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!

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Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 1 hr

Total Time 1 hr

Course afternoon tea, Breakfast, brunch

Cuisine English, Persian

Servings portions

Calories 40 kcal

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.
Let them 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

Keyword carrot jam, carrots, citrus, jam

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