Healthy Apple and Grape Jam | Sugar-free Jam
Sujata Roy
This apple and grape jam is sweetened with dry date powder. As we all know that dates are highly nutritious. And the aroma of star anise and cinnamon gives a lovely flavour to the jam. So it’s a perfect treat for kids and adults. Health-conscious people can enjoy this delicious fruit jam without any guilt.
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 25 minutes mins
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
- 3 Apple
- 1 Cup Grapes
- 1 Star anise
- 1 Stick Cinnammon
- ⅓ cup Dry date powder
- 1 tbsp Lemon juice
- 1 Cup Water
Wash the apples and grapes well. Peel deseed and chop the apples into small pieces.
Chop the grapes into 4 pieces. Discard the seeds.
Heat a pan and add chopped apples and grapes, star anise, cinnamon, and 1 cup water.
When it starts to roll boil reduce the heat. Cover and cook on simmer for 5 minutes. Remove the cover and stir well.
Cook on high heat for 5 minutes uncovered. Keep stirring to avoid spilling. You can reduce the flame in between. Watch the video recipe for a detailed method.
After 5 minutes switch off the heat. Let it cool down. Remove the star anise and cinnamon when cool.
Now blend into a smooth paste. Heat a pan and add the paste. Add cinnamon and star anise again. Add dry date powder and mix everything well.
Taste the mixture when it starts to become thick. Add more dry date powder if required. It depends on the sweetness of grapes and apples. Mine was perfectly sweet with 1/3 cup of date powder.
Cook till the mixture becomes thick and starts to leave the sides of the pan. When the mixture is thickened switch off the heat and let it cool down.
Add lemon juice and mix. Add half lemon juice if you don’t want your jam tangy. I have used 1 tablespoon for a lovely sweet and tangy taste. Now finally remove the star anise and cinnamon. Store the jam in a sterilized jar.
- You can use any fruit of your choice.
- Cinnamon powder can be used instead of a cinnamon stick.
Keyword Healthy Apple and Grape Jam, Mixed Fruit Jam, Sugar Free Jam