Strawberry Agar-Agar Marmalade – A Step-by-Step Recipe with Photos

Colorful and refreshing strawberry marmalade is a great summer dessert for the whole family. Forget about store-bought, high-calorie marmalade with preservatives and artificial colors! Making a natural, healthy, and delicious alternative to your favorite sweet is easy!

Nutritional value per serving

82.5 kcal

Proteins: 0.9 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbohydrates: 18.9 g

*Nutritional value is calculated per 100g of ingredients

Total time: 2 hours 20 minutes
Time in the kitchen: 15 min
Complexity:

It will work even if you're making it for the first time. Not just this dish, but your first time ever.
Number of servings: 1

300 g

Homemade strawberry marmalade boasts a fresh flavor, vibrant color, and floral aroma. Made with agar-agar, the candies have a springy, elastic texture that melts on the tongue but holds its shape for a long time.

You can adjust the amount of sugar in the recipe to suit your taste, making the gummy candies sweeter or slightly tart. I like it when the sweetness is just right, and the natural strawberry flavor and freshness are more noticeable.

By the way, this dessert can be made not only during the summer berry season, but also in winter. Feel free to use frozen strawberries - and you will have culinary happiness!

Recipe with step-by-step photos

Homemade strawberry marmalade

Ingredients

Servings

300 g

Strawberry

300 G
Water

300 ml
Sugar

150 G
Agar-agar

7 G

Preparation

Step 1

Place the agar-agar in a saucepan with water. Stir and bring to a boil over medium heat.

Step 2

Blend the strawberries until smooth and add sugar. If desired, strain the puree through a fine sieve before adding the sugar to remove the seeds. Stir the mixture and set aside.

Step 3

When the agar-agar syrup boils, cook it for 2–2.5 minutes, stirring constantly and vigorously to prevent the thickener from sticking to the sides of the saucepan.

Step 4

After two and a half minutes, remove the syrup from the heat and add the prepared strawberry puree and sugar. Stir and return to medium heat.

Step 5

Once it boils, cook for a couple of minutes, stirring constantly, and then remove the mixture from the heat.

Step 6

Pour the marmalade into the mold and let it cool to room temperature. Refrigerate for a couple of hours until it's completely set and stabilized.

For setting marmalade, it's best to choose silicone molds—either whole or individual. Removing the set marmalade from them is easy. You can use small muffin molds or larger ones for cupcakes.

Step 7

After 2 hours in the refrigerator, the marmalade has set. Remove it from the mold and cut into portions.

Step 8

Ready!

How to freeze strawberries for the winter

Strawberry marmalade can be made even in winter, but it's important to freeze the summer berry properly so that it retains its flavor, properties, and beneficial vitamins.

First, prepare the strawberries for freezing. Sort them thoroughly, keeping only ripe, unblemished berries. Discard any rotten or discolored strawberries, but bruised ones can still be used to make jam, lemonade, or preserves.

Wash the berries thoroughly and then dry them. Remove the stems only after hulling the strawberries.

You can freeze strawberries:
whole berries;
halves;
ground;
in sugar syrup;
in the ice;
make strawberry concentrate;
make strawberry juice.

If you are storing strawberries to make smoothies, fruit drinks, jams or marmalade, freeze them in pureed form.

Puree the strawberries in a blender until smooth. Transfer the puree to a suitable container, such as disposable cups, zip-lock bags, or silicone molds. Seal the container tightly and place it in the freezer compartment.

In this form, strawberries can be stored for up to 1 year.

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