Blackberry Jalapeno Jelly Recipes

JALAPENO PEPPER JELLY

Steps:

• Place all peppers in a food processor and pulse until peppers are finely chopped. Empty into a mesh strainer and drain off excess liquid.
• Place the chopped vegetables in a large stock pot and add in the sugar, vinegar, and salt. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and boil for 10 minutes. Add the pectin and boil 1 more minute. Remove from heat
• Ladle jam into hot sterile jars using a wide mouth funnel. Leave 1/4 inch headspace. Top the jars with the lids, screwing them on with just your thumb and index finger (this is to ensure that it is on but not too tight that the air can't escape).
• Place jars back on the rack and lower into the water. Bring to a boil and boil for 10 minutes. (Add 1 more minute for each 1000 ft elevation above 1000 ft.)
• Remove and place on a towel about 1 inch apart. After a few minutes you should start to hear the cans seal with a pop. Leave the jars untouched on the counter for 12 hours.
• To check for a proper seal, remove the the ring of the lid and lift the can up off the counter 1-2 inches while holding the edges of the lid. If the lid stays attached the jelly is sealed properly and can be stored on the shelf (screw bands removed).
• If a seal did not form or if you opened the lid and broke the seal, jelly can be stored in the fridge.
• Let jelly rest 1 day before opening to allow it to fully set up and be thick.

BLACKBERRY JALAPENO JELLY

Steps:

• Mix the pectin crystals with 1/2 cup sugar in a bowl. Stir the blackberry juice, pectin mixture, green jalapeno, and red jalapeno together in a saucepan; bring the mixture to a boil for 1 full minute. Add the 3 1/2 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.
• Ladle into sterile jars leaving 1/4 inch headspace. Seal jars in a hot water bath. Refrigerate jelly after seal is broken.

BLACKBERRY JALAPENO JAM RECIPES RECIPE - (4.2/5)

Steps:

• Fill water canner half way with water and bring to a simmer. Sterilize your jars and lids and keep them warm for when you fill to prevent the jars from breaking. Mix Sure Jell packet and 1/2 cup sugar in a small bowl and set aside. Crush your black berries one layer at a time in a mixing bowl with the potato masher. You don't want to mash them so much it becomes think to where there isn't juice. Just enough to extract the juice. Place your cheese cloth (You will need 4 packages of cheese cloth or a roll of it. I found these in the automotive section in Wal-mart) in another bowl and pour the blackberries onto it. Tie up the corners (Or pull them up and twist them) and allow the juice to drip through into the bowl. (I use my glass 2 measuring cup) You can squeeze gently if you want to, but do not squeeze it so the berries get to compacted in the cheese cloth or it is hard for the juice to come through. This process can be tedious and take a while. Measure exactly 4 cups of juice and pour into a sauce pan. Note: you can rinse your cheese cloth out a few times and squeeze out excess water and reuse. You don't want to do this more than twice or you might get some of the fabric in the juice. Mix the black berry juice, pectin mixture, the red and green jalapeno, and butter into your sauce pan and bring to a rolling boil on high heat that doesn't stop boiling when you stir it. Stir in remaining sugar and return to a boil. Boil for 1 minute stirring constantly. Remove from heat and skim off any foam in the pan. To make sure that the jelly is of the right consistency, place a small saucer in the freezer. Remove, once cold, and put a small amount of jelly on the plate. Run your finger or spoon through it and if it doesn't flow back into the other liquid then your set! Fill jars up to 1/4 inch from the rim. Wipe off the brims of the jars and place the lids and rings on the jars. Put the jars on the rack in your water canner and lower into the water. Process for 5 minutes. Remove the jars from the water and let cool on a towel. Once the jars are cool, gently press on the lids to make sure they don't pop back. If they do they aren't sealed. Variation: Mix the pectin and cornstarch with 1 cup of sugar in a bowl. Stir the blackberries, pectin mixture and peppers in a saucepan. Bring to boil for 1 full minute. Add the 7 cups sugar and return to a rolling boil until the sugar has fully dissolved, about 1-3 minutes Remove from heat. Ladle into sterile jars and seal them in a hot water bath for 15 minutes.

BLACKBERRY PEPPER JELLY

Steps:

• 1. You can adjust the heat of the jelly by removing the seeds from the jalapenos. I like the sweet heat of them in this jelly so I keep them.
• 2. Finely dice the jalapenos. I don't have gloves so I just use a sandwich bag over my hand to avoid touching the peppers while dicing them.
• 3. Finely dice and seed the poblano and bell pepper.
• 4. In a large dutch oven, heat cider vinegar and sugar on medium heat until sugar has dissolved.
• 5. Add peppers and cook until boiling.
• 6. Add berries and sprinkle pectin over mixture and stir in a tablespoon at a time.
• 7. Boil for 5 minutes.
• 8. Ladle into hot sterilized jars and boil for 10 minutes. Remove and let set for 24 hours before tasting. This will make great holiday gifts. Not only is it great with cream cheese and crackers, but it pairs very well with chicken. Grilled chicken wings tossed in the jelly is amazing! Enjoy

JALAPENO PEPPER JAM

Steps:

• ***Before you begin, be sure to wash and dry your jars.***
• 1. You will need 4 total cups of finely chopped jalapeno and bell peppers. I used 1 large red bell pepper, 1 large green pepper and 10 jalapeno. Some of my jalapeno are red (as you can see from the picture). My friend Cindi grew them in her garden. Aren't they pretty!
• Now, before you start chopping..
• Be sure to put some rubber gloves on. The seeds in the jalapeno peppers will burn you. Honestly, they really will. Trust a girl who knows from a previous bad experience.
• 2. Chop the ends from the jalapeno and bell peppers.Chop them into small pieces. I use (and love) this Progressive Fruit and Vegetable Chopper.Chop enough to equal 4 cups. I opted to leave all of the seeds in, which ended up being a nice amount of heat. You can leave some of them out if you are looking for a more mild jam.
• 3. Pour the chopped peppers into a large pot. Sprinkle 1 (1.75 ounce) package of pectin over them and stir to combine.
• 4. Add 1 C apple cider vinegar. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium high heat.
• 5. Once you have a rolling boil, add 5 cups granulated sugar. Stir it well, making sure that all of the sugar is dissolved.
• 6. Stirring constantly, bring it back to a rolling boil. Allow it to boil for 1 minute then remove it from the heat.
• 7. Carefully pour the hot jam into pint-sized jars.
• 8. Take a wet paper towel and clean the rim of the jars, making sure there isn't any jam sticking to it. This will help you get a nice, clean seal.
• 9. Place a lid and ring onto the top of the jars. Make sure you are using new lids. Lids that have been used in the past won't seal properly for you. Place the jars in a water bath canner and process for 15 minutes. The lids will make a popping sound once they have sealed. You can check to be sure they have sealed by pressing your finger in the center of the lid. If it's firm, you are good to go. If it has some give to it, the lid hasn't sealed and will need to be processed in the water bath canner for a longer period of time.
• Store in a cool, dry place. Refrigerate after opening.
• This jam is wonderful served with cream cheese and Ritz crackers.

JALAPENO RASPBERRY JELLY

Steps:

• 1. Puree peppers with some of the apple cider vinegar. I keep the seeds in the peppers. You can seed for less heat. Add to a 4 c. measuring cup with remaining cider vinegar. Crush berries and add to 4 c. measuring cup to equal 4 cups. ** you can tweek this to taste. My children do not like it very warm, so I'll cut back on the peppers, and add more berries. Just have four cups of produce/vinegar to add to pot with sugar.
• 2. Add sugar to 8 quart pot. Add jalapenos, berries & vinegar to sugar. Cook to full, hard boil where you can't stir it down. Boil for ten minutes.
• 3. Add one packet of fruit pectin to hot jam. Stir and boil for one more minute. Remove from heat. Most jalapeno recipes suggest 2 packets. I have made it both ways, and have no problem making it with one packet. I can make more batches using just one.
• 4. Fill clean jars and seal with warm canning lids and rings as you normally would when making jam. I also turn the ring back just a bit and turn jars upside down for 30-40 minutes.

SURE.JELL BLACKBERRY JAM

Steps:

• Bring boiling-water canner, half full with water, to simmer. Wash jars and screw bands in hot soapy water; rinse with warm water. Pour boiling water over flat lids in saucepan off the heat. Let stand in hot water until ready to use. Drain jars well before filling.
• Crush berries thoroughly, one layer at a time. (Press half the pulp through fine mesh strainer to remove some of the seeds, if desired.) Measure exactly 5 cups prepared fruit into 6- or 8-qt. saucepot.
• Stir pectin into prepared fruit in saucepot. Add butter to reduce foaming. Bring mixture to full rolling boil (a boil that doesn't stop bubbling when stirred) on high heat, stirring constantly. Add sugar; stir. Return to full rolling boil and boil exactly 1 min., stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Skim off any foam with metal spoon.
• Ladle quickly into prepared jars, filling to within 1/4 inch of tops. Wipe jar rims and threads. Cover with two-piece lids. Screw bands tightly. Place jars on elevated rack in canner. Lower rack into canner. (Water must cover jars by 1 to 2 inches. Add boiling water, if necessary.) Cover; bring water to gentle boil. Process 10 min. Remove jars and place upright on towel to cool completely. After jars cool, check seals by pressing middle of lids with finger. (If lids spring back, lids are not sealed and refrigeration is necessary.)

BLUEBERRY JALAPENO JAM RECIPE

Steps:

• Wash blueberries and remove stems.
• Add water, blueberries, sugar and lemon juice to a large pot, bring to a simmer. Crush blueberries.
• Bring to a boil and add peppers and pectin.
• Cook according to package directions of pectin.
• If you are canning, sterilize jars. If you do not sterilize jars, you'll need to store in the refrigerator.
• Remove from heat, add to jars and seal tightly.

DOUBLE-BERRY JALAPENO JAM

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine jalapenos, strawberries and blackberries. Stir in pectin. Bring to a full rolling boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Stir in sugar; return to a full rolling boil. Boil and stir 1 minute. , Remove from heat; skim off foam. Ladle hot mixture into 8 hot half-pint jars, leaving 1/4-in. headspace. Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace, if necessary, by adding hot mixture. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight., Place jars into canner with simmering water, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 10 minutes. Remove jars and cool.

BLACKBERRY JAM RECIPE WITHOUT PECTIN

Steps:

• Add blackberries, sugar and lemon juice to a saucepan. Be sure there are several inches of headspace to allow for foaming.
• Turn the heat to medium-low and simmer the jam until it reaches gel stage, stirring to keep the bubbles down. In this low sugar batch, it should take 20-30 minutes for a low sugar jam. (increasing the sugar will cause the jam to gel faster and result in a higher yield)
• Test for gel stage on a plate in the freezer.
• Pour jam into prepared canning jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace. Store in the refrigerator, or process in a water bath canner for 10 minutes.

BLUEBERRY JALAPENO JELLY

Steps:

• In one saucepan, combine the peppers, vinegar, 1/4 cup lemon juice and 1 cup water. Cook on medium high for 20 minutes, then using a sieve, remove all the peppers from the liquid and set aside.
• In another saucepan, place blueberries, 1/4 cup lemon juice and 1/2 cup water and cook on medium high for 20 minutes, Strain with a cheesecloth or jelly bag.
• Combine both liquids into one of the pans, adding sugar/Splenda. Cook on medium low until the sugar dissolved. Skim any foam off of the surface.
• Bring mix to a boil and add 1 box pectin and bring to a rolling boil for one minute.
• Remove from heat, skim off any foam and ladle into sterilized jelly jars and place lids tightly on the jars.
• Boil in a hot water bath (with 1-2 inches of water over the lids) for 5 minutes.
• Set on counter to cool and to set. Listen for the lids to pop. They could pop anywhere from 2 minutes to 2 hours afterward.
• If they do not pop, they are not sealed and will need to be refrigerated and used immediately.