Dragon Fruit Mint Jam Recipes

HOW TO MAKE DRAGON FRUIT JAM

Steps:

• Assemble all of your ingredients. Cut the dragon fruit in half and scoop out the pulp, squeeze out the juice from the lemon, measure your sugar and butter etc.
• Pour in the juice, crack the eggs, add the sugar, butter and dragon fruit pulp in a mixing bowl and whisk until all the ingredients are combined together.
• Pour the whisked mixture into a double boiler.
• Cook over a low and steady heat. Stir frequently. The mixture will begin to thicken as you stir, over a period of about half an hour. Add some sugar if it is not sweet enough, or water if it's too sweet. Check to see if it's thick enough.
• Pour the jam in a container or jar and seal. Finished - spread your jam on a bread etc.

DRAGONFRUIT JAM

Steps:

• Halve dragon fruit.
• Scoop out flesh into a deep pot.
• Mash well with potato masher.
• Add the juice of two lemons and the fine zest of one.
• Bring this mixture to a boil, stirring occasionally.
• Simmer, uncovered, stirring, for 30 minutes or so to get a thick puree.
• Bring to a hot, rolling boil.
• Add sugar.
• Continue to boil hard, stirring, until desired gel is reached. Dragon fruit does not so much gel as form a thick, gluey slime.
• Add pectin if desired to obtain a firmer gel.
• The jam can be canned. Process prepared 6 to 8 oz jars for 10 minutes.

DRAGON FRUIT JAM

Steps:

• Combine dragon fruit, lemon juice, lemon skin and water into a non-stick pot.
• simmer over medium heat until the fruit became soft & juicy.
• add in sugar and leave to boil by increasing the heat.
• in the other hand, try to press on the lemon skin for the pectin.
• keep stirring the mixture constantly until thickened.
• again place a teaspoon of the hot jelly to a chilled plate to test if it is ready for canning.
• finally, off the heat and pour out the jelly into jars.

RASPBERRY MINT JAM

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine raspberries, sugar and butter. Bring to a full rolling boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Stir in pectin. Continue to boil 1 minute, stirring constantly. , Remove from heat; skim off foam. Stir in mint. Ladle hot mixture into eight hot half-pint jars, leaving 1/4-in. headspace. Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace, if necessary, by adding hot mixture. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight., Place jars into canner with simmering water, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 10 minutes. Remove jars and cool.

ALICE'S DRAGON FRUIT & LYCHEE JAM

Steps:

• Chop fruit finely or pulse in a food processor. Add to a large saucepan with the jam sugar.
• Cook over a low heat stirring until sugar has dissolved. Add the knob of butter, increase heat and bring to a full boil (a boil that cannot be stopped when stirred).
• Boil rapidly for 4 minutes only, carefully skimming off any foam from surface during cooking.
• Remove from heat, then test a small amount on a cold plate for set, (the surface of the jam should wrinkle when a spoon is pushed through it). If not set, return to the boil for a further 2 minutes and test again.
• Spoon into hot, sterilised, glass jars and seal. Makes 4 medium jars.

DRAGON FRUIT-MINT JAM

Steps:

• Place fruit, water, lemon juice, and mint into preserving pan.
• Bring to a simmer on medium-high heat, stir in pectin and make sure pectin completely dissolves, 10 minutes.
• Remove mint leaves. Add sugar slowly, stir until dissolved.
• Bring to a roiling boil, add 2 drops of food coloring (if using), then turn off heat, continually stirring.
• Skim off foam if necessary.
• Pour into prepared jars and can as needed.