Is there enough pectin in Apples to make jam
I have some surplus cooking apples which I will be trying to make jam with. I can't find pectin in my local supermarket, but they do have "jam sugar", which contains pectin, but is twice the price of regular sugar.
From what I've read, apples are a natural source of pectin. So do I need to add extra pectin to my jam in order for it to set?
FYI: I don't have any crab apples, which people have suggested adding to jam to hep it set.
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Yes. See the accepted answer for Can most sour fruits be jelled by cooking with sugar?. After getting that answer, I have successfully made apple jelly with fresh cooked and strained apple juice and sugar, and nothing else. You can search for apple jelly recipes and find directions.
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Tips. Keep in mind that tart, underripe apples contain more pectin than sweet, ripe ones. Use about 1/4 cup apple pectin per cup of fruit for jams. For jellies, use 1/4 cup apple pectin per cup of fruit juice.Can I use apples instead of pectin?
The following is a recipe for blackberry jam made with under-ripe shredded apples as a substitute for pectin. If you have ripe Granny Smith apples, those would work, too. As a general rule, remember that the more ripe the fruit, the less pectin it will contain.Do apples have a lot of pectin?
Some fruits and vegetables are more pectin-rich than others. For example, apples, carrots, oranges, grapefruits, and lemons contain more pectin than cherries, grapes, and other small berries with citrus fruits containing the most pectin.How do you get the most pectin out of an apple?
What fruits have enough pectin to make jam?
Adding fruits high in pectin to these items will increase the level of pectin needed to allow the preserves to set properly.- apricots.
- blueberries.
- ripe cherries.
- Italian plums.
- peaches.
- pears.
- guavas.
- pineapple.
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Yes, you can.
I have recently successfully cooked a batch of apple jam with only apples, sugar and water. The trick to extract enough pectin in order for the jam to solidify is either to cook them for a very long time or let the fruits sit for a night or so.
I just added the diced apples to a boiling sugar-water mixture (about 1:1), cooked them briefly and put them in the fridge for about a day. Afterwards I continued cooking until the mixture solidified, which happened after about 20 minutes in the process (depending on the pectin content of the apples as well as the size of the diced apples I imagine). In fact the jam got quite solid and can be cut with a knife now.
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