JAR-COOKED APRICOTS, another recipe for cooking fruit in a jar in the microwave, allowing you to preserve them for 15 days under vacuum. Like the jar-cooked peaches or the quick jar-cooked cherries, they are perfect to serve on a good fior di latte ice cream. I love summer fruit, and cooking it in a jar allows me to avoid wasting fruit and to preserve it. So, when I go to the market, I always stock up on seasonal fruits and, with some, I use the jar cooking technique to preserve the ripest fruits. You’ll love the wine and apricot syrup formed during cooking. In my opinion, they will also be perfect for topping a jar-cooked cheesecake, of course. This recipe seems very simple, and indeed it is, although it required a reduction in the watts. The fitting comparison is that of stovetops, because when you cook fruit, you need to lower the flame, and we lower the power! This way, I ensured that the juice didn’t overflow from the jar, inevitably dirtying the microwave, and gave the fruit a gentler cook.
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Rest time: 20 Minutes
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 2
- Cooking methods: Microwave, Jar Cooking
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Spring, Summer
- Energy 123.10 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 26.68 (g) of which sugars 21.57 (g)
- Proteins 1.45 (g)
- Fat 0.51 (g) of which saturated 0.03 (g)of which unsaturated 0.35 (g)
- Fibers 1.95 (g)
- Sodium 19.81 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 100 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for jar-cooked apricots
- 6 apricots (about 7 oz)
- 2 tablespoons moscato (or dessert wine)
- Half pod star anise
- a quarter of a vanilla bean (even exhausted)
- 1 teaspoon coconut sugar (or cane sugar or erythritol)
What you need to cook in a jar
The jars suitable for jar cooking can be purchased, already equipped with 4 clips, on the site Decorazioni dolci, with discount code WECK10.
- 1 Microwave oven
- 1 Jar with a 17 oz thin gasket
How to cook apricots in a jar
Wash the apricots well and divide them in half. Remove the pit and place the apricots in the jar. Season them with sugar, anise, vanilla, and sweet wine.
Clean the edge of the jar, close, and clip. Place the jar in the microwave and cook for 5 minutes at reduced power compared to the tested power, I used 440 watts on 600 watts of tested power. Find the water test HERE. Remove the jar from the microwave, using a cloth, and let it rest closed for at least 20 minutes. During the resting, the jar-cooked apricots will finish cooking, and the vacuum will form in the jar.
When the jar is at room temperature, you can store it in the refrigerator, where it will keep for 15 days. To enjoy the jar-cooked apricots, simply gently pull the gasket and serve them.
Additional tips on jar-cooking fruit
Cooking fruit, like apricots, in jars at reduced power is equivalent to “lowering the flame” on the stove, which will prevent unnecessary splashes.
You can learn more about cooking times for jar-cooking food HERE.
