carrot jam with citrus
A surprising taste for breakfast: carrot jam with citrus. Perfect with feta or goat cheese on your morning cracker. Or on a scone with a dot of cream!
Ingredients
- 350 gram carrots grated
- 350 gram jam sugar
- 100 ml lemon juice 1 lemon
- 200 ml orange juice 2 oranges
- zest of one lemon
- 2 teaspoons cardamom powder
Instructions
- Peel and grate the carrots.
- Press the lemon and the oranges until you have 300 ml of juice.
- Grate the lemon zest.
- Dissolve the sugar while heating the juice of the lemon and the oranges.
- When the juice starts cooking, add the grated carrots, the lemon zest and the cardamom
- Put the lid on it and let it simmer on low heat for 45 minutes.
- Then remove the lid and let the jam reduce for 5 to 10 minutes until it becomes viscous.
- Transfer the carrot jam into jars and let it cool down.
Nutrition
Serving: 1portion (20g)Calories: 40kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 6mgPotassium: 42mgFiber: 1gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 1472IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 4mgIron: 1mg
