Delicious pumpkin jam with apples, cinnamon and star anise

It can be stored for a long time in a cool place.

Ingredients:

pumpkin – 1 kg;

apples (Antonovka) – 2.5 kg;

juice of 1 lemon;

zest of 1 lemon;

cinnamon stick – 1 pc.;

star anise – 1 pc.;

sugar – 2 kg;

gelling sugar – 0.5 kg.

How to make pumpkin and apple jam for the winter

We peel the pre-washed pumpkin, cut it in half or into four parts and remove the seeds. Cut the prepared part into small pieces. It is not necessary to maintain evenness in cutting. Pour the chopped pumpkin into a saucepan and sprinkle it with one kilogram of sugar.

We cut the apples in the same way, after removing the core and seeds. To prevent the apples from darkening, sprinkle them with the juice of one lemon and mix. The juice must be prepared in advance. Before squeezing the juice, remove the zest from it, which we add to the apples. Mix the prepared apples with pumpkin, add another kilogram of sugar and place on medium heat. Stir the whole mass periodically until it yields juice.

After thirty minutes of continuous boiling, add star anise and cinnamon stick. Continue cooking the jam over medium heat for another forty minutes.

After the specified time, remove the star anise with cinnamon and add gelling sugar. Stir and bring to a boil.

We are waiting for the whole mass to acquire a caramel color and boil down a little.

Puree the pumpkin-apple mixture with an immersion blender until the consistency is smooth. Next, boil for no more than five/six minutes.

With this, in principle, the delicious pumpkin jam with apples, cinnamon and star anise is ready. We pour it into sterile jars and close with lids.

The stated ingredients make 3 liters of thick jam.

Cool the workpiece, transfer it to a cool room, where we leave the confiture for storage until it is served.