Alpe Pragas – Smooth Forest Fruit Spread
The Alpe Pragas Smooth Forest Fruit Spread is a sweet spread without seeds. A whole basket full of wild berries with blueberries, raspberries, red and black currants is needed for this Alpe Pragas fruit spread. Most of the wild fruits come from their own cultivation in the Prags Valley. Cooked with just a little sugar and lemon juice, the fruit spread is strained through a fine sieve after cooking. Gourmets enjoy their smooth forest fruits without seeds. The forest fruit spread tastes great in yogurt or quark and on crispy croissants. Simply delicious.
In the Dolomites, the Gruber family has been growing berries since 1994 at an altitude of approximately 1250 m. In this alpine mountain climate, the fruits ripen longer and thus develop a particularly intense aroma. Great importance is placed on cultivating the fruits as naturally as possible: the seedlings are planted by hand, the fields are weeded several times until harvest, and irrigated with river and spring water from the Dolomites.
The "Boscus" smooth forest fruit spread in the 335g jar has a fruit content of 75% and is gelled with natural apple pectin.
When producing smooth fruit spreads, some of the solid fruit components remain in the sieve and cannot stay in the spread as a stabilizer. Therefore, smooth fruit spreads are always a little softer than classic jams. Of course, there are always fluctuations in sugar content and pulp content with fruits, which can also influence the consistency of the fruit spread. Since Alpe Pragas wants to work as naturally as possible, thickening with more pectin or more sugar is out of the question for Stefan Gruber.
Smooth forest fruit – the luxury moment in the morning
- as a spread, in muesli, with pancakes or crêpes
- highly aromatic fruits
- high fruit content 75%
- low sugar
- no artificial additives
- no preservatives
- no colorings
- no flavorings
- gluten-free
- vegan
Finest from fruits – quality from the Dolomites
Alpe Pragas is a gourmet manufacturer that produces the finest fruit products in the heart of the Dolomites. Since 2002, Alpe Pragas spreads have been a permanent part of our range, and from the beginning, we have been impressed by the special quality, intense fruit flavor, and unique consistency of Stefan Gruber's organic fruit spreads, marmalades, and jams. What is produced in the Alpe Pragas gourmet manufactory makes every gourmet smile.
The fruits are harvested ripe by hand, pitted, cleaned, and cut, then gently cooked without additives or preservatives. Vitamins, natural color of the fruits, and above all, wonderfully intense fruit flavor are thus preserved. The fruity range includes marmalade, fruit spreads with a high fruit content, organic jams, syrups, mostarda, and chutney as perfect accompaniments to cheese, meat, or fish dishes. Good things from South Tyrol for connoisseurs: fresh, fruity, authentic! Simply delicious.
Alpe Pragas – Goals for the Future
Stefan Gruber continuously invests in more energy-efficient production. For this, in 2010 he built a state-of-the-art production facility as well as an alpine-designed sales and tasting room, and a new office wing. The processing of the fruits is an innovative process, yet as much as possible is done by hand. By optimizing production processes, resources can be conserved and energy saved, and waste has been reduced. As a family man, he feels a responsibility towards the next generation to handle water, energy, air, and soil resources carefully. Stefan Gruber loves the region where he grew up and now lives with his family. "We want to produce green and become an ECO-Manufactory," he tells us.
