Homesteading - "Making Hot Habanero Jelly" by Sunscape
Finally, the Habanero peppers have turned red and orange. I have been waiting to make some hot jelly out of these this fall. I am ready to put the canner away for the season since I finished my applesauce. These are the last thing to be picked in my garden and I am so excited to make holiday jelly for gifting. The jam is hot and sweet at the same time. If you put it on crackers with cream cheese it makes a delightful horderve to bring to a party.
Orange Habanero
I have both varieties of Habanero's growing in one large patio pot. I like to use both of them for creating color throughout the jelly.
Here is one that ended up being a double, I never had that happen before. Be sure to save some of your seed for next year's crop if you grow them for yourself.
Final Results
Hot Pepper Sauce too!
Sometimes you just have too many peppers so you end up combining them with other hot varieties to make some hot sauce too. I may need to cut back on my over-planting issue... lol.
Recipe
Ingredients:
2 orange bell peppers
8 habanero peppers
4 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups white or apple cider vinegar
1 packet no or low sugar pectin
1 pinch salt
1 teaspoon butter
- Seed and stem bell peppers and habaneros. (Take care with the habanero, they are extremely hot. Gloves are recommended.)
- Roughly chop the peppers, then toss into a food processor and process until minced, but not pureed.
- Place peppers, vinegar, pectin, salt and butter to a full rolling boil. Stir constantly.
- Add sugar and return to a boil for one minute.
- Remove from heat and skim off foam. Fill sterile mason jars leaving a 1/2 inch head-space.
- To make shelf-stable, process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes.
If you have never tried a hot pepper jelly, you may want to either grow your own or purchase some to make a batch. It really is quite tasty and it does make a nice little gift to bring to your friends and family during the holidays.
Until next time, this is Sunscape...
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I have never bene a fan of peppers but i know my wifes son would love to make these I will share the recipe with him
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I hope he gets to make some. Be sure he cuts the peppers with gloves on as it still can burn even through them.
I am sure he will knowing how he loves them
I will tell him about the gloves as well
The habanero jelly looks so good and I always love to use mine on a stake. It is quite great to see people still making their own foods and keeping things natural instead of buying from store, which are more artificially preserved.
I love to make all my food from scratch. It always gives me such pleasure and it tastes so much better and healthier for you. Thanks for stopping by today.
I love the colors in the picture...
Thanks, sweetie. They are pretty but very hot.
If I imagine it
Peppers look superb, what a lovely bumper crop. Never bottled peppers the hot ones sound delicious Wanda.
Pepper hot sauce and jellies are really very easy to make. Plus, you know what's going into it. ;-)
Yummmm and happy belated Bornday Virgo sister
You are so sweet, thank you!
Hope you had an appropriate celebration 🌷
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I most certainly did and had lots of fun with family.
Delicious and resteemed :-)
I love hot pepper jelly and am always disappointed with the ones I buy in the store. I may have to try your recipe!