If you love sweets but prefer healthy desserts without artificial colors and preservatives, homemade marmalade is the perfect choice! It turns out elastic, chewy, with a rich fruit and berry flavor, and agar-agar helps create the desired structure.

The main advantage is the ease of preparation and the opportunity to experiment with flavors, choosing your favorite berries or fruits. And if you cover the pieces of marmalade with chocolate, you will get exquisite homemade sweets.

Ingredients:

✔ Berry or fruit pulp — 200 g
✔ Water — 80 ml
✔ Agar-agar — 10 g
✔ Sugar — 50 g
✔ Dark chocolate — 150 g

Cooking method:

1️⃣ Grind berries or fruits in a blender until puree.
2️⃣ Transfer the mass to a saucepan, add sugar and agar-agar, mix well.
3️⃣ Place on medium heat, bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
4️⃣ Reduce heat to low and cook for another 5 minutes.
5️⃣ Pour the hot mass into silicone molds, leave at room temperature until solidified.
6️⃣ Place the finished marmalade on a flat plate.
7️⃣ For chocolate candies: put the marmalade in the freezer for 30 minutes.
8️⃣ Melt the dark chocolate in a water bath.
9️⃣ Remove the marmalade from the freezer and quickly dip it in hot chocolate.
🔟 Place on foil and put in the refrigerator for 15 minutes. Homemade marmalade is ready!

💡 Useful tips :

✔ Agar-agar is better than gelatin because it holds its shape even at room temperature.
✔ If you want a sweeter marmalade, increase the amount of sugar.
✔ Instead of sugar, you can use honey or agave syrup.
✔ Add spices (cinnamon, vanilla) for a richer taste.
✔ For bright color, use raspberries, blueberries, sea buckthorn or strawberries.

✨ Cook with love, treat your loved ones and enjoy the taste of natural homemade marmalade! ✨