When the plum ripens, many housewives try to preserve its harvest and start winter harvesting. Among homemade sweet preservation, plum compote for the winter is the most popular. It perfectly preserves useful vitamins and minerals.

A delicious plum drink can be supplemented with other fruits and berries, whole fruits or halves can be used, spices and fragrant herbs can be added. Plum is also great for making jams, juices, jams, it can be frozen or dried.

How to make plum compote for the winter

Before canning plums, you need to choose the right fruits. They should be dense, slightly unripe, the stone is easily detachable.

Thin-skinned varieties and overripe fruits are not suitable for compote, they are best left for jam or freezing.

The plum for the drink should be shallow, then it can be preserved whole. Large fruits are cut into two parts and the stone is removed. You can rinse the drain with plain tap water. Do not wash off the bluish coating that covers the fruit, it will not affect the taste and quality of the drink.

The amount of sugar used in the recipe depends on the type of plum. If the fruits are sweet, then less sugar is needed. Some recipes replace sugar with honey. Also, for longer storage, you can add a little citric acid to the compote.

If desired, you can prepare a more concentrated drink. To do this, almost the entire jar is filled with plums and more sugar is placed. The syrup is sweet and slightly thick. When opening a jar in winter, compote can be diluted with boiled water.

Features of fruit preparation

The plum has a fairly thick skin. In order for plums to be saturated with sugar faster during sterilization, they must first be blanched. To do this, the fruits are dipped in hot water with the addition of soda (a teaspoon of soda per liter of water) for 5 minutes.

To prevent the plums from bursting during processing, they are pierced with a needle or a toothpick. After that, the fruits are immediately dipped in cold water. After such a procedure, the skin on the plums will burst, the sugar will quickly penetrate inside.

Packaging and storage

Banks in which plums will be prepared can be taken in any size. It all depends on the size of the fruits themselves.

• For small plums, jars of small volume (1-1.5 liters) are suitable.
• Large fruits are placed in jars with a volume of 3 liters.

Glass jars should be washed well with soda, sterilized and dried. Lids can be taken twisted or turnkey. But it is worth remembering that preservation with a turnkey lid is stored longer. When pouring hot sugar syrup into a jar, it may burst due to a sharp temperature drop. To prevent this from happening, you need to put a knife with a wide blade under it.

Canned plum compote with pit should be consumed within one year. The bones begin to release harmful substances, and the drink will become unsuitable for further consumption.

There are no special differences in the storage of plum compotes from other home preservation. It, along with other blanks, can be placed in a dark, cool place. The main thing is that there are no sudden temperature changes in the room, otherwise the jars may crack and the shelf life will be minimal.

What is combined with plum in compote

Plum compote is served cold or warm, complementing the taste with orange peel, lemon, mint, lemon balm, honey, rose petals. It is better to add honey when the compote has cooled down a bit, otherwise, due to the high temperature, all its beneficial properties will disappear.

To improve the taste, add an apple, pear, peach, apricot, currant, cherry and even nuts.

Vanilla, cinnamon, cloves, star anise and red wine are added to plum compote to add aroma and piquant taste.

Useful properties and calorie content of plum compote

Plum contains many useful substances that are necessary for the normal functioning of the body. These are vitamins of groups A, B, C, E. Also various minerals: potassium, zinc, magnesium, phosphorus and others. Most of these substances are retained after heat treatment.

Calorie content per 100 grams of the product is 96 kcal.

• Plum compote well removes thirst, tones and invigorates.
• It is also able to reduce nervous excitability, strengthen the immune system, improve the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract.

Plum compote is very useful during pregnancy and breastfeeding. It helps to cope with toxicosis and reduces swelling in the last stages. Vitamins and minerals transferred to the baby during feeding protect him from colds and abdominal pain. However, you should not abuse it - this can lead to the development of allergies or diathesis.

No matter how useful properties plum compote has, it also has contraindications. It is not recommended to use this drink for people prone to obesity, diabetes, gout, pancreatitis.

Easy Plum Compote Recipe

*Ingredients for the recipes below are based on 3 liter jars.

Required Ingredients:

• plum - 510 grams
• granulated sugar - 260 grams
• purified water - 2.6 liters

Pour water into a container for cooking and put on the stove. When the water boils, add sugar to it and mix. We are waiting for the sugar crystals to completely dissolve. We thoroughly wash the plums and put them in pre-prepared, clean jars.

Gently pour the fruits with the resulting sugar syrup to the very neck. We cork the jars with varnished lids and leave them in the room until they cool completely. Banks must be wrapped with a blanket or any warm cloth.

Then we transfer the jars with the finished compote to a permanent storage location.

Variations in the preparation of plum compote

with apricot

• small plum - 300 grams
• apricot - 200 grams
• sugar - 290 grams
• purified water - 2-2.5 liters

Fruits for compote are used whole, together with the bone.

with grapes

Would need:

• plum - 350 grams
• grapes "Isabella" - 250 grams
• sugar - 310 grams
• sprig of thyme
• sprig of mint
• a few juniper berries
• purified water - 2-2.3 liters

After the sugar syrup with spices has boiled, they must be removed from the container.

with an apple

Cooking Ingredients:

• plum - 500 grams
• apple - 800 grams
• sugar - 350 grams
• filtered water - 1.5 - 2 liters

Apples are cut into slices, the skin is not removed. Plum pits are removed.

With ranetki

• plum - 310 grams
• ranetki - 240 grams
• granulated sugar - 310 grams

So that the apples do not burst when pouring, they are pierced in several places with a toothpick.

with pear

For the recipe you will need:

• plum - 410 grams
• pear - 760 grams
• sugar - 210 grams
• water - 1.5 - 2 liters

Before putting pears in a jar, they need to be boiled a little. They are cut in half and boiled in sugar syrup for about five minutes.

with peach

Required Ingredients:

• plum - 10-12 pieces
• large peach - 2-3 pieces
• sugar - 270 grams
• a pinch of citric acid - optional
• purified water - 2.5 liters

Overripe peaches are not suitable for a drink. In the process of pouring, they can boil soft, and the compote will turn cloudy.

with currant

For cooking you will need:

• plum - 300 grams
• blackcurrant - 210 grams
• small piece of lemon
• small piece of orange
• sugar - 240 grams
• filtered water - 2-2.5 liters

Small plums are left with a stone. Currants can be put in brushes or individual berries.

with spices

You will need the following ingredients:

• plum - 700 grams
• granulated sugar - 320 grams
• 2-3 cloves
• one cinnamon stick
• some vanilla
• purified water - 2 liters

For this plum compote recipe for the winter, slightly unripe plums are suitable.

walnut

For cooking you will need:

• plum - 15-20 pieces
• sugar - 280 grams
• nuts - 15-20 pieces
• filtered water - 2.5 liters

Each plum must be carefully cut and the stone removed.

Nuts can be used any, focusing on your taste.

Nuts are soaked in hot water for a few minutes - this will help remove bitterness.

Such a compote is stored for no more than a year.

from yellow plum

Recipe Ingredients:

• plum yellow - 480 grams
• granulated sugar - 280 grams
• water - 2.5 liters

Plums for compote should be ripe enough, but not soft.

If the drink is too concentrated, you can dilute it with boiled water.

with pineapple

You will need the following ingredients:

• plum - 10 pieces
• fresh pineapple
• juice of one lemon
• sugar - 390 grams
• purified water - 2 liters

Pineapple for a drink should be chosen small and ripe enough. It is peeled, a hard core is cut out and cut into half rings.

With sterilization

Ingredients:

• plum - 510 grams
• sugar - 260 grams
• filtered water - 2.6 liters

The seeds in the fruit can be left or removed.

It takes about half an hour to sterilize the finished drink in a water bath.

With chokeberry

Required Ingredients:

• plum - 400 grams
• chokeberry - 210 grams
• granulated sugar - 290 grams
• water - 2.4 liters

It is better to collect rowan from the bush with whole umbrellas, and pick the berries just before cooking.

Plum compote for the winter rightfully occupies one of the main places among other sweet preservation. They can easily replace purchased children's juices and drinks without worrying about the quality of the ingredients used.

When ice cubes are added to the compote, a refreshing drink is obtained, which will be appreciated by adults and children. If you follow the basic rules of cooking, you can get two full-fledged dishes: a delicious drink and fruit, which can be served as an independent dessert or addition to pastries.