Just add 1 cake ingredient, this is the trick to making pineapple jam that is not hard and lasts for months

foto: YouTube/CR COOK

If you are unsure about buying pineapple jam from the market because of the high sugar content, you can make it yourself.

Brilio.net - Fruit jam is one of the food ingredients that is often stocked at home. One of the popular fruit jams is pineapple jam. This is because pineapple has a sweet and slightly sour taste. The combination of sweet and sour flavors from pineapple jam is its own characteristic. Pineapple jam is also commonly used as a filling for white bread or pineapple cake filling.

Some people usually buy packaged pineapple jam to accompany breakfast with bread at home. However, pineapple jam sold on the market contains many artificial sweeteners and additional preservatives. The aim of adding these ingredients is so that the pineapple jam can be stored for a long time.

Apart from buying it on the market, you can also make your own pineapple jam at home, you know. Because it turns out the manufacturing process is quite easy. However, even though it is easy to make, there are still many people who are reluctant to make it themselves because when stored pineapple jam hardens over time.

Well, a netizen on the CR COOK YouTube account claims to have a trick to make pineapple jam not harden and keep it stored for months. In one of the uploaded videos, he only added one cake ingredient when cooking pineapple jam.

photo: YouTube/CR COOK

Reported by BrilioFood from YouTube CR COOK on Wednesday (6/3), first of all, the YouTube user prepared 4 Bogor pineapples. The next step, he peeled the skin and eyes of the pineapple, then washed it until clean.

photo: YouTube/CR COOK

Next, cut the pineapple into pieces and blend until smooth. During the blender process, there is no need to add water because pineapple has quite a high water content. After blending, prepare a frying pan to cook the pineapple.

photo: YouTube/CR COOK

Cook the pineapple over medium heat until the water reduces slightly. Don't forget to stir occasionally so that the pineapple jam doesn't burn. If the water has started to reduce, add 350 grams of granulated sugar and 1/2 teaspoon salt, then stir until evenly mixed.

"To use granulated sugar here, you can add or subtract according to the sweetness level of the pineapple you use. So you can just adjust it," he said.

photo: YouTube/CR COOK

After the sugar had dissolved, the YouTube user added the main ingredient, namely glucose syrup. You can get this ingredient on e-commerce. The YouTube user added around 120 grams of glucose syrup to the pineapple jam, then stirred until evenly mixed.

The addition of glucose syrup is not without reason, you know. The reason is, this ingredient can maintain the texture of pineapple jam so that it remains solid but does not harden even if stored for a long time.

photo: YouTube/CR COOK

"Because there is a caramelization process, the pineapple jam will become hard. So to avoid this, we use this glucose. So even though it has been stored for months, the pineapple jam will not harden," he added.

Then continue the process of cooking the pineapple jam until it is dry and not watery, then turn off the heat. Remove the pineapple jam, pour it into a container, and wait until it comes to room temperature. After that, the pineapple jam can be stored in the refrigerator or formed into balls for filling in pineapple cakes.

Disclaimer: This translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English has been generated by Artificial Intelligence.