Zucchini jam with lemon or orange - like pineapple

Jars with this preparation look very beautiful - transparent amber-colored jam with small intact pieces. It looks as if a piece of the sun was placed in each jar. This preparation is also good because it is extremely simple to prepare and, most importantly, always produces an excellent result. So this recipe is suitable for both experienced housewives and beginners in the kitchen.

In order to prepare such a wonderful amber delicacy, you need to take:

zucchini – 1 kg;

orange or lemon – 1 piece;

sugar – 1 kg.

How to make zucchini jam with lemon or orange

So, let’s take young zucchini (preferably yellow, for example, the “Zolotinka” variety), wash it, remove the stalks. You can peel it, or you can leave it like that. Cut the zucchini into cubes or slices, whichever you prefer.

Grate an orange or lemon - we will need both zest and juice. The taste of your jam will depend on what citrus you use.You can use a mix of orange + lemon in half, it also turns out interesting.

Place the zucchini in a bowl or saucepan, pour in the chopped citrus fruits and cover with sugar. Leave it all overnight so that the zucchini releases its juice.

After this, put the saucepan on the fire, bring to a boil and cook over low heat for 15 minutes.

Set aside the jam and let it cool.

After complete cooling, repeat the above procedure 3 times, thereby boiling the jam.

We place the finished product in clean, sterilized liter jars and roll it up.

From the amount of products specified in the recipe, the yield is 2 jars of 0.5 liters each.

Ready-made zucchini jam can be stored in the basement, refrigerator, or even in an apartment at room temperature.

This original and tasty zucchini preparation goes well with tea in winter, and can be used for filling pies, cakes, and rolls. In a word, both tasty and healthy.

The YouTube channel “Mirsovetov 777” shows how to make delicious pineapple jam from zucchini in its video recipe.