agadai, Karaburnu and others.

Seedless grape jam: the best recipes

We suggest you familiarize yourself with several recipes that are the easiest to make. They will not take up too much time, they will easily come out even with a beginner in culinary business and, undoubtedly, they will please with an interesting taste.

Simple recipe without sterilization

One of the simplest options is without sterilization.

Ingredients:

• grapes - 3 kg;
• sugar - 1.5 kg;
• lemon - 1 pc.

Step-by-step cooking technology:

1. Peeled grapes to put in a large container and sprinkle with lemon juice.
   

2. Pour the berries with sugar.
3. Put in the refrigerator.
4. The next day, put on a small fire and boil.
   

5. Boil for 15 minutes.
6. Remove the container from the stove.
7. Cool to room temperature.
8. Return to the stove.
   

9. Boil for 15 minutes.
10. After cooling, repeat the procedure one more time.
11. Hot pour into jars.
    

12. Roll up the lids.
13. Turn containers upside down.
14. Cover with a blanket or blanket.

Video: making jam with grapes without sterilization

With nuts

Nuts give the jam an unusual taste and aroma. This option is definitely a must try for lovers of sweets.

Ingredients:

• grapes - 1 kg;
• granulated sugar - 0.5 kg;
• water - 1/3 st .;
• walnut kernels - 10 pcs.;
• vanillin;
• cherry leaf (if any).

Step-by-step cooking technology:

1. To make syrup: put sugar in boiling water and boil until completely dissolved.
2. Boil clean, dried and seedless grapes for several minutes in a small amount of water.
   

3. Combine grapes with syrup.
   

4. Boil the mixture for 7-10 minutes.
5. Remove from the stove.
6. Let it brew.
7. After 10 hours put on fire and boil.
8. Introduce vanillin and detailed nut kernels.
   

9. Keep on fire for 15 minutes.
10. Pour into glass containers.
    

11. Roll up the lids.

Video: making grape jam with nuts

With lemon and cinnamon

This is the most piquant option in our selection. It contains spices, which means that the taste is designed for the amateur. It is important not to overdo it with aromatic additives, otherwise they will kill the taste of the main component.

Ingredients:

• grapes - 1 kg;
• lemon - 1 pc.;
• water - 100 ml;
• sugar - 0.8 kg;
• cloves;
• cinnamon in sticks (can be ground).

Important! The introduction of lemon juice will remain transparent jam, not thicken and stored for a long time.

Step-by-step cooking technology:

1. Prepare syrup: combine granulated sugar, water, cloves and cinnamon, boil and cook until sugar dissolves.
   

2. Cool to a warm temperature.
3. Put in grape syrup.
4. Turn on the stove and warm the syrup three times to a temperature of + 70 ° C.
5. The next day, bring to a boil.
6. After a day, boil the jam and boil for 10 minutes over low heat, bringing to a thick state.
   

7. Pour in lemon juice.
8. Pour into glass containers and roll up the lids.

Video: making grape jam with lemon and cinnamon

With apples

Grapes go well with apples and preserves. Such a connection makes it even more useful.

Did you know? What we call jam is called jam in England, confiture in France, cue in Central Asia, and fig in the Middle East.

Ingredients:

• apples - 3 kg;
• grapes - 1 kg;
• water - 1 l.

Step-by-step cooking technology:

1. Wash and peel the apples.
2. Cut into thin slices.
3. Place clean and dried grape berries with apples in a bowl.
4. To fill with water.
5. Boil.
6. Boil for 2 minutes over low heat.
7. Cool for 4 hours.
8. Place on a stove and boil.
9. In the next 2 days, repeat the above procedure.
10. Pour into sterilized jars.
11. Roll up the lids.
12. Put in storage.

Video: making grape jam with apples

Cooking recommendations

To successfully cook the jam, you can use several recommendations for cooking:

1. You need to choose a suitable container for cooking jam. To do this, use a pot or basin of aluminum. In the absence of such, you can take a bowl with a thick bottom. Otherwise, the dessert will burn and pester.
2. Grapes should not be washed under running water, but in a large container. Otherwise, there is a high risk of damage.
3. To preserve the jam for a long time and not succumb to the action of mold and fungi, you need to place it in well sterilized containers and close with sterilized lids.
4. Citric acid is added as a natural preservative.

Features and shelf life

Jam must be stored in rooms where sunlight does not penetrate, a cool temperature is maintained and there is no humidity. Under such conditions, the product will be edible throughout the year. Eating moldy and fermented jam is strictly prohibited. It can cause severe poisoning or other serious health problems. However, this jam can be used to make wine.

You will be interested to know if grapes can cause allergies and how they manifest.

So, grape jam is a healthy and tasty delicacy that even a novice in culinary business can do. Its preparation does not take much time and does not take much effort. Based on the basic recipe, you can experiment and add various ingredients to it - fruits, berries, nuts, spices.