stuff to do with frozen fruit...?

BeeBeeBee_3

recovering_spendaholic wrote: »

If I see reduced or on offer frozen fruit I use it to make jam - always turns out lovely too!

ooh that is my plan for this year - have started saving jars...
just need to find a recipe, take a deep breath and give it a shot when the time comes!

ubamother

i use it for pudding cakes - cooked pastr base, plonk on the fruit, i use it still frozen, top with bog standard victoria sponge cake batter, or a cake mixture with ground almonds is nice, bake it, and it makes a great pudding - or moist cake.

lbt_2

Hi

I have quite a bit of frozen fruit - the kind you buy from Tesco for smoothies etc. I have fruits of the forest and cherries - all mixed in together.

Thriftlady has got me addicted to preserving :j but I don't think I can use them for jam can I? Would love it if I could :T

What can I do with them? They have been hanging around for ages and I just want to use them up now!

Thanks

tudorfan22

crumbles and pies - perfect for winter comfort food!

thriftlady_2

lbt wrote: »

Hi

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Thriftlady has got me addicted to preserving :j but I don't think I can use them for jam can I? Would love it if I could :T

You most certainly can use frozen fruit for jam:) I sometimes make a summer berry jam from those mixed bags of red berries. There's a thread here.

kazmeister

I made some fab jam from frozen fruits, I think they were summer fruits and forest fruits and it was delicious

lbt_2

Oh fantastic So the general consensus is to follow the recipe as if you were using fresh fruit? No more sugar, but may need to boil off some of the liquid.

Thanks everyone ::

lbt_2

On closer inspection they are all blackberrys or cherries.

So, have scoured my RC book just in case I find any other inspiration and have made blackberry and apple vodka, and will use the rest for cherry and blackberry jam tomorrow (Cherry Berry Jam sounds better though). Think I might need jam sugar though because they are both low in pectin?

nealtipper

blend with natural yog add sugar if needs and allowed!! throw some granola over for a tasty breaky

mardatha

Got 2 boxes of frozen "summer fruits" from asda. We had some with custard but its very bitter. I sprinkled on sugar, but then it was a mixture of bitter and gritty Is there a secret to this that I don't know ?