Classic Hot Pepper Jelly

Classic Hot Pepper Jelly

This recipe originally appeared in Hot Pepper Treats to Can This Summer.

Classic Hot Pepper Jelly

Dori Fritzinger
Category

Condiment

Ideal as a spread with cream cheese on crackers or used in recipes as a glaze.

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups finely chopped red bell peppers
  • 1 1/4 cups finely chopped green peppers
  • 1/4 cups finely chopped hot peppers – which kind you use depends on how hot you like it
  • 1 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1 (1.75 ounce) packaged pectin
  • 5 cups white sugar

Instructions

  1. Heat peppers and vinegar in a large saucepan over high, watching closely so it doesn’t burn.
  2. Mix in pectin, stirring constantly, and bring back to a rolling boil.
  3. Carefully but quickly stir in sugar.
  4. Return to a boil, stirring, and cook for 1 minute.
  5. Remove pan from heat and skim off any foam.
  6. Ladle mixture into clean, hot jelly jars.
  7. Grab a towel and give all the jar rims a quick wipe to remove any debris that may interfere with sealing.
  8. Place sealed jars in water bath canner according to your canner’s directions.
  9. Bring water to a boil and process for 5 minutes.
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Dori Fritzinger

Dori Fritzinger

She lives and works with her multi-generational family in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina. They have a farm of cows and calves, wool sheep, dairy goats, rabbits, ducks, geese, chickens, honeybees, a horse and a donkey.

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