How to make healthy marmalade at home: children will love it

Instead of store-bought sweets with dyes and sweeteners, it will be much healthier to offer children homemade marmalade. You can use delicious fruits and vegetables for it. And agar-agar is ideal for thickening.

The idea of making healthy marmalade for children was published on the Instagram page of nutritionist Kateryna Mazurova (kate_nutriciolog). It contains only natural ingredients.

Ingredients:

• puree of baked pumpkin and apples - 250 g

• agar-agar - 2 tbsp.
• boiling water - 100 ml.
• honey - 1-2 tbsp.
• lemon or orange juice - 2-3 tbsp.
• spices as desired (cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg)

Method of preparation:

1. Mash the baked pumpkin and apples with honey and spices.

2. Pour boiling water over the agar.

3. Leave for 10-15 minutes until completely dissolved.

4. Add the agar and lemon or orange juice to the puree.

5. Mix well.

6. Bring to almost a boil, stirring constantly.

7. Pour into molds and leave for several hours in a cool place until completely solidified.

8. If you don't have molds, you can pour it into any mold and cut it randomly after it hardens.

You can also find recipes on OBOZ.UA:

• Simple quince marmalade
• Classic orange marmalade
• Marmalade with sugar