Spicy Hot Pepper Jelly

5.00 (7)
⏱ 50 mins 🍽 8 cups 🏷 Jellies

This recipe creates a fiery pepper jelly, ideal for festive presents. It uses orange peppers and habaneros for a vivid colour and potent kick, requiring no artificial food colouring. The method involves blending the vegetables, boiling them with sugar and vinegar, then setting with pectin before canning. The result is approximately 8 cups of a versatile, spicy condiment.

Spicy Hot Pepper Jelly

Ingredients

  • 1 lb holland orange pepper, chopped
  • 1 (6 ounce) onions, chopped
  • 2 cups vinegar
  • 7 habaneros, including seeds if you like heat
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili pepper flakes, ground fine (optional)
  • 7 cups sugar
  • 6 fluid ounces liquid pectin

Method

  1. Place the peppers and onions into a blender with 1 cup of vinegar.
  2. Process the mixture until it forms a smooth puree.
  3. Transfer everything except the pectin into a large cooking pot.
  4. Heat the contents, stirring continuously, until a vigorous rolling boil is achieved.
  5. Maintain this rolling boil for a full 15 minutes.
  6. Add the liquid pectin to the pot and stir it in thoroughly.
  7. Return the mixture to a boil and continue stirring for exactly 1 more minute.
  8. Carefully pour the hot jelly into sterilised jars, leaving a 1/4 inch gap at the top.
  9. Secure the lids onto the jars, ensuring the rims are completely clean.
  10. Submerge the sealed jars in a water canner and process them for 10 minutes.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium7700 mg

Recipe details

CategoryJellies
AuthorRita1652