Tell mom how to make rambutan jam for your baby to love

If you have made jam such as coconut jam, squash jam, grapefruit peel jam ... then with the way of making rambutan jam you will find extremely simple. 

Currently, rambutan fruit is in season, the fruit is ripe, delicious and affordable, so what are you waiting for without learning how to make rambutan jam for your baby to change taste?

Nutrition of the rambutan fruit

Rambutan fruit provides essential minerals such as iron, copper, calcium, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, manganese and vitamins (A, C, B3 and B9). These nutrients work to help strengthen bones, support weight loss, and fight against invading parasites ...

Nutrition experts also believe that this fruit is a rich source of antioxidants that help fight harmful free radicals, prevent free radical damage.

Rambutan is a fruit with a sweet taste, the flesh is crispy, the skin is easy to separate, so it is very popular, especially children. So in order to change the taste of the baby, the mother can learn how to make rambutan to make her more interested in this fruit.

Tell mom how to make rambutan jam is super simple

How to make rambutan jam for your baby to change taste is not difficult, you just need to follow the instructions below:

The ingredients need to be prepared

Peeled rambutan: 1kg

White sand: 400g

Pineapple (pineapple): 1/4 pineapple

Kumquat ( kumquat ) : 3–4 fruits

Salt: 1/2 teaspoon

Vanilla: 1 tube

Perform

♥ Step 1: Preliminary processing of rambutan 

The rambutan bought on, cleaned, drained and then used a sharp knife to gently take a round on the skin to easily separate the flesh. You need to work gently to avoid cutting into the flesh, causing the rambutan to leak out.

If you do not like rambutan jam with seeds or to ensure your baby does not choke or choke when eating jam, you should skillfully use the tip of a knife to remove the seeds.

♥ Step 2: Marinate the rambutan sugar

According to the experience of many mothers who are good at cooking, for rambutan jam to have a sweet taste, not so much sweetness, before marinating with sugar, you should wash it with water mixed with salt.

Rambutan, after washing, need to keep it dry and then marinate with sugar, mix well for quick sugar dissolution. Marinate for about 2 hours to dissolve the sugar. When marinating, make sure to keep it covered so that insects wo n't enter.

♥ Step 3: Rambutan jam slug

Many mothers share the secret to delicious jam slug, not to burn, is to use a pan or pot with a thick bottom and cook over medium heat. You pour the sugar-marinated rambutan mixture into a saucepan, heat over medium heat until it boils well. While cooking, you should stir often so that the rambutan does not stick to the bottom of the pan and burn.

When the rambutan and sugar water mixture boils evenly, squeeze the pineapple and kumquat juice, pour it into a pan and cook together. You stir your hands until the rambutan turns a slightly dark color (pale color of cockroaches or color like pure honey ), the sugar in the pan is slightly thick, then lower the heat and continue to slug. You stir until the rambutan is flexible and the sugar is dry, the sugar has signs of crystallization, then turn off the heat. Raise the pan down but keep stirring until the rambutan jam has cooled.

Note: If you want this fruit jam to have the aroma of vanilla , when you notice that the rambutan meat is tightening, the sugar has signs of crystallization, add 1 tube of vanilla extract and stir.

♥ Step 4: Preserve jam 

After you are done with the rambutan jam, put it in a glass jar with a tight lid to preserve. If you want to leave for a long time, you should store the jam in the refrigerator cooler.

Note, you should only make a moderate amount for the whole family to use up for about 1 month, avoid overdoing it because it takes a long time to lose your appetite.

How to choose to buy rambutan to have delicious rambutan jam properly standard

Rambutan is a fruit that is delicious, sweet and delicious. How to choose to buy delicious rambutan is you should:

Observe the bark and thorns: The ripe, freshly picked rambutan bark will look very fresh, pick up and feel the crispness of the thorns and the whole fruit. The tip of the thorn is slightly green or bright red depending on the type, avoid choosing the type where the tip is already black.

Observe the leaves and branches: Freshly picked rambutan leaves will be green, and crispy will ensure delicious rambutan.

Appearance: You should choose a rambutan fruit with a round shape, stretch, avoid choosing flat fruits because such fruits are usually flat with little meat.

How to choose rambutan by type:

Rambutan peeling: This  type of rambutan best when the fruit is fresh, the peel is red with yellow points, crunchy spikes, and the tip is slightly green. The rambutan meat will peel, crunchy if still fresh, when peeled, it will not leak honey or water.

The longan rambutan:  When choosing to buy the longan rambutan, you should choose the ripe fruit that has a yellowish skin color that turns red, and when you pick it up you can see the fruit is quite firm, the spines are short and even, the peel does not see water.

Thai Rambutan:  The way to choose to buy delicious Thai rambutan is to choose ripe fruit that is reddish, slightly yellowish, the thorns are still a bit green or the head of the thorns is slightly pinkish, when peeling the crunch.

aFamilyToday Health believes that with the information shared above, you already know how to make rambutan jam for your baby and the whole family to have a strange, healthy snack. Good luck.