Citrus Marmalade
With a beautiful combination of fruits, this delicious marmalade is packed with flavor to highlight your morning meal...
Ingredients
- 4 large oranges, peeled
- 2 medium lemons, peeled
- 2 large limes, peeled
- 2 1/4 cups granulated sugar, divided
- 5-6 tbsp. pectin Footnote #1
- 2 cups orange juice, divided Footnote #2
- 1/8 tsp. baking soda
Directions
- With a vegetable peeler, peel the skin of the fruits making sure there’s no pith attached to it. Thinly slice the peels and cut into small pieces. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
- Slice all fruits to about ¼-inch thick, discarding the ends and seeds. Take each slice and remove the pith as well including the center (if it’s white, it has to go). Place small pieces of fruit in another bowl separated from the peels along with any accumulated juices.
- In a small bowl, whisk together ¼ cup sugar with pectin. Add to the fruit pieces, stir well and set aside.
- In a large pot, add peels and pour in 1 cup orange juice. Add baking soda and stir well. Bring the mixture to a boil, cover, reduce the heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes.
- When time is up, add the fruit mixture including their juices and the remaining 1 cup orange juice to the pot. Stir once again and bring the ingredients to a simmer on medium heat. As soon as it starts simmering, start the timer for 10 minutes.
- Stir in the remaining 2 cups of sugar into the fruit mixture and bring the ingredients to a full boil; cook for 2 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and transfer the marmalade into the prepared jars. Process the jars in a water bath for 15 minutes after the water returns to a full boil (*see footnote #3).
- Transfer the jars on a rack placed in a draft-free area and let them cool off.
Notes
Footnote #1:Unfortunately when it comes to pectin, it's not an exact science and depending on the size of your fruits and how juicy they are, you will have to adjust the amount you use.
Footnote #2: You might want to add a little more orange juice (1/4 cup) if your fruits are not very juicy.
Footnote #3: Here's a step-by-step tutorial link for How to do Home Canning