Apricot jam with coffee beans

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   To make apricot jam with coffee beans, you will need: apricots, sugar, lemon, coffee beans.

2. Step 2:

   

   Wash the apricots, dry them, remove the seeds, and weigh them. Puree half of the apricots in a blender.

3. Step 3:

   

   Chop the remaining apricots lightly.

4. Step 4:

   

   Wash the lemon, dry it, squeeze out the juice.

5. Step 5:

   

   Grind the coffee beans so that they reveal their flavor to a greater extent. A coffee grinder is not needed in this case, we do not need ground coffee. It is better to use an ordinary mortar to preserve small pieces of grains. Such grinding is necessary so that the jam does not acquire a brown coffee color during cooking.

6. Step 6:

   

   Pour the crushed coffee onto a clean gauze folded in several layers. Make a pouch and tie a knot.

8. Step 7:

   

   In an enameled bowl where the jam will be cooked, combine the chopped apricots, apricot puree, sugar, lemon juice.

9. Step 8:

   

   Mix everything well.

10. Step 9:

    

    Place the coffee bag in the resulting fruit mass and leave on the table for 1.5 hours.

11. Step 10:

    

    Put the fruit mass on the fire, bring to a boil. Simmer for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Drop the jam on a saucer, if the drop does not spread and holds its shape, the jam is ready.

12. Step 11:

    

    Remove the jam from the fire, take out the bag of coffee.

13. Step 12:

    

    To preserve the jam until winter, it is necessary to sterilize a suitable jar and lid, lay out the jam and seal it tightly or roll it up. Store apricot jam in the refrigerator or in the cellar. If the dessert is planned to be consumed immediately, you can put it in a clean jar and close the usual lid. Store also in the refrigerator. Enjoy your meal!