Here’s the recipe for a great melon jam, with a few simple ingredients.
Melon jam

Ingredients – 4 portions

  • 1 kg of melon (cut and peeled)
  • 1 packet Fruttapec 2:1 (pectine 2:1)
  • 400g sugar
  • 1 lemon – zest and juice
  • ground cinnamon

Traditional procedure

  • Clean the melon, remove the seeds and cut the flesh into cubes.
  • Put the melon in a deep pan with the sugar, lemon rind and juice.
    * Add a dash of cinnamon! *
  • Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon. boil it for 3 minutes!
  • If the melon should remain “whole” you can whip it a bit with the immersion blender.
    ** test the density of the jam, if is too thin (liquid), boil a few minutes more.**
  • Pour the still hot compound in sterilized jars, close and invert them. Cover the
    jars with a cloth, let them cool in a dry place away from light for 24 hours.
  • The jam is ready!