10 Easy Homemade Marmalade Recipes
Do you think marmalade is always those sugary slices from the store or gummy bears from small packages? Not at all! Moreover, it's easy to make at home without special equipment. Check out this selection of step-by-step recipes for making marmalade at home!
1. Classic Homemade Marmalade Recipe
Only four ingredients and minimal effort!
You will need: 300 ml fruit drink or juice, 40 g gelatin, 160 g sugar, a pinch of citric acid.
Preparation:
1. Mix the fruit drink, citric acid, sugar, and gelatin, stir, and let it sit until the gelatin swells according to the instructions.
2. Place the fruit drink on the stove and heat until all the gelatin dissolves. Don't forget to stir.
3. Pour the mixture through a sieve into molds, cool to room temperature, and refrigerate for several hours. Cut the marmalade into small pieces.
2. Homemade Pear Marmalade
A perfect choice for autumn or winter.
You will need: 7 large sweet pears, 2 cm ginger root, 3 tbsp honey, 1 lemon, 1 tsp cinnamon, thyme.
Preparation:
1. Peel the pears and slice them thinly. Place them in a heavy-bottomed saucepan along with grated ginger and the juice of half a lemon.
2. Bring to a boil and simmer over medium heat for 20 minutes without a lid.
3. Add honey, cinnamon, and thyme, and let the marmalade steep under the lid for 15 minutes.
4. Cool the dessert and serve.
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3. Berry Marmalade in Sugar
This recipe uses raspberries and red currants, but you can experiment.
You will need: 500 g raspberries, 500 g red currants, 900 g sugar, a pinch of citric acid.
Preparation:
1. Cover the berries with water until just submerged and cook until softened.
2. Pass the berries through a sieve and reduce by half. Then add sugar with citric acid and cook for another 40 minutes.
3. Pour the syrup into molds in a layer 2-3 cm thick, let it set, cut into cubes, and roll them in sugar.
4. Marmalade with Agar-Agar
Marmalade made with agar-agar is denser, more jelly-like, and well-suited for shaped molds.
You will need: 400 ml juice, 1 cup sugar, 2 tsp agar-agar.
Preparation:
1. Take any freshly squeezed juice, ideally with pulp.
2. Mix 300 ml of juice with agar-agar and let it sit for half an hour.
3. Add sugar to the remaining 100 ml of juice and bring the mixture to a boil. Then add the agar-agar mixture.
4. Cook the marmalade for 5-7 minutes, stirring. Remove from heat and let it sit under the lid for another 10 minutes, then pour into molds and let it set.
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5. Homemade Citrus Marmalade
Very aromatic and rich!
You will need: 700 g oranges, 1 lemon, 1 lime, 500 g sugar.
Preparation:
1. Remove the zest, finely julienne it, and dip it in boiling water for a minute using a colander.
2. Peel the fruits, remove all membranes and seeds, separate into segments, and place in a saucepan with the zest and any dripping juice.
3. Add sugar, stir, and cook everything together for about 1.5-2 hours over low heat with a lid, stirring occasionally.
4. Transfer the finished marmalade to jars and refrigerate.
6. Marmalade from Lemonade and Syrup
If you have some lemonade and syrup lying around, put them to good use.
You will need: 250 ml lemonade, 0.5 cup syrup, 400 g sugar, 30 g gelatin, 0.5 tbsp citric acid.
Preparation:
1. Pour lemonade over gelatin and let it sit for a couple of hours.
2. Add sugar, citric acid, and syrup to it, and cook over low heat until smooth. Do not let the mixture boil.
3. Pour the mixture into wet molds and place in a cool place.
4. When the marmalade sets, roll it in sugar.
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7. Fruit Puree Marmalade
Another interesting homemade marmalade recipe, but this time with pectin and glucose syrup.
You will need: 200 g fruit puree, 200 g sugar, 100 g glucose syrup, 10 g pectin.
Preparation:
1. Heat the fruit puree and add pectin and 20 g sugar to it to prevent lumps.
2. Bring the mixture to a boil and add sugar with glucose. Continue to cook, stirring, until a thick, uniform consistency is achieved.
3. Pour the marmalade into molds, cool, and cut.
8. Kiwi and Banana Marmalade
The unusual texture of this marmalade is particularly appealing.
You will need: 2 bananas, 2 kiwis, 40 ml water, 9 g agar-agar, honey, shredded coconut.
Preparation:
1. Thoroughly blend the peeled fruits until smooth.
2. Soak the agar-agar in water according to the instructions.
3. Place the fruits on the stove, bring to a boil, and add agar-agar with honey to taste.
4. Cook the mixture for a couple of minutes and pour into molds. When set, sprinkle with shredded coconut.
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9. Pumpkin Marmalade
Here you'll find sweetness, spices, and a rich pumpkin flavor.
You will need: 1 kg pumpkin, 1 kg sugar, 70 g ginger, 1.5 lemons, spices.
Preparation:
1. Cut the pumpkin into medium cubes, cover with sugar, and leave overnight on the table under plastic wrap.
2. Mix the lemons (with peel) blended until finely chopped and grated ginger. Add spices and pour over the pumpkin.
3. Place everything in a large saucepan, bring to a boil, and cook for about an hour.
4. Optionally, mash the marmalade further with a potato masher and transfer to jars.
10. Onion Marmalade
The most unusual marmalade you can make at home.
You will need: 1 kg onions, 250 ml white or rosé wine, 250 g sugar, 50 g butter, 50 ml vegetable oil, spices to taste.
Preparation:
1. Slice the onions into thin half-rings and sauté them for 5 minutes in a mixture of the two oils.
2. Add sugar and salt with spices to taste, then simmer everything together for about an hour over low heat.
3. Add wine, reduce, check the marmalade for spices, and simmer for another 15 minutes.
4. Pour into sterilized jars, seal, and let it steep for a week.
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