Blackberry Jalapeño Jelly

This blackberry jalapeño jelly made with fresh, minced jalapeño peppers, sugar, and pectin makes a sweet and spicy condiment for cheese.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 43 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 (1.75 ounce) package powdered pectin
• 4 cups blackberry juice
• 1 red jalapeno pepper, minced
• 1 green jalapeno pepper, minced
• 5 half pint canning jars with lids and rings
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 3.5 cups white sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Ladle into sterile jars leaving 1/4 inch headspace. Seal jars in a hot water bath. Refrigerate jelly after seal is broken.

Step 2

Mix pectin crystals with 1/2 cup sugar in a bowl. Stir blackberry juice, pectin mixture, green jalapeño, and red jalapeño together in a saucepan; bring mixture to a boil for 1 full minute. Add 3 ½ cups sugar and return to a rolling boil until the sugar has fully dissolved, about 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir while off heat to remove bubbles and foam for about 5 minutes.