Mandarin jam with cinnamon and walnut
Fruity, aromatic citrus fruits, spicy, fragrant cinnamon and crunchy walnuts are combined in the mandarin marmalade. It tastes like Christmas, has a surprise effect and is ideal as a gift. You can make your own mandarin jam with this recipe.
Servings 1.9 kg
Equipment
- sterilized preserving jars
Ingredients
- 1.5 kg peeled mandarins (approx. 2 kg mandarins with peel)
- 470 g sugar
- 30 g apple pectin
- 100 g walnut kernels
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- juice of 1 lemon freshly squeezed
Instructions
- Coarsely chop walnut kernels.
- Peel mandarins, remove the seeds, if present, and weigh 1.5 kg of peeled mandarins.
- Divide the mandarins into individual wedges and put them in a blender.
- Pour freshly squeezed lemon juice into the blender with the mandarins and puree until smooth.
- Put the mandarin mixture in a saucepan.
- Mix sugar with apple pectin, add it to the mandarin mixture and stir.
- Bring the mandarin mixture to a boil while stirring and cook for approx. 3 minutes while stirring.
- Add cinnamon and the chopped walnuts to the mandarin jam and cook for a further 2 minutes while stirring.
- Immediately pour the hot mandarin jam into sterilized preserving jars up to the rim, seal the jars, place them on the lids for approx. 15 minutes, then turn them over and leave them to cool.
Notes
- You can replace apple pectin and sugar together with the same amount, i.e. 500 g, of preserving sugar 3:1.
- You can leave out the cinnamon and walnuts depending on your taste.
- You can use vanilla or other spices to add flavor.
- Take note of the detailed tips and tricks for making your own mandarin jam at the top of the article.