Jalapeno Pepper Jelly

maryamsettle
Jun 20, 2022
2 min read

If you’ve never had pepper jelly I don’t blame you. Even though I’m a pretty adventurous eater, up until 5 years ago I avoided anything that combined those two words. Surely I wouldn’t like it. There’s no way those two things could go together and anyway how would you even use something like that?

However that all changed one day when I was dining with a group at a cute little southern restaurant and someone ordered duck wontons which came with a deliciously wonderful red dipping sauce which was later identified as pepper jelly. The sweet heat paired beautifully with the savory wontons and after that there was no turning back. I immediately went to work making my own and it’s now a family favorite! Spread it on sandwiches, eat it with crackers and cream cheese, dip your french fries in it…. I can’t think of many things it doesn’t pair well with! Like any “jelly” it’s full of sugar, yes, so I only make a batch once or twice a year, unless I’m making them to gift to others which I typically do around Christmas.

Ingredients:

3 Cups of seeded, diced jalapeños ( I hand chop mine but many use their food processor or blender)

1 1/2 cups White Vinegar

6 1/2 Cups of sugar

1 Tablespoon butter

3 ounce Packet of liquid fruit pectin ( I use Sure Jell)

Directions: