Apple Juice Mint Jelly
photo by Bonnie G #2
- Ready In:
- 8hrs 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Yields:
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7 6-ounce jars
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup fresh mint leaves
- 3 cups sugar
- 1⁄4 cup water
- 1 quart apple juice
- green food coloring
directions
- Wash mint and mince finely; add 2 tablespoons sugar and water and let stand for several hours or overnight.
- Bring to boiling point; strain.
- Combine remaining sugar and apple juice.
- Cook for 20 minutes or until mixture reaches 220F on a candy thermometer (at sea level; reduce by two degrees for every 1000 feet in elevation).
- Add food coloring and mint juice.
- Pour into hot, sterilized jars and seal; process in boiling water bath for ten minutes.
- **Variation-Use spearmint flavoring for apple jelly, if you don't have fresh mint.
Reviews
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I may have made a mistake. I only let the mint sit for a couple of hours, then I put all the ingredients in at once to cook. After 25 mins, the jelly was at 220 but it stayed too thin and not minty enough. But it was simple so I'll have to try again, this time letting the mint sit overnight and adding the mint juice at the very end. I don't have a lot of mint - how much extract should I substitute??
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Molly53
United States