![]() But you cannot keep a low sugar jam as long as you would keep a regular jam.The lack of huge quantities of sugar does not affect the taste of the jam, the orange jam is just as sweet as it should be in my opinion, I love it this way.The best part about this orange jam recipe, if you ask me, is that it doesn’t use as much sugar as a regular jam recipe would do.I am very tempted of making this jam using grapefruit as well, I am curious how that would be.Just peel the skin as you would normally do when eating a mandarin. There is no need to remove any of the white pit when using clementines/mandarins/tangerins.You can make this low sugar jam recipe using clementines, mandarins, tangerins or blood oranges.However, this soft velvety consistency is part of what makes this orange jam special, so don’t worry, if you think that the jam is not as thick as you are used to, it is not supposed to be. As this orange jam recipe is not made using extra pectic the resulting jam will not be as stiff as you might be used to in a jam.Bring everything to a boil and cook the blood orange jam for about 30 – 40 minutes or until the jam thickens slightly.Pour the orange puree into a large pot.Depending on the capacity of your food processor, you might have to process the oranges in batches. Place the prepared oranges to the food processor.I leave the white membranes from between the orange slices on.Removing the pit from half of the oranges balances the taste of the jam, making it slightly bitter (like any good orange jam or marmalade should be), yet not overwhelmingly so. The pit is bitter, so if I leave the pit on all the oranges the jam might be too bitter. I leave most of the pit on the other half of the oranges.I try to completely remove the white pit from about half of the oranges using a small sharp knife and cutting away the pit around the orange revealing its segments partially. ![]() Remove as much of the white pit surrounding the oranges as you can. You will love it, just give it a try, it is something so different from the everyday jam. Sweet, yet slightly bitter, soft and somehow refreshing. This orange jam is my husband’s favorite jam at the moment, mine too actually. Using pricy blood oranges that are not red is not really worth it for me.īut please do try this jam if you can get hold of really good and red blood oranges. In choosing blood oranges I was hoping to get a more vivid color, it didn’t quite work, the jam is more orange than red but it is still beautiful to look at and so delicious, you will not believe it.īut that is the main reason why nowadays I use regular oranges instead of blood orange, it tastes just as good and it looks the same. The inspiration for this recipe came from The View From Great Island, where Sue shared this wonderful Clementine Jam recipe.Īfter making the clementine jam twice, I thought about using blood oranges instead. Moist Orange Bundt Cake – a super tender bundt cake made with orange juice, perfect for any occasion. Orange Tiramisu – a twist on the tiramisu, which you will probably like better than the original. This mustard is great with most anything and it makes a wonderful homemade gift. Homemade Orange Mustard – another unusual orange recipes, but so good. Polenta Orange Cake– it might sound unusual to make a cake with polenta, but you should definitely give this one a try, it is one of our favorite cakes. Oranges are my second theme this month, a fruit in season at the moment here. The blood oranges that I get to buy in Germany never seem to be red at all… So, it makes no sense to pay the double amount of money for so-called blood oranges that are just as orange as plain oranges… Not to mention that using blood oranges to make jam around here doesn’t make much sense. ![]() ![]() Originally, I have made this jam using blood oranges, but nowadays I make it just as often with regular oranges. The recipe hasn’t changed much since then. There is no smell that makes me think more of Christmas than the smell of oranges. But as soon as the weather turns cold, we always have them in the house. There is something about oranges and winter, I don’t really think I ever buy oranges or mandarins in spring or summer. I have been making this orange jam for years now. Flavorful and easy to make low-sugar jam to enjoy for breakfast. Delicious, bittersweet orange jam without pectin. ![]()
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