Ingredients 3 cup granulated sugar 1 cup water 2 tablespoon orange juice 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Directions: Select prickly pear cactus (or small barrel cactus if you own this type of cactus, since it's illegal to remove it from the desert). Remove spines and outside layer with large knife. Cut pulp across in slices one-inch thick. Soak overnight in cold water. Remove from water, cut in one inch cubes and cook in boiling water til tender. Drain. Cook slowly in the following syrup until nearly all the syrup is absorbed. Do not scorch! SYRUP for 2 QUARTS of CACTUS CUBES Heat all ingredients until sugar is dissolved. Then add cactus. Remover cactus from syrup, drain and roll in granulated or powdered sugar. For colored cactus candy, any vegetable food coloring may be added to the syrup.
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RECIPE: PRICKLY PEAR JAM!
In this video, I show you how I make Prickly Pear Jam (Jelly) fresh from organically grown prickly pears, from cleaning the freshly picked fruit right up to having a taste of the prepared jam! I like to use a 2:1 fruit to sugar ratio for all my fruit conserves/preserves.
This was one of my favourite fruits for canning/preserving - It took a bit of time but the outcome was so worth it!
A note for my American friends - In Australia, we refer Jam what you would refer to as Jelly, a spread enjoyed on toast, scones or with crackers and cheese platters. Jelly in Australia is chilled fruit juice and gelatine served with ice cream, what you would refer to as Jello.
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Ingredients: 7 cups fresh prickly pear juice (I used red fruit for this recipe - its the best colour!) 3.5 cups of sugar 1 pack of Jamsetta - 1 tablespoon of butter
Method: 1. Wash and peel prickly pears. 2. Mash/blend/mix prickly pears and pass through a sieve/strainer. 3. Place in a saucepan or shallow pot, add butter and bring to the boil. 4. Add sugar and Jamsetta, stirring until dissolved. 5. Bring to the boil and reduce down until mixture is thick, around 25-30 minutes, or until jam sticks together when placed on a frozen plate (Boil further if needed). 6. Transfer into sterilised jars, seal lids finger tight and boil for 10 minutes to process. 7. Place on a tea towel on kitchen bench and leave for 24 hours before consuming. 8. Refrigerate after opening but most of all ENJOY!
Prickly pear fruit jelly recipe made simple!
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Prickly Pear Fruit Leather
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Prickly Pear Fruit Leather No pectin Added Burning off the glochids is not necessary if you plan to strain the juice. Blending the Prickly Pear will speed up the process. Blending will remove the need of handling the Prickly Pear. Removing the seeds before boiling is only necessary when making Jam or Preserves. Bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce to medium low and cook for 30 minutes. Stir often. Strain using a large colander. Measure the juice. Pour the juice through a smaller gauge strainer. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low. At this point the juice can be saved for wine making. Large containers of juice can be frozen or water bath canned for later use. Smaller amounts can be made into fruit leather. Fruit leather must be reduced to remove water. Cook on low to thicken. A thicker reduced mixture will speed up drying times. Spread evenly on parchment paper. Place in a oven at 175 Fahrenheit for 3 hours. Cut into strips. Roll up for storage. Store in a cool and dry location.