Feijoa with Honey

Cooking method

1. Step 1:

   

   How do you make feijoa with honey? Get all the ingredients ready. To make the jam tasty and fragrant, choose large, undamaged fruits that are aromatic and not hard. Floral honey is best — it has a subtle aroma that perfectly complements the scent of the feijoa. But remember that honey, like any bee product, can cause a strong allergic reaction. So keep that in mind when eating it yourself or offering it to others.

2. Step 2:

   

   Sort through the feijoa, removing any damaged ones, and wash them. Then put the fruits in a colander and pour boiling water over them, since they'll be used unpeeled, skins and all. Spread the feijoa on a paper towel and let them dry completely. Excess moisture isn't wanted in the jam, and it can also cause mold.

3. Step 3:

   

   Cut the stems off the dried fruits and cut them into pieces. Mine aren't very large, so I just cut them in half.

4. Step 4:

   

   Put the prepared fruits in a blender.

5. Step 5:

   

   Blend everything to the consistency you want — it can be a smooth, uniform purée. Personally, I like having small pieces in this jam. You can also pass the feijoa through a meat grinder with a fine plate several times, until you reach the desired consistency.

6. Step 6:

   

   Add the honey to the chopped feijoa. The honey should be runny so it mixes in better and faster. If your honey has thickened, set it in a water bath and stir it until it's liquid. But never heat it over an open flame or in the microwave: above 40°C it loses its beneficial properties, and above 60°C it starts to release a toxic substance — hydroxymethylfurfural.

7. Step 7:

   

   Blend everything a little more so the honey mixes into the berry mass. People often add lemon to keep the finished product from darkening, but in my opinion it overpowers the delicate aroma of the fruit itself.

8. Step 8:

   

   Wash the jars thoroughly with baking soda in hot water and sterilize them in whatever way is convenient. I use a microwave for this. Pour 2–3 cm of water into clean jars. Run the microwave for 4 minutes at full power. Then take them out, pour off the water, and let them dry.

9. Step 9:

   

   Then spoon the feijoa with honey into the jars, close them with boiled lids, and refrigerate. It can be stored for several months. This amount makes about two 250-gram jars and one 150-gram jar.

10. Step 10:

    

    Enjoy.