Watermelon marmalade is just a treat that will delight both children and adults. And to cook it yourself is a pleasure. Marmalade of watermelon crust prepares long enough, so be patient. It is best to do it on the weekend. Useful sweetness will come at the same time at home and at work breaks for lunch. In contrast to the marmalade, the home is equipped with the necessary vitamins, is endowed with a rich taste. Also, you can always vary the amount of incoming ingredients and the dosage of sugar.
Classic recipe for marmalade from watermelon crusts
Ingredients:
- watermelon crusts - 1 kg;
- sugar - 1 kg;
- soda - 1 tsp;
- lemon juice - 10 ml;
- cardamom - to taste;
- sugar for sprinkling - 100 g.
Preparation
Watermelon crusts carefully cleaned from the green skin, cut them into small pieces. Next, we fill with a soda solution (1 tsp of soda per 1 liter of water). And we leave to reach the necessary condition of the jelly basis for 5 hours. After this time, we thoroughly wash the crusts under cold water and heat treatment. Pour watermelon slices with water, add half a kilogram of sugar and boil for 20 minutes. Then again leave to infuse for 5 hours. We repeat the procedure of boiling and five-hour infusion. The third time boiling add another half a kilogram of sugar and cardamom. After the sugar dissolves, decant the water and we drop the marmalades in sugar.
Watermelon marmalade with melon
Ingredients:
- melon - 1 kg;
- watermelon crusts - 1 kg;
- sugar - 2 cups;
- sugar for sprinkling - 300 g;
- lemon juice - 3 tbsp. l .;
- water - 4 cups.
Preparation
Watermelon peel clear of the green part, melon clear of seeds and pulp. Crusts of both species are cut into small pieces, blanched in boiling water for 5 minutes, then cooled in cold water. Prepare hot sugar syrup, drop it into our fruit pieces. Remove almost ready dessert from the fire and leave to infuse for 6 hours. After that, cook for another 5 minutes, add lemon juice. Strain the marmalade from the sweet water, dry it for 3 hours and sprinkle with sugar.
Now we know how to make a watermelon marmalade, so we can create a real assortment by adding a bit of a ripe pear.
Watermelon marmalade with pear
Ingredients:
- watermelon crusts - 1 kg;
- pears - 1 kg;
- sugar - 2 cups;
- sugar for sprinkling - 300 g;
- water - 5 glasses;
- citric acid - 5 g.
Preparation
Prepare sugar syrup in advance. Watermelon crusts are separated from the peel, pears are washed, cleaned from bones and cores. Next, cut into small pieces and blanch in boiling water for about 7 minutes and quickly cool. Then we put a light dessert into boiling sugar syrup, leave for 6 hours. Finally boil the fruit for 10 minutes, add citric acid. Now it is necessary to defend the candied fruit for at least 10 hours. We repeat all the procedures until the pears and watermelon become transparent. You can dry the jujube in the oven a little at a temperature of 60 degrees.
Dietary marmalade recipe
Ingredients:
- grapefruits - 1 kg;
- watermelon crusts - 1 kg;
- oranges - 0.5 kg;
- lemon juice - 100 ml;
- sugar - 1 kg;
- cinnamon - 1 tsp.
Preparation
From peel, peel and pits we clean oranges and grapefruits. Watermelon crusts are cut into small pieces. Grind all the ingredients to the state of mashed potatoes with a blender, fall asleep with sugar. Fill the resulting gruel with water, add lemon juice and cinnamon, bring to a boil. The resultant marmalade is cooled, cut into pieces and sprinkled with sugar. Decorate the dish can be mint leaves. If desired, sugar is replaced with honey. Orange marmalade with watermelon crusts ready!