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Fresh & Zingy Lime Marmalade Recipe

July 26, 2018 By sue 3 Comments

LimesI have previously shared my Brandied Lime Marmalade recipe and my earlier not so successful attempts. Each year I get lots of limes on my tree so I’ve been hoping to find a recipe that would give me a fresh and zingy lime marmalade that wasn’t too sweet but also not too tart and bitter. Success! I am really enjoying the results of this recipe.

This month’s NZ Gardener magazine had a feature on marmalade – trying to increase its popularity. Apparently the younger generations have not been exposed to delicious marmalades and are put off trying because off the backlash against sugar. In my friends and family circle, marmalade (particularly my Grapefruit Marmalade) remains the single most popular element of my ‘gift hampers’ and I’m often asked to increase the quantity so there’s no issue there.

They had a recipe for a quick-set marmalade that I nearly overlooked until I read that they used it for making lime marmalade because ‘the end result tastes infinitely better. A long boiling tends to wallop all the fresh zestiness out of limes, resulting in a sickly spread instead of a sharp aromatic one.’ It uses jam-setting sugar that is often used in making jams with fruit that are low in pectin (the gelling agent that makes jam firm) – see Quick & Easy Berry Jam. Limes are high in pectin but making it this way means that you don’t need to boil the marmalade for very long.

500g limes (or any citrus)
2 cups hot water
1kg jam setting sugar
Kaffir lime leaves (optional)

Blitz the citrus whole in a food processor until roughly chopped (not completely pulverised!). My limes tend to have lots of seeds so I cut mine in half and removed the seeds before weighing them.

Halve and deseed limes
Halve and deseed limes
Place in food processor
Place in food processor
Blitz until roughly chopped
Blitz until roughly chopped

Place the citrus pulp in a preserving pan with the hot water. I also added a few torn kaffir lime leaves tied in a muslin bag to give it another layer of lime flavouring.

Bring to the boil and add jam setting sugar, stirring until the sugar has dissolved.

Torn kaffir lime leaves in muslin bag
Torn kaffir lime leaves in muslin bag
Lime pulp, kaffir lime leaves and sugar
Lime pulp, kaffir lime leaves and sugar
Stir to dissolve sugar
Stir to dissolve sugar

Boil hard for 5 minutes, without stirring, then pour into hot sterilised jars and seal. I added a few drops of green food colouring to make it look more ‘limey’ and different from my other marmalades.

Boil hard for 5 minutes
Boil hard for 5 minutes
Add green food colouring
Add green food colouring
Lime Marmalade
Lime Marmalade

Made 9 x 190ml jars.

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Filed Under: Kitchen, Preserving Methods, Recipes Tagged With: Jams Jellies and Marmalades, Lime

Comments

  1. Helene Owen says

    June 21, 2020 at 3:54 pm

    Thank you for an excellent recipe. Using the setting agent and reducing boiling time makes the fresh and zesty flavour absolutely terrific. This is the best Lime Marmalade I have ever had!

    Reply
    • sue says

      June 21, 2020 at 4:24 pm

      Thanks so much for the feedback. I’m glad you enjoyed it.

      Reply
  2. Ann Desmond says

    August 24, 2020 at 1:32 pm

    Made a batch following the recipe this morning.
    Wonderful taste!
    My only problem was that it was beginning to set before I even got it out of the jelly pan into the sterilised jars , resulting in a smaller yield .
    Next time I’ll add a little more water.

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