Making orange jam at home is easy, only 3 ingredients are needed: fresh fruit flesh, sugar and lemon juice. The method is simple too, just combine mashed fruit with other ingredients, then cook until thickened and the fresh-made fruit jam is ready.
Check out our other fruit jam recipes like strawberry jam and blueberry jam.
CHINESE VERSION: 自制香橙果酱
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Homemade Orange Jam Spread (Orange Marmalade) | MyKitchen101en
Yields: about 500 g (25 servings)
Ingredients:
- grated orange zest (of 3-4 oranges)
- 500 g (17.6 oz) orange flesh
- 250 g (1.25 cups) granulated sugar
- 3 tbsps lemon juice
Instructions:
1 Grate orange zest with grater. (Reminder: Wash the skin of oranges thoroughly before grating the zest. Mix 1 part of distilled vinegar and 3 parts of water in a plastic basin, soak the oranges for 20 minutes. Gently brush using a clean fishnet washer or dishwasher brush, then rinse thoroughly with running water. )
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2 Remove orange flesh, then puree with blender.
3 Combine grated orange zest, pureed orange flesh, lemon juice and sugar in a sauce pot. (Reminder: Use cooking pot with a thicker base to prevent burning.)
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4 Bring to the boil, then reduce to medium heat, cook for 14-15 minutes, until thickened (the jam will become thicker when cooled).
5 Homemade Orange Jam is ready! (Fill the jam into clean jar, keep refrigerated when cooled, consume within 1 month.)
Homemade Orange Jam Spread (Orange Marmalade)
Making orange jam at home is easy, only 3 ingredients are needed: fresh fruit flesh, sugar and lemon juice.
- grated orange zest (of 3-4 oranges)
- 500 g orange flesh (17.6 oz )
- 250 g granulated sugar (1.25 cups )
- 3 tbsps lemon juice
Grate orange zest with grater. (Reminder: Wash the skin of oranges thoroughly before grating the zest. Mix 1 part of distilled vinegar and 3 parts of water in a plastic basin, soak the oranges for 20 minutes. Gently brush using a clean fishnet washer or dishwasher brush, then rinse thoroughly with running water. )
Remove orange flesh, then puree with blender.
Combine grated orange zest, pureed orange flesh, lemon juice and sugar in a sauce pot. (Reminder: Use cooking pot with a thicker base to prevent burning.)
Bring to the boil, then reduce to medium heat, cook for 14-15 minutes, until thickened (the jam will become thicker when cooled).
Homemade Orange Jam is ready! (Fill the jam into clean jar, keep refrigerated when cooled, consume within 1 month.)
This recipe yields 500 g of orange marmalade divided into 25 servings.
The nutritional value for reference is for 1 serving (20 g) of orange marmalade.
