Pepper Jelly Recipes

Jalapeno Jelly

Ingredients:

• 3 jalapeno peppers
• 4 bell peppers
• 1 cup white vinegar
• 5 cups sugar
• 1 bottle liquid pectin

Directions:

Remove seeds and run peppers through food grinder using a fine blade. Use all juice. Slowly boil all ingredients for 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Add liquid pectin and boil hard 1 minute. Pour into sterilized half-pint jars to within 1/2 inch of top. Place cap on jars screwing firmly. Process in boiling water bath 5 minutes. Makes 5 eight oz. jars.

By Sandy from Graettinger, IA

Red and Green Christmas Jalapeño Jelly

Ingredients:

• 1 cup chopped red bell pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped jalapeño pepper
• 5 cups white sugar
• 1 1/2 cups apple cider vinegar
• 1 (6 fluid oz.) container liquid pectin

Directions:

Remove stems, veins and most of the seeds of the bell and jalapeño peppers. Mince peppers in a food processor. In a 5-quart pot over high heat, combine bell peppers, jalapeño, sugar and vinegar. Bring to a rolling boil; boil for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and cool for 5 minutes.

Stirring constantly, add the pectin and let mixture continue to cool for 2 minutes more. Now stir for 1 minute.

Pour into hot, sterilized jars and top with sterilized lids. Secure lids with bands and allow jars to cool slowly, creating a vacuum seal.

By Anna

Red Pepper Jelly

Ingredients

Hot Pepper Jelly

Ingredients

• 4 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup white wine vinegar
• 1/2 cup finely chopped hot red pepper
• 2/3 cup ground green bell peppers
• 4-4 1/2 oz. liquid fruit pectin

Directions

By Robin from Washington, IA

Country Pepper Jelly

• 1 cup chopped green pepper
• 1/2 cup dried hot red pepper flakes
• 1 1/2 cup cider vinegar
• 6 cups sugar
• 1 bottle Certo (2 foil packages.)
• green food coloring, opt.

Directions

Place green pepper, red pepper, and vinegar into a blender container and blend until smooth. Pour into a large kettle; add sugar. Bring to a boil that can not be stirred down. Remove from heat and cool for 10 minutes. Skim off foam. Stir in Certo and green food coloring. Pour into hot sterilized jars. Makes about 6 cups.

By Robin from Washington, IA