Homemade amber apricot jam in slices and with pits

We make apricot jam with delicious sweet kernels from our own Red-cheeked apricots. In our garden we have two large apricot trees, which bear a lot of tasty and juicy fruits every year. The fruits of this variety are quite large, with sweet seeds, suitable for making delicious jam with kernels. It is sweet apricot kernels that are suitable for home winter harvesting. Bitter kernels should not be used for this jam. I’ll be happy to tell you how to prepare delicious apricot jam in slices with seeds, and step-by-step photos will help you understand all the important stages of preparation.

To make such a preparation at home, we need to prepare:

• apricots - 3 kg;
• sugar - 3 kg;
• sweet apricot kernels - 200 gr.

How to cook apricot jam in slices with seeds

To obtain aromatic amber apricot jam, you must follow some rules, namely, we will cook it in three batches. For harvesting, select ripe apricots. Wash the fruits thoroughly and divide them into halves. Place them in a stainless steel bowl and cover with sugar.Now, you need to wait until the apricots release their juice. This usually takes 5-6 hours.

Then set the basin on low heat. As soon as the apricots boil, remove it and set it aside. The jam needs to cool down. Soak the apricots in sugar syrup for 12 hours. The fruits will release even more juice and the syrup will completely penetrate the apricot halves.

We wash the apricot kernels with running water and dry them. While the apricot slices are soaked in sugar syrup, there is time to split the seeds and prepare the kernels for jam.

Before the second stage of cooking the jam, pour the apricot kernels into a basin and carefully distribute them in the total apricot mass. I don’t stir the jam, but before the next cooking I shake the bowl slightly so that the apricot slices remain intact. This is what it looks like in the photo.

Next, cook the apricots again over low heat after boiling for 5 minutes. And again we set it aside.

After 12 hours, we begin the final stage of preparation. Cook apricot jam at the final stage for 10 minutes after boiling. Skim off foam if necessary. This is what finished apricot jam with delicious kernels looks like.

Pour the finished jam into sterile banks and close with lids. Amber apricot jam is ready for the winter!

How nice it is to gather together on a winter evening for tea with friends, open a jar of apricot jam and enjoy the sweet nectar from the heart, remembering the sunny summer days!