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(DA VINCI'S JAM RECIPE)

Chocolate Apple Jam Recipe

This jam recipe, made from apples, oranges, and chocolate, is perfect for offering to your loved ones at the end of the year.

Chocolate Apple Jam Recipe
Prep: 10 min   •   Cook: 40 min   •   Total: 50 minYield: 2 Jars
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Nina L. Palmer
by Nina L. Palmer
Nina L. Palmer

Nina Palmer is a recipe developer and editor for Eatwell101 since 2013. She is passionate about food and culture and specializes in sweet recipes, desserts, baking, as well as developing editorial content.

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This jam recipe was taken years ago from an old, scrapped magazine, mentioning it was adapted from one of Da Vinci’s recipes… So let the lights of Renaissance times combine with the magic of Christmas to guide our hands through this delicious experiment!

 The proportions are well-balanced, and we easily find the flavors of apple, orange, and chocolate. The texture and flavors are excellent, and all your loved ones will die for it!

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Ingredients list for Chocolate Apple Jam Recipe

For 2 Jars:

  • 2 oranges
  • 1  3/4  lbs (750 g)  of Granny Smith apples
  • 2 cups (½ liter) of orange juice
  • 4 cups (750 g ) of granulated sugar
  • 9 ounces (250 g) “special cooking” dark chocolate
  • Juice of 1 lemon

Cooking instructions

Wash and dry the oranges. Cut them into 4 wedges without peeling, then chop to make sticks. Peel and cut apples into quarters.

In a pot of boiling water, cook the apples over medium heat for 20 to 25 minutes. They must be cooked immediately. Drain well and retrieve the pieces. Mash the cooked apple just like you would do for your usual homemade mashed potatoes.

Mix the mashed apples with orange juice, the sour and orange pieces. Cook over medium heat for 20 minutes, stirring regularly. Remove from heat after cooking. Stir in the lemon juice and the chocolate. Melt and mix. Giving a tour of the blender. Put in sterilized jars.

Tip:

Use pots and lids from the jam trade. Fill and close the jars and turn the pot off until the jam is cool. The pots are now well sealed.

My advice:

Use untreated oranges since the skin is in the marmalade.
If you like the pieces in the jam, there’s no need to use the blender.

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