Would you like to reduce your sugar consumption – but do you like to feast on jam for breakfast? No problem with our delicious recipes without jam sugar.
Jam rolls are an integral part of Sunday breakfast and are the "healthy" alternative to chocolate spread in many lunch boxes. But jam consists largely of sugar. This not only provides the taste - jam sugar also keeps the jam firm and durable. But it can also be more tooth- and figure-friendly: With agar-agar or pectin, you can cook jam that is at least as delicious as the one from the supermarket. Read on here if you're wondering what the difference is between jam, jam, jelly and fruit spread.
Jam without sugar: delicious recipe with agar-agar
Jam without sugar: easy to cook yourself with agar-agar or pectin © J. Pfeiffer/Imago
Agar-agar is a powder made from blue or red algae. It binds water and thus ensures that the jam gels. As a result, it not only replaces the unhealthy sugar, but also gelatine - and is therefore vegan.
Ingredients for agar-agar jam:
- Fruits, such as strawberries, oranges or apples
- 1 g agar-agar per 100 g of fruit – that's about 1 teaspoon for 500 g of fruit
- some lemon juice
- possibly spices such as vanilla or cinnamon
- possibly a sweetener
How to cook sugar-free jam:
Then pour the hot jam into sterile jars. When opened, the jam can be kept for about seven to ten days without jam sugar. Therefore, it is advisable to always use only small jars. Or you can freeze your jam.
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The agar-agar does not set properly? Take a gelling test! To do this, put a teaspoonful of fresh jam in the refrigerator for one to two minutes. If the mixture is still too runny, boil the jam again.
Strawberry jam without sugar: gelling with pectin
Pectin is also a vegan gelling agent. It is found in almost all plants, it is particularly highly concentrated in apples. Therefore, many manufacturers already use apple pectin as a substitute for gelatin. Even at home, you can easily use it.
Ingredients for pectin jam:
- 500 g strawberries
- 8 g pectin
- some lemon juice
- Vanilla
- possibly sweeteners
Cooking fruit spread without sugar:
The pectin jam also does not have as long a shelf life when opened as the variant with jam sugar. Therefore, use it up as soon as possible!
Jam without sugar – but still sweet
Fructose alone is sweet – but it doesn't make jam sweet enough for most people. If you want to give your fruit spread a sweet note, but do without table sugar, you can use other ingredients: In addition to honey, coconut blossom sugar is a delicious alternative. Agave syrup or rice syrup are also popular. The best thing to do is to try out several variants and find your personal favorite.