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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
40 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Carrot jam with cheese and dried plum carrot balls are two extremely delicious and unique jam dishes to treat your relatives, friends, and family during this Tet holiday. Let’s go to the kitchen and learn how to make them right away!
Ingredients for making Cheese Carrot Dried Plum Balls Serves 4
Carrots 4 pieces Yellow oranges 1 fruit Dried coconut flakes 100 gr Laughing Cow cheese 2 packs Kumquats 200 gr Pitted dried plums 100 gr Sugar 240 gr
How to choose fresh and delicious ingredients
How to choose fresh oranges
Choose oranges with shiny skin and feel heavy in hand.
It is best to select oranges that are upright, straight, and not misshapen or uneven.
How to choose fresh and delicious carrots
- Choose carrots that are straight in shape, with smooth skin, bright color, and feel firm and heavy when held.
- Avoid choosing carrots that have leaves or branches at the base, or that are thick and heavy at the shoulders, as these are often carrots with large cores, which are not sweet and contain fewer nutrients.
- Do not buy carrots that are misshapen, dark in color, bruised, or have unusual spots.
How to make Carrot Cheese Jam Balls
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Prepare the ingredients
Wash the oranges, then grate the orange peel and extract the juice. Squeeze the calamondin for juice and cut the peel into strips.
Wash the carrots and cut them into small pieces. Chop the preserved plums.
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Roll the cheese
Cut each Laughing Cow cheese into two pieces and roll them into balls.
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Mix carrot jam with orange
Divide the carrots into two equal parts, placing each part into a bowl.
Take one part of the chopped carrots and mix it with half the sugar (equivalent to 120g). Add orange juice and grated orange peel, then mix well.
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Mix carrot jam with dried plum
For the remaining chopped carrots, add half of the remaining sugar. Add calamondin juice, sliced calamondin peel, and dried plums. Mix the mixture well.
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Cook the carrot jam
Gradually cook the two jam mixtures for about 20 minutes, until the mixture thickens.
Let it cool slightly and then divide the jam mixture into small, equal pieces.
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Roll the jam in sugar
Take each piece of jam, place it in the center of a round cheese ball, and roll it up.
Then coat the jam with a layer of coconut.
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Final Product
Sweet carrot jam, with a rich cheese filling and a chewy coconut layer on the outside, is an incredibly unique treat for the whole family and to entertain relatives and friends during the Lunar New Year!
How to Store Cheese Carrot Jam Balls
- If you plan to eat it the same day, after making it, you just need to leave the jam at room temperature, and it will not spoil or affect the quality.
- If you want to keep it longer, store the jam in a jar and keep it in the refrigerator’s cool compartment for up to 10 – 15 days.
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Now you know the recipe for cheese carrot jam and carrot jam balls! It’s really easy to make, right? Wishing you success in making this dish!
*Refer to the images and recipe from the YouTube channel Cooky TV.
