Gooseberries are a storehouse of vitamins, minerals and nutrients. It has practically no calories and, finally, it is just delicious. But if everything is clear with fresh berries, then what to do with the blanks? Here are 20 gooseberry jam recipes!
1. Gooseberry jam with sugar
The classic five-minute recipe for beginners and experienced chefs.
You will need: 600 g gooseberries, 500 g sugar, 100 ml water.
Preparation: Pour half the sugar in the gooseberry and let it sit for an hour. Pour in water, bring to a boil, add the remaining sugar, stir and boil for 5 minutes. Let the jam cool and boil for another 5 minutes twice, and then roll up.
2. Thick gooseberry jam
The density of the jam can be varied depending on the cooking time.
You will need: 1 kg of gooseberries, 1 kg of sugar.
Preparation: Cut the gooseberries into halves, add sugar and leave overnight. Bring to a boil, boil for 5 minutes and cool to the end. Boil the jam again for 5-7 minutes and pour it into the jars.
3. Jam with gooseberry and lemon
We recommend using green gooseberries for this recipe.
You will need: 2 kg of gooseberries, 1 lemon, 1.5 kg of sugar, 50 ml of water.
Preparation: Mix gooseberries with sugar and water and leave for an hour. Add finely chopped lemon with zest, boil the jam over medium heat for 15-20 minutes and roll up.
4. Sugar-free gooseberry jam
You can add a couple of tablespoons of honey if you wish.
You will need: 1 kg of gooseberries.
Preparation: Chop the gooseberries in a blender and leave for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Place the jam in sterilized jars.
5. Gooseberry jam with orange
We chose the most successful recipe among a dozen options!
You will need: 1 kg of gooseberries, 2 oranges, 1 kg of sugar.
Preparation: Mince the gooseberry and orange along with the peel. Add sugar, stir the mixture, bring to a boil and boil for 20 minutes, and then pour the jam into the jars.
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6. Jam with gooseberries and honey
It will be even better if you use brown sugar.
You will need: 500 g gooseberries, 500 g sugar, 100 g honey, 2 cinnamon sticks, 7 cloves, a pinch of salt.
Preparation: Add some water to the gooseberry, bring to a boil and boil for a couple of minutes. Drain the liquid and mash the berry with a crush, and then add sugar and spices. Boil the jam until thick and add honey last. Stir and roll.
7. Gooseberry jam with cherries
Large cherry berries in a fragrant gooseberry puree.
You will need: 300 g gooseberries, 300 g cherries, 300 g sugar.
Preparation: Grind the gooseberries in a blender, mix with sugar, bring to a boil and boil for 10 minutes. Add the pitted cherry halves, boil for another 10 minutes and place in the jars.
8. Gooseberry jam with cherry leaves
The famous recipe for the so-called royal jam.
You will need: 1.5 kg of gooseberries, 1.5 kg of sugar, 20 cherry leaves, 2 glasses of water.
Preparation: Mix gooseberries with cherry leaves, cover with water and leave overnight. Drain the liquid, add sugar and bring the syrup to a boil. Send a berry and some leaves into it, stir and remove from heat. Leave the workpiece for 2 hours, bring to a boil, and remove from heat again. Boil the jam as many times as needed to the desired consistency.
9. Gooseberry jam with walnuts
Think tender gooseberries don't go well with hard nuts? Try it!
You will need: 500 g gooseberries, 250 g walnuts, 700 g sugar, 500 ml water, 1 star anise star.
Preparation: Gently tear off the stalks from the gooseberry and put a piece of nut in each, and during this time, cook the syrup from water and sugar. Pour the syrup over the berries, leave overnight, and in the morning add the star anise and bring to a boil. Pour the jam into the jars.
10. Jam with gooseberries and mint
Thanks to mint, the taste changes so much that it is difficult even to immediately identify a gooseberry.
You will need: 1 kg of gooseberries, 1 bunch of mint, 1 kg of sugar, 2 glasses of water, 1 tsp. citric acid.
Preparation: Mix water with sugar and boil the syrup until dissolved. Pour in the gooseberries with mint and leave under the lid overnight. Remove the mint sprigs from the jam, bring it to a boil and roll up.
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11. Gooseberry jam with raspberries
This gooseberry jam will appeal to even the most capricious children and demanding adults.
You will need: 700 g gooseberries, 300 g raspberries, 500 g sugar.
Preparation: Add sugar to the gooseberry and leave for 2 hours. Grind raspberries in a blender and pour over gooseberries with this puree. Bring the mass to a boil, boil for 5-7 minutes and put in jars.
12. Gooseberry jam with lemon balm
If you want a thick jam, add a little gelatin or pectin.
You will need: 1 kg of gooseberries, 0.5 lemon, 800 g of sugar, 3 sprigs of lemon balm.
Preparation: Grind the gooseberries in a blender and add lemon balm leaves, thinly sliced lemon and sugar to it. Bring to a boil, boil for 15 minutes, remove lemon balm from the jam and roll up.
13. Gooseberry Jelly Jam
We will tell you how and when to add gelatin to the blanks.
You will need: 1 kg of gooseberries, 1 kg of sugar, 30 g of gelatin, 200 ml of water.
Preparation: Pour sugar in water, bring to a boil and add gooseberries. Boil for about 10 minutes, and let the jam cool completely. Dilute the gelatin according to the instructions, add to the gooseberries, stir, boil for another 4 minutes and roll up.
14. Jam with gooseberries and rhubarb
Almost a dietary recipe for jam, despite the amount of sugar.
You will need: 1 kg of gooseberries, 5 stalks of rhubarb, 700 g of sugar.
Preparation: Cut the rhubarb into cubes, mix with gooseberries, add sugar and leave for a couple of hours. Bring the mixture to a boil, boil for 5 minutes, cool completely and repeat this step twice more. Roll the jam into sterilized jars.
15. Gooseberry jam with kiwi
Of course, it will be more beautiful with a green gooseberry!
You will need: 700 g gooseberries, 3 kiwis, 500 g sugar.
Preparation: Grind the gooseberries and kiwi and mix with the sugar. Bring the jam to a boil, boil for 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, and pour into jars.
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16. Gooseberry jam with rose petals
Spectacular summer gourmet jam recipe.
You will need: 700 g of gooseberries, 2 stalks of rhubarb, 100 g of tea rose petals, 600 g of sugar, 100 ml of water, a pinch of citric acid.
Preparation: Add sugar to the rose petals, add water and boil for 7 minutes. Add the gooseberry halves and finely chopped rhubarb and boil for another 15 minutes. At the very end, add citric acid, stir and roll up the jam.
17. Gooseberry jam with whole berries
Gooseberries keep their shape well, so you will definitely succeed.
You will need: 1.5 kg of gooseberries, 1 kg of sugar, 200 ml of water.
Preparation: Add sugar and spices to your taste to the water, bring to a boil and boil for 15 minutes. Put the gooseberries in the syrup, stir and boil twice more for 10 minutes with a half hour break. Put the jam in the jars.
18. Jam with gooseberries and red currants
A perfect summer dessert for a cold winter.
You will need: 3 kg of gooseberries, 1.5 kg of red currants, 2 kg of sugar.
Preparation: Crush the washed gooseberries and red currants with a crush and grind through a sieve. Add sugar to the puree, mix and boil for 20 minutes over low heat, removing the foam. Pour the jam into the jars.
19. Gooseberry jam with ginger
The most spicy jam recipe in this collection!
You will need: 1 kg of gooseberries, 100 g of ginger, 1 lemon, 150 ml of water, 1 kg of sugar.
Preparation: Grate the ginger and add to the gooseberries with lemon juice and zest. Pour in water, bring to a boil and boil the mixture for 20 minutes. Add sugar and cook for another 10-15 minutes, then roll up.
20. Gooseberry jam with banana
The original thick confiture can be eaten straight from the can.
You will need: 650 g gooseberries, 200 g bananas, 800 g sugar, 20 g pectin, 1 sprig of basil.
Preparation: Add coarsely chopped banana to the gooseberry and boil covered for 5-7 minutes. Grind everything with a blender, add pectin, sugar and a sprig of basil, and boil for another 10 minutes. At the end, remove the basil and roll up the jam.