Hot Jalapeno Pepper Jelly

Carole Reu's Note:

I am addicted to this jelly. Hope there are Jalapeno lovers out there. Enjoy!!

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 80

Yield: 5.0 cups

• 1/2 cup jalapeno pepper, coarsely chopped
• 1 1/2 cups cranberry juice cocktail
• 1 cup vinegar
• 5 cups sugar
• 1 liquid fruit pectin (in a foil pouch)

Directions:

1. Wash hot peppers, cut off stem and halve the peppers, remove membrane and seeds.
2. Put peppers in food processor and process off and on a couple of times until the peppers are coarsely chopped.
3. In a medium saucepan combine peppers, cranberry juice, and vinegar.
4. Bring to boiling; reduce heat, cover and simmer for about 10 minutes.
5. In a 4 quart pot combine the pepper mixture and sugar.
6. Bring to a full rolling boil over high heat, stirring constantly.
7. Stir in pectin.
8. Return to a full rolling boil; boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
9. Remove from heat and quickly skim off foam with a metal spoon.
10. Pour at once into hot, sterilized half-pint jars, leaving a 1/4" headspace. Wipe jar rims; adjust lids.
11. Process in a boiling water canner for 5 minutes (start timing when water begins to boil).
12. Remove jars and cool on a wire rack till set (2 to 3 days).

Reviews

[Julie8]

This is wonderful! This recipe made 6-8oz jelly jars, I made 2 batches so I would have some to give as gifts. Beautiful color!!

[ebkelley3]

Fabulous!! I have made this twice this week with fresh jalapenos from the garden. It was so good the first time that I decided to make more as gifts. I used 2 packages of pectin the second time and found that it set too fast to even get in the jars. This recipe is a keeper but I will be making it with the amount of pectin called for and a few extra jalapenos.

[Judy #52]

This is great everyone loves it!!! I'm making two more batches..I did use two packets of the liquid fruit pectin, after reading the reviews, and also used 1-1/2 cups of jalapenos and left the seeds in 10 of them, it has a bite but I think I would like it a little hotter. Thank you for sharing this recipe its great:)Judy