Best Basic Jelly Recipes

Basic Jelly image

Provided by Martha Stewart

Time 5h

Yield Makes 3 to 3 1/2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 5

3 pounds fruit, cut into 1-inch chunks if large, stone fruit pitted
Water (see amounts, below)
Sugar
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Coarse salt

Steps:

Combine fruit and water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook, partially covered, mashing occasionally with a potato masher, until fruit is very soft, 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer mixture to a fine sieve set over a heatproof bowl; let drain without pressing on fruit, 4 hours. Strain again through sieve lined with damp cheesecloth. Measure juice; you will have 3 to 4 cups.
In a large heavy-bottomed pot, bring juice to a boil. Add 3/4 cup sugar for each cup of juice. Add lemon juice and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Return to a boil and cook, stirring frequently, 8 to 12 minutes. To test if jelly is done, dip a large metal spoon in, lift it horizontally above pot, and let mixture drip back in. Jelly is done when mixture has thickened slightly and drops of it slide together off spoon in a sheet. (Temperature should register 221 degrees on a candy thermometer.) Skim foam from top.
Ladle jelly into clean containers, leaving 3/4 inch of headroom. Let cool completely. Cover, label, and refrigerate up to 1 month, or freeze up to 1 year.

Basic Tea Jelly image

Provided by dividend

Categories < 60 Mins

Time 1h

Yield 4 1/2 pints, 24 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 3/4 cups water
12 tea bags
1/4 cup juice (flavor should compliment the tea flavor)
3 cups sugar
1 (3 ounce) package liquid pectin

Steps:

(If not including juice and using a tea infusion as your only liquid, increase the amount of water to 2 cups.).
Bring water to boil, add tea bags and steep for 30 minutes.
Discard tea bags. Add sugar (and optional juice) to brewed tea and bring to a boil.
Boil for 2 minute stirring.
Remove from heat and add pectin, return to boil and allow to do so for 1 minute.
Skim off any foam.
Pour hot jelly into jars and process for 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 97.1, Sodium 0.8, Carbohydrate 25.1, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 24.9

Basic Honey Jelly image

Provided by byZula

Categories Jellies

Time 30m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 3

Steps:

Heat honey and water to boiling, stirring constantly. Add liquid Fruit pectin and bring back to boil. Allow to cool in jelly jars.

Basic Tea Jelly image

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 3⁄4 cups water
12 tea bags
1⁄4 cup juice (flavor should compliment the tea flavor)
3 cups sugar
1 (3 ounce) package liquid pectin

Steps:

(If not including juice and using a tea infusion as your only liquid, increase the amount of water to 2 cups.).
Bring water to boil, add tea bags and steep for 30 minutes.
Discard tea bags. Add sugar (and optional juice) to brewed tea and bring to a boil.
Boil for 2 minute stirring.
Remove from heat and add pectin, return to boil and allow to do so for 1 minute.
Skim off any foam.
Pour hot jelly into jars and process for 20 minutes.