Plum jam with agar-agar

Fragrant, sweet and very thick plum jam will be an ideal filling for pies and other pastries or just a delicious dessert for tea.

• Recipe author: Irina Sakharova
• After preparation, you will receive 8 servings
• Total recipe preparation time: 300 minutes

Ingredients

• Plums 2 500 g
• Sugar 1 500 g + 2 tbsp. spoons
• Citric acid ¼ h. spoons
• Agar-agar 10 g

Cooking method

• Remove the seeds from the plums. Cover the fruit pulp with sugar, stir gently and leave at room temperature for 4-5 hours or overnight.

• Put on medium heat and, stirring occasionally, heat for 5 minutes to dissolve the sugar. Remove from heat and blend with a hand blender.

• Return to heat, add citric acid, bring to a boil and simmer over low heat for 5-7 minutes.

  Skim off any foam that forms on the surface and stir occasionally.

• Stir the agar-agar with 2 tablespoons of sugar, add to the pan, stir and cook for another 7-10 minutes.

• Pour hot jam into sterilized jars and close the lids. Store cool after cooling.

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