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Marmalade

marmalade

marmalade

5 from 1 vote
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
English
Dairy Free
,
Gluten Free
,
Low Fat
,
Vegan
,
Vegetarian
Servings: 1 jar
Cost per portion 44p
Calories: 471.44kcal
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Ingredients

  • 4 orange carcasses (after making all your carrot cakes), pulverised or chopped into little pieces
  • 2 oranges washed and very thinly sliced
  • 90 g sugar
  • 500 ml water

Instructions

  • Boil all of the above in a pan for approx 25 mins until all the fruit and skin is very mushy.
  • Pulverise in a food processor (ideally) or with a stick blender. Decant into sterilized jars. You can leave some whole bits in for texture if you like. Makes approximately 2 and a quarter lb of spread.
  • Spread a dessertspoon onto warm toast for a hungry moment…
  • Make this once in the month, portion size 20g per person per meal.

Notes

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
marmalade
Amount per Serving
Calories
471.44
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
0.31
g
0
%
Saturated Fat
 
0.04
g
0
%
Sodium
 
25.9
mg
1
%
Potassium
 
474.22
mg
14
%
Carbohydrates
 
120.77
g
40
%
Fiber
 
6.29
g
26
%
Sugar
 
114.32
g
127
%
Protein
 
2.46
g
5
%
Vitamin A
 
589.5
IU
12
%
Vitamin C
 
139.38
mg
169
%
Calcium
 
119.8
mg
12
%
Iron
 
0.26
mg
1
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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