JALAPENO CRANBERRY JELLY (CHRISTMAS JELLY)

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This is one that will have your tastebuds begging for more. Note: When cutting hot peppers, disposable gloves are recommended and avoid touching your face. I saw the cutest idea. Place one very small whole pepper or one whole cranberry in each sterilized half-pint jar pouring over the liquid jelly and processing as recommended. This recipe halves easily. Also, I used cranberry juice cocktail in place of pure cranberry juice.

Provided by gailanng

Categories     Jellies

Time 35m

Yield 8 (1/2 pints)

Number Of Ingredients 6

3 cups cranberry juice (not light)
1 cup chopped red jalapeno chile (with or without seeds for desired level of heat and can use green)
1 cup white vinegar
7 cups sugar
2 (3 ounce) envelopes liquid fruit pectin (6 ounces total)
10 drops red food coloring (optional)

Steps:

  • Place cranberry juice and jalapenos in a blender; cover and process until peppers are fully chopped. Strain through a seive pressing with the back of a spoon to remove all liquid. This can also be strained through a double-thickness of cheesecloth.
  • Pour the strained juice into a Dutch oven; add vinegar. Stir in sugar. Bring to a full rolling boil, stirring constantly. Stir in pectin; return to a full rolling boil that cannot be stirred down. Boil for 1 minute (no longer), stirring constantly.
  • Remove from the heat; skim off foam with a metal spoon. Add food coloring if desired. Carefully ladle hot mixture into hot sterilized half-pint jars, leaving 1/4-in. headspace. Wipe rims and adjust lids. Process for 5 minutes in a boiling-water canner.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 740.4, Fat 0.1, Sodium 5.5, Carbohydrate 189.3, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 186.5, Protein 0.1

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