Zucchini Pineapple Ginger Jam Recipes

ZUCCHINI MARMALADE

Steps:

• Prepare jars and a water bath canner (if canning).
• Use a sharp paring knife to peel off the outside of the lemon peel. Just the yellow part, leaving the white pith behind, but saving it for the next step. Slice the lemon zest/peel pieces into thin strips.
• Juice the lemons, saving the seeds to the side, but keeping as much pulp as possible with the juice. Dice the white pith from the lemons as well, but keep all the parts separate.
• Take the lemon seeds and diced up white pith and place them in 2 cups water in a jam pot. Simmer on low heat for about 30 minutes. (The volume will reduce dramatically, but be careful not to let it boil dry. During the simmer, the water will thicken as it extracts pectin from the citrus seeds and pith. In the end, you should have roughly 1/2 cup thickened gel.)
• Remove pith and seeds with a slotted spoon, leaving just the roughly 1/2 cup pectin water in the jam pot.
• Add in all the lemon juice, pulp, and zest strips. At this point, all the lemon should have been incorporated into the recipe, but the seeds and pith do not remain in the final zucchini jam.
• Add in the sugar, minced ginger, and zucchini. (If you'd like a milder jam, use less ginger or omit it altogether.)
• Turn the heat up to high and boil rapidly for about 10 minutes until the mixture reaches gel stage (220 degrees F). Test the mixture with a digital thermometer, or on a plate that's been chilled in the freezer.
• Pour the finished zucchini marmalade into canning jars leaving 1/4 inch headspace.
• Cap with 2 part canning lids and either store in the refrigerator for immediate use, or process in a water bath canner for 10 minutes.

ZUCCHINI PEACH JELLY

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, combine zucchini, sugar, lemon juice and pineapple with juice; bring to a boil. Cook, stirring often, at a full boil 10 minutes. , Remove from heat; stir in gelatin. Spoon into clean jelly jars. Cover and cool. Store in the refrigerator up to 3 weeks.

ZUCCHINI GINGER JAM

Steps:

• Use zucchini that is young, about 10 inches long.
• Larger zucchini may also be used.
• Wash zucchini and then cut off both ends of zucchini and discard.
• Cut zucchini into quarters (length wise).
• Remove any soft zucchini meat and seeds from the middle and discard.
• Coarsely shred zucchini and add to a cooking pot.
• Add water and ginger to cooking pot; bring to boil and cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add crushed pineapple including liquid, sugar and rapid boil for 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Add lemon and orange powder; stir well to dissolve.
• Fill jars with a lid and store in refrigerator.
• You may also preserve this jam in glass containers and process in the regular way.

ZUCCHINI PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Wash and peel the zucchini.
• [Optional] Cut lengthwise into quarters, use a spoon and scrape the length of the centre to scoop large seeds from middle.
• Cut into 1 to 2 cm (1/2 inch) cubes, or, shred.
• Add to large saucepan with all the other ingredients.
• Bring to a boil, uncovered, then reduce to a simmer.
• Let simmer uncovered for 20 minutes.
• Ladle hot solids and liquid equally into heated jars.
• Leave 2 cm (1/2 inch) headspace.
• Debubble, adjust headspace leaving solids covered with liquid.
• Wipe jar rims.
• Put lids on.
• Process in a water bath or steam canner.
• Process jars 15 minutes for half-litres (pints.) Increase time as needed for your altitude. See table below.

ZUCCHINI PINEAPPLE JAM

Steps:

• In a large stockpot, bring the zucchini and sugar to a boil. Boil and stir constantly for 6 minutes. Add the lemon juice and pineapple; cook and stir for 8 minutes. Add gelatin; stir for 1 minute. Remove from the heat. Skim off any foam; fill jars or plastic containers. Cool before covering with lids. Refrigerate up to 3 weeks.

ZUCCHINI, PINEAPPLE, GINGER JAM

Steps:

• Place zucchini, pineapples, and crystallized ginger in a food processor and puree.
• Add to a heavy bottom pot with sugar and boil for 20 minutes. That`s a rolling boil.
• Stirring all the while.
• Add Certo and bring to a full rolling boil for 1 more minute add jello and stir to blend.
• Fill 4-1 pint jars or 8 1/2 pint jars.I like to do the 8 jars because there would be more to give as gifts.
• Process in a water bath for 10 minutes.