The best apricot jam recipe according to great-grandmother: No chemicals and not even gelling sugar!

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Jan , 26. 12. 2025

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Excellent recipe that we make every year.

Apricot jam is fantastic for desserts, pancakes, or just on a slice of bread.

No other jam tastes this amazing – and I’m not even talking about those jams full of chemicals from the store!

From this batch I got about 15 small jars and 1 larger one.

We need:

  • 3500 g apricots
  • 2000 g sugar
  • citric acid

Method:

Wash the apricots, remove the pits and take away the brown parts.

Place part of the prepared apricots into a pot and sprinkle with sugar, then layer apricots and sugar again.

Let it stand until the next day in a cool place. The next day mash a little like potatoes, put on the heat and cook while stirring constantly. When the jam starts to thicken, add citric acid (to taste), mix well and perform a setting test. Put a little jam on a small plate and wait a moment to see if it is set enough. Fill hot into jars and sterilize only about 10–15 minutes (just enough for the lid to seal properly).