If you're thinking of the usual winter jam... well, you're very much mistaken. Christmas jam is literally a triumph of flavours, aromas and energy enclosed in an airtight glass jar.

What are the ingredients of Christmas jam?

We could sum it up by simply saying... our favourites! This jam has everything and more. The list of ingredients is quite long (but don't be put off, if you love these flavours, it's really worth it).

To make it, you'll need dried fruit, fresh fruit, spices, citrus fruits, a little wine and liqueur. It's ideal for an energy-boosting breakfast on cold days, before an intense outdoor workout or on the snow. This jam contains ripe apples and pears, oranges and lemons, walnuts, raisins, figs and dried apricots, flavoured with aniseed, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. But let's move on to the quantities, the recipe and the method.

Christmas jam: recipes and method

We have intentionally written “recipes” in the plural, because the original version has been reworked several times and also in alternative versions. It was first made famous by Mr Valerio d'Agnese, a lover of desserts and fruit preserves, who shared it with other enthusiasts in the “Ricette Val Pusteria” group. If you don't use Facebook or other social media, don't worry, as mentioned above, the recipe has been reproduced by several food bloggers, even in slightly different versions. For example, on the blog Semplicementecucinando.it, you will find a version with minimal changes from the original recipe.
The version on Ilovecookingathome.it is very faithful to the original, and we can only agree with their advice to read it with a

is very faithful to the original, and we can only agree with their advice to read the recipe carefully before proceeding with the preparation, to avoid making a mess, given the length of the list of ingredients. Browsing here and there on the web, we also found a recipe published a few years ago with some alternative ingredients such as tea (English breakfast) and dehydrated blueberries . It might be worth trying this version too. You can find it on Labelleauberge.blogspot.com