Monday, December 21, 2009

Hot Pepper Jelly

We like things hot/spicy around our house, especially Aubrey. We made some jalapeno pepper jelly that wasn't hot enough for him (it was plenty hot for me, though). To satisfy Aubrey's "hot-tooth," he wanted to try his hand at making some habanero pepper jelly WITH the seeds. Wowza... you can only imagine. It was actually good, but I made sure to always have a glass of ice water nearby. I made some of this jelly for Christmas gifts this year. Not everyone likes it so hot, so I made the ones I gave away as gifts without the seeds.


I had so much fun making jelly. I borrowed my aunt's canning pot & utensils at first. I loved making jelly so much that I bought my own. It's easier if you have a helping hand in the kitchen, but it's very possible to do it on your own, too! Make sure you are familiar with the canning process. I used this website to get familiar.


Ingredients:
2 cups finely chopped sweet pepper (red, green, or both)
1/2 cup finely chopped jalapeno peppers (with or without seeds)
6 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups white vinegar
2 (3-ounce) pouches liquid fruit pectin
Food coloring (optional)

Directions:
Combine pepper, sugar, & vinegar. Bring to a hard rolling boil, stirring constantly. Add pectin & food coloring. Stir and bring to a rolling boil. Boil hard for 2 minutes.
Remove from heat and cool 5 minutes. Skim off foam. Pour in sterilized jars, per canning directions.

Makes 8 half pint jars

Source: My Aunt Marie

3 comments:

Chris said...

Ok, I SOOOO want the habenero jelly recipe! I like things hot too. :)
This sounds delicious - I'll have to experiment with making my own since often, the prepared jellies aren't hot enough for my liking!

Maryanna said...

Chris,
To make the habenero pepper jelly, you just substitute habenero peppers for the jalapeno peppers. Let me know how you like it (if you make it).

Meg said...

I love this on black eyed peas as well as the cream cheese. I'll bet the folks who got this for gifts were happy! Illu.