Turkish apricot jam

Turkish apricot jam

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A simple Turkish apricot jam: one kilogram of cooked apricots mixed with 500 grams of sugar, seasoned with lemon, and then poured into hot jars.

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Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time45 min
  • Resting4 hr
  • Total5 hr 15 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodsaucepan
  • Estimated cost$16.21 $2.70 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan

Ingredients

6 people
  • $15.65
  • $0.39
  • $0.17

Prices in Belgium.

Directions

  1. Wash the apricots, cut them in half, and remove the pits. ≈ 8 min
  2. Place them in a saucepan, and as soon as the water starts to boil, pour the sugar over them.
  3. Cook until the apricots are tender, then blend them.
  4. Add the lemon juice, bring to a boil again for 5 minutes, then turn off the heat.
  5. Pour the hot jam into the jars, turn them upside down, and leave them like that for a day.
  6. It remains fresh throughout the winter. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Turkish apricot jam

  • 1 kilogram of apricots$15.65
  • 500 g of sugar$0.39
  • Half a lemon’s worth of juice$0.17

Total$16.21

that's $2.70 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 kilogram of apricots
  • 500 g of sugar
  • Half a lemon’s worth of juice

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