Best Alices Dragon Fruit Lychee Jam Recipes

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.

FRUIT JUICE JAM

Steps:

• Heat and stir until sure-gel dissolves.
• Add sugar (1 cup more for extra firm).
• Bring to a boil.
• Turn heat to low and let cook about 20 minutes.
• Skim and pour into sterilized jars.

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.

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.