Pepper jelly recipes

SharonRossy · September 22, 2014

Because everyone here is so knowledgeable and I'm new to this canning thing, I'd like to make hot pepper jelly with some jalapeno's that I have and some sweet peppers. I grew some Italian frying peppers which were supposed to be yellow, but so far they are still green and it doesn't look like anything is going to change! I also bought some red sweet peppers and I have jalapeno's left over from a recipe I made. I love hot pepper jelly. Just wondered if any one had a favorite recipe that doesn't involve too much work! I've got the jars, the pectin and the sugar and the vinegar. Just looking at all my options! Thanks, Sharon

pondgardener · September 22, 2014

Sharon,

Try a search for "habanero gold jelly" and substitute jalapeño's for habanero's, especially if you have red ones. I just made a batch using orange habanero's from the garden, although I nearly gassed myself processing the habanero's.

Have fun with it.
George

http://www.food.com/recipe/habanero-gold-jelly-132932

pondgardener · September 22, 2014

And here is another one where you could substitute sweet peppers for the bananas and still use the jalapeño's for some heat...

http://bigblackdogs.net/basil-banana...the-hot-stuff/

George

Smithma · September 22, 2014

Ball canning has a good recipe that I have used for years, and I made several batches of habenero jelly using the above posted site.

Tracydr · September 22, 2014

The habanero gold is my favorite. You can substitute jalapeños but try to include some red peppers for color. Also, don't worry about heat level. It gets much milder when done. I make it with all habaneros and no sweet peppers.

SharonRossy · September 22, 2014

Ok thanks. I'm going to check them out. My jalapeños have turned red. They should still be ok?

ChrisK · September 22, 2014

+1 for Habanero Gold!! Awesome with cream cheese on a bagel.

SharonRossy · September 22, 2014

I just looked at the recipes. George, I saw the habanero gold recipe yesterday but wasn't sure about the apricots. Smithma, I was debating about the Ball recipe. This is my first attempt at making a jelly.

pondgardener · September 22, 2014

Sharon,

Whatever recipe you decide to try, you can use all jalapeño's instead of habanero's, or use your red bell pepper, as long as the total amount of peppers used is the same. And your red jalapeño's would work fine as they would provide some color to the otherwise orange/yellow base. And if apricots are a problem, you can use dried peaches or pears which is described in another recipe link that I may try next.

George

http://bigblackdogs.net/by-any-other...ro-gold-jelly/

Smithma · September 26, 2014

The Ball recipe always turns out and I have relatives that expect it every year. I have also substituted mangos for the apricots with habanero peppers it was a big hit also.

SharonRossy · September 27, 2014

I made the recipe from bigblackdogs and it's awesome. I also made a batch from the Ball Canning site. I found 2 pouches of pectin a lot. It's really thick. I'm going to make another batch with one pouch of pectin.

KAStoll · December 31, 2014

I also use the ball canning recipe with whatever peppers i can get to grow in CO. Comes out great everytime

Zana · December 31, 2014

A lot of the hot sauces in the caribbean or far east combine hot peppers with fruit - mangoes, papayas, bananas, pineapples, guavas. I've seen some of their jellies combining the fruits too. Can't see why apricots, grapes, apples, peaches, nectarines wouldn't work as well.

noinwi · January 1, 2015

Quote:

My jalapeños have turned red. They should still be ok?

I love the flavor of ripe jalapenos.

Starlight · February 7, 2015

I am so happy I found this thread, and a special thank you to the folks that posted the links to those two pepper jelly making sites. I have book marked both of them.

I'm determined to try and make different kinds of pepper jelly this year. I was amazed at the recipe with the fruit in it. First I have heard or seen pepper jelly like that. It sure does look yummy.

Now if I can just learn to make mine look half as good as the pics.

September 22, 2014	#1
SharonRossy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,140	Pepper jelly recipes Because everyone here is so knowledgeable and I'm new to this canning thing, I'd like to make hot pepper jelly with some jalapeno's that I have and some sweet peppers. I grew some Italian frying peppers which were supposed to be yellow, but so far they are still green and it doesn't look like anything is going to change! I also bought some red sweet peppers and I have jalapeno's left over from a recipe I made. I love hot pepper jelly. Just wondered if any one had a favorite recipe that doesn't involve too much work! I've got the jars, the pectin and the sugar and the vinegar. Just looking at all my options! Thanks, Sharon

September 22, 2014	#2
pondgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Colorado Posts: 361	Sharon, Try a search for "habanero gold jelly" and substitute jalapeño's for habanero's, especially if you have red ones. I just made a batch using orange habanero's from the garden, although I nearly gassed myself processing the habanero's. Have fun with it. George http://www.food.com/recipe/habanero-gold-jelly-132932 __________________ “Live as if you'll die tomorrow, but farm as if you'll live forever.” Old Proverb

September 22, 2014	#3
pondgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Colorado Posts: 361	And here is another one where you could substitute sweet peppers for the bananas and still use the jalapeño's for some heat... http://bigblackdogs.net/basil-banana...the-hot-stuff/ George __________________ “Live as if you'll die tomorrow, but farm as if you'll live forever.” Old Proverb

September 22, 2014	#7
ChrisK Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 1,448	+1 for Habanero Gold!! Awesome with cream cheese on a bagel. __________________ Blog: chriskafer.wordpress.com Ignorance more frequently begets knowledge: it is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science. --Charles Darwin

September 22, 2014	#9
pondgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Colorado Posts: 361	Sharon, Whatever recipe you decide to try, you can use all jalapeño's instead of habanero's, or use your red bell pepper, as long as the total amount of peppers used is the same. And your red jalapeño's would work fine as they would provide some color to the otherwise orange/yellow base. And if apricots are a problem, you can use dried peaches or pears which is described in another recipe link that I may try next. George http://bigblackdogs.net/by-any-other...ro-gold-jelly/ __________________ “Live as if you'll die tomorrow, but farm as if you'll live forever.” Old Proverb

September 22, 2014	#4
Smithma Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 67	Ball canning has a good recipe that I have used for years, and I made several batches of habenero jelly using the above posted site.

September 22, 2014	#5
Tracydr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina, zone 7 Posts: 3,207	The habanero gold is my favorite. You can substitute jalapeños but try to include some red peppers for color. Also, don't worry about heat level. It gets much milder when done. I make it with all habaneros and no sweet peppers.

September 26, 2014	#10
Smithma Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 67	The Ball recipe always turns out and I have relatives that expect it every year. I have also substituted mangos for the apricots with habanero peppers it was a big hit also.

September 27, 2014	#11
SharonRossy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,140	I made the recipe from bigblackdogs and it's awesome. I also made a batch from the Ball Canning site. I found 2 pouches of pectin a lot. It's really thick. I'm going to make another batch with one pouch of pectin.

December 31, 2014	#12
KAStoll Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Centennial Posts: 1	I also use the ball canning recipe with whatever peppers i can get to grow in CO. Comes out great everytime

December 31, 2014	#13
Zana Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southwestern Ontario, Canada Posts: 4,521	A lot of the hot sauces in the caribbean or far east combine hot peppers with fruit - mangoes, papayas, bananas, pineapples, guavas. I've seen some of their jellies combining the fruits too. Can't see why apricots, grapes, apples, peaches, nectarines wouldn't work as well. __________________ Zana ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ There is a fine line between genius and crazy. I like to use that line as a jump rope. ~Anonymous (but I totally agree with this! LOL) Forgive and Forget? I'm neither Jesus or nor do I have Alzheimers. ~ Anonymous Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace. -- Dr. Albert Schweitzer

February 7, 2015	#15
Starlight Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: AL Posts: 1,993	I am so happy I found this thread, and a special thank you to the folks that posted the links to those two pepper jelly making sites. I have book marked both of them. I'm determined to try and make different kinds of pepper jelly this year. I was amazed at the recipe with the fruit in it. First I have heard or seen pepper jelly like that. It sure does look yummy. Now if I can just learn to make mine look half as good as the pics.