Homemade Pineapple Jam And How Long Can Pineapple Jam Last

How Long Can Pineapple Jam Last?

The right place to store pineapple jam is the refrigerator. Pineapple jam can last up to six months in this refrigerator.

How to Make Pineapple Jam?

How to make: clean the pineapple from the outer skin, clean the eyes too. wash and cut in half. grated pineapple until it runs out. Add pineapple, cloves, and cinnamon to a skillet (medium heat). Cook, stirring occasionally, until the water shrinks and the pineapple starts to stick. Add sugar, stir again. cool, jam is ready to use.

When to Add Sugar When Making Pineapple Jam?

Arief added glucose to the pineapple jam when the jam was ripe, brown and dry. "We cook sugar and pineapple until they dry. Usually when it's cold the sugar will be harder than when it's hot," said Arief to kompas.com, Tuesday (13/4/2021).

What is the Texture of Pineapple Jam For Nastar?

Pineapple jam for nastar filling should have a texture that can be picked up. besides that the texture is not runny like bread jam.

Ingredients

1 large pineapple (about 500 grams, or in this video I use 6 small honey pineapples)
100 gr sugar
1 large cinnamon stick (I share 3)
Pinch of cloves

How to make

1. Grated pineapple
2. Cook the pineapple in a pan (non-sticky if possible) until the water has reduced a bit
3. Add cinnamon and cloves, stir briefly. Cook again until half dry
4. After half dry, add sugar, mix well
5. Cook again until the jam is dry (but not burnt)
6. After the jam is cooked, let it cool, then put it in an airtight dry container

Note

1. Use of sugar, don't use too much because the jam will be hard and it's like caramel. But also don't add too little sugar, because later it will be mushy, it won't stick together, it's hard to pick up (buletted)
2. Pineapple jam lasts for more than a month refrigerated in a tightly closed container
3. Pineapple jam that is dry and good, will make the nastars last longer (not easy to get moldy). I make nastar with jam like the recipe above, it can last up to 2 months without preservatives