Sauces & basics
Dulceață de prune (confiture de prunes)
A jam of dark plums scented with cinnamon and lemon, slowly cooked until it turns syrupy. It keeps for a long time in jars and goes well with bread, crêpes and fresh cheese.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
Nutrition facts
399 kcal per serving
- Protein
- 0.8 g
- Carbohydrates
- 97.5 g
- of which sugars
- 91.6 g
- Fat
- 0 g
- Fiber
- 2.8 g
Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.
Instructions
- Wash the plums, remove the stones and cut them into quarters.
- In a large saucepan, heat the plums with the water and lemon juice over medium heat for 10 minutes.
- Add the sugar, zest and cinnamon, then simmer gently, stirring regularly.
- Keep cooking for 40 to 50 minutes, until the jam thickens and a drop placed on a cold plate no longer spreads.
- Pour the hot jam into sterilised jars, seal them and let them cool upside down.
Variations and tips
Vanilla version. Add a split vanilla pod lengthwise during cooking.
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Original Ecomely recipe.