Plum compote for the winter in 3-liter jars

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

Plum compote is a wonderful drink that can be prepared for the winter. Recipes for plum compote for a 3-liter jar are very simple, and you can cook only from some plums or in combination with other berries and fruits.

Plum compote for the winter - a simple recipe

Even according to the simplest recipe, you can prepare a very tasty and aromatic plum compote for the winter. The suggested amount of ingredients is for a 3 liter jar.

Ingredients:

• 500 g plums;
• 200-250 g sugar;
• 2.5 liters of water.

Preparation:

1. For compote, we choose ripe and dense plums, not spoiled or crushed. We wash the fruits well, do not remove the seeds.
2. We send the fruit to a sterile jar and proceed to preparing the syrup.
3. We put the pot of water on the fire, immediately fill in all the granulated sugar.
4. With constant stirring, bring the syrup to a boil, cook for literally 1-2 minutes.
5. Pour plums up to the neck with hot syrup, immediately roll up the jar with a lid. You can store such a compote at room temperature.

Any variety of plums is suitable for compote, but it is better to give preference to late ones. Their flesh is dense, they keep their shape better and are stored for a long time.

Plum compote with pulp

Plum compote with pulp is a very interesting and unusual option to prepare a delicious drink for the winter, which looks more like juice in appearance.

Ingredients:

• 1.5 kg plums;
• 300 g sugar;
• 3 liters of water.

Preparation:

• We send the prepared plums to a saucepan with boiling water.
• After boiling again, turn off the heating, put the fruits on a sieve and let them cool down a little.

• Pour sugar into the plum broth and leave it for a while.
• Peel the plums, remove the seeds, grind the pulp with an immersion blender to a puree consistency.

Then pour the plum puree into a saucepan with syrup

As soon as the compote boils, immediately pour it into a sterile jar and tighten the lid tightly

Unlike canned vegetables, plum compote can be stored for up to 6 years.

Plum compote with cinnamon

Cinnamon goes well not only with apples, but also with plums. We suggest paying attention to an unusual recipe for plum compote for the winter with cinnamon. The drink is tasty, sweet and aromatic. The amount of ingredients is also calculated for a 3 liter jar.

Ingredients:

• 300 g plums;
• 400 g sugar;
• ½ tsp citric acid;
• ¼ h. L. cinnamon.

Preparation:

We send the plums to a sterile jar and fill the fruit with hot water up to the very neck (not boiling water, otherwise the plums will burst)

• Leave the plums for 15-20 minutes. During this time, they will warm up, and if there are worms in them, they will float to the surface.
• After the specified time, pour the water into a saucepan, add cinnamon and citric acid to the plums.

• Pour sugar into the water drained from the fruit, cook the syrup for 5 minutes (from the moment of boiling).
• Fill the jars with boiling syrup to the very neck and immediately tighten the lids.

To make the compote not only tasty, but also beautiful, choose dense, maybe slightly unripe plums. There should be no stains or dents on the fruit.

Plum and apple compote

For the winter, you can close the compote not only from some plums, but also with the addition of other fruits. Many housewives have a very popular recipe for a plum drink with apples.

Ingredients:

• 8-10 plums;
• 3 apples;
• 1 cup of sugar.

Preparation:

We wash the plums well, divide them into halves and take out the seeds

I also wash the apples under running water, cut them in half, cut out the core with seeds, and then cut the fruit into small slices

• Put plums with apples in a clean jar and immediately add granulated sugar. You do not need to sterilize and dry the jar.
• Pour boiling water over the fruit up to the neck and immediately roll up the lid.
• Shake the contents of the jar a little so that the sugar dissolves faster. We put it on the lid and, wrapped in something warm, leave it until it cools completely.

To prevent plums from losing their shape, it is better to keep them in cold water before placing them in a jar.

Plum and peach compote

If you really like plums and peaches, then you will definitely like the proposed recipe for a drink for the winter. This is a compote of plums and peaches in a 3-liter jar. Peaches perfectly retain their taste, aroma and shape, and plums give the drink a beautiful color and slight sourness.

Ingredients:

• 150 g sugar;
• peaches;
• plums.

Preparation:

We choose beautiful, ripe plums and the same peaches, in which the stone will easily separate from the pulp. The amount of fruit can be taken equally or more peaches, or, conversely, more plums. It's a matter of taste

• Cut the plums in half, remove the seeds. We do the same with peaches, and if desired, they can be peeled.
• We transfer the fruits to a jar, pour boiling water and, covered with a blanket, leave for 20-30 minutes to warm up the plums with peaches.

After that, pour the water from the cans into a saucepan, pour sugar into it and wait for it to boil

Pour the fruit with hot syrup and roll up the jars with lids

If you do not like canned compotes, then the plum can be frozen, and in winter you can cook a delicious fresh compote.

Plum and apricot compote

Another option for a delicious drink for the winter is plum compote with apricots. Such a preparation is very simple, even novice housewives can handle it.

Ingredients:

• 7 apricots;
• 7 plums;
• 170-200 g sugar.

Preparation:

1. Soak plums and apricots in cold water and gently remove plaque from them with a sponge.
2. Pierce the plums in several places with a toothpick and immediately put them in a sterilized jar.
3. We send apricots to the plums, fill in about a third of the jar.
4. Pour in sugar and pour in boiling water.
5. We twist it with a boiled lid, twist the jar a little so that the sugar dissolves, and leave it upside down until it cools completely.

You can put more fruits in the jar, then the compote will turn out to be more concentrated.

Plum, apricot and apple compote

For the winter, you can preserve plums with apples or plums with apricots, or make an assortment. Plum compote with apples and apricots turns out to be incredibly tasty, fragrant and aromatic.

Ingredients:

• 200 g plums;
• 200 g apricots;
• 200 g apples;
• 250 g sugar;
• 2.5 liters of water.

Preparation:

• Put a pot of clean water on the fire and bring the liquid to a boil.
• We wash the plums and apricots well, cut in half and remove the seeds.
• We clean the apples from seeds and cut them into small slices.
• Put all the prepared fruits in a clean jar, fill them with boiling water, leave for 10-15 minutes.

• After that, we pour the water back into the pan, return it to the fire and wait for it to boil again.
• Pour sugar into the jar to the fruit.

Fill the jar with boiled water and immediately tighten it with a boiled lid

The exact amount of sugar will depend on the acidity of the fruit and the length of storage. Winter compote should always be sweeter: for 1 kg of fruit, you need to take at least 300 g of granulated sugar.

Plum compote with citrus fruits

If you want to roll up some unusual plum compote for the winter, then pay attention to the following recipe. For the drink, you will need not only plums, but also other fruits, including citrus fruits. An amazing combination of flavors.

Ingredients:

• 1 kg of apples;
• 1 kg of pears;
• 900 g plums;
• 1 lemon;
• 1 orange;
• 2-3 tsp citric acid.

Preparation:

• Cut the prepared pears into slices, having previously cleaned them of seeds.
• You also need to remove seeds from the plums: we simply divide the fruit into halves.
• We do the same with apples as with pears, that is, we clean them of seeds and cut them into slices.

• Now we send the fruit to a sterile jar, and then put the orange, which we cut into slices right with the peel.
• Then we also put the lemon sliced into circles in the jar.

• Fill the contents with hot water and leave for 10-15 minutes.
• Then we drain the water, bring to a boil, add sugar and citric acid, stir well.

As soon as the syrup boils again, pour it into the fruit. We tighten the lid tightly

Even bitter plums can be used in this recipe, as the fruit is cooked.

Plum and zucchini compote

Plum compote with zucchini can be called the most unusual recipe for winter harvesting. And do not be afraid that the recipe uses vegetables in combination with berries, they give an amazing result. Zucchini are impregnated with the taste and aroma of fruits, they become like pineapples.

Ingredients:

• cherry plum;
• zucchini;
• 300 g of sugar (per 1 liter of water).

Preparation:

1. In any convenient way, we sterilize the jars and leave them to dry.
2. At this time, we wash the ripe cherry plum well, dry it on a towel. Peel the zucchini (it doesn't matter if it is young or old).
3. Cut the vegetable into cubes, or you can cut it into rings, like pineapple.
4. We fill the jar with cherry plum and zucchini by 2/3 of the volume.
5. Fill the contents of the jar with boiling water, leave the cherry plum with zucchini to warm up for 10-15 minutes.
6. Then we drain the water and return to the fire, but with the addition of sugar. Bring the syrup to a boil.
7. Pour a little citric acid to the fruit and pour in the boiling syrup to the very top. Immediately tighten with sterile lids.

If desired, you can add various spices to such a drink, for example, a cinnamon stick or clove buds.

Plum compote is delicious, aromatic and beautiful. A drink for the winter can be prepared in a 3-liter jar with different tastes, and there are a lot of combinations. If you add compote with cinnamon, star anise and vanilla, it will immediately add a special aroma to the drink. You can add a pear to the plum, which will make the compote light and fresh, and citrus fruits (lime, lemon, orange) - you get an exotic taste.