Carrot Jam
Homemade Carrot Jam with only 3 ingredients, an incredibly delicious and easy to make jam that is ready in way under 40 minutes from scratch. Carrots might seem like a surprising ingredient to make a jam with, but trust me, you will instantly fall in love with this jam, it's divinely fragrant.
Servings: 2 jars
Calories: 610kcal
Ingredients
- 550 g carrots ( 1.2 lb)
- 250 g granulated sugar ( 1 ¼ cup)
- 1 lemon
Instructions
- Peel and chop the carrots into slices.
- Add them to a pan and cover the carrots with water.
- Place a lid on the pan and boil the carrots on a medium to high heat until the carrots are fork tender.
- Use a hand blender or a regular blender to blitz the carrots to a puree texture.
- Add the sugar and lemon juice from the whole lemon and mix well.
- Return the pan to the cooker, and leave the jam to simmer on a low to medium heat for 10 minutes, making sure the lid in on the pan to avoid the jam spluttering around.
- Transfer the jam to sterilized jars and tighten the lids very well.
- Leave them to cool down completely before storing the jars away.
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Notes
- When the jam goes back onto the stove to simmer, it is crucial to place a lid on the pan. Even if you set the heat on low, the jam will still splutter badly and could burn your skin easily.
- Extra care when you handle the hot sterilized jar and transfer the jam into the jar, everything is really hot and can burn you easily.
- The jam might look sloppy at first, but once it cools down completely, it thickens further, so there is not need to panic here.
Nutrition
Calories: 610kcal | Carbohydrates: 156g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.04g | Sodium: 192mg | Potassium: 957mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 139g | Vitamin A: 45953IU | Vitamin C: 45mg | Calcium: 106mg | Iron: 1mg