Description
Canned Green Pepper Jelly is made from fresh green bell peppers that are cooked on the stove with sugar, apple cider vinegar, spices, and Sure-Jell pectin. Stored in mason jars, this sweet and spicy jelly comes together in less than an hour from start to finish. It is perfect to serve over cream cheese with crackers for an appetizer.
Ingredients
- 6 Large Green Bell Peppers - diced
- 1 1/2 Cups Apple Cider Vinegar
- 6 Cups Sugar
- 2 Teaspoon Crushed Red Pepper
- 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
- 1 Box of Sure Jell Pectin
- Green Food Coloring
- 4 Half Pint Wide Mouth Mason Jars, or 8 - 8 Ounce Jars, or 16 - 4 Ounce Jars
Instructions
Before beginning the recipe, sterilize your mason jars. Bring a large pot of water to a boil on the stove. Place in the jars and boil for 5 minutes. Remove with tongs and let cool upright on a tea towel until dry. Use brand-new lids and seals.
- Dice the green bell peppers. Add to a blender along with the apple cider vinegar. Blend on high for 30 seconds to chop up and make a liquid pepper mixture.
- Place a large pot on the stove over medium-high heat. Add in the pepper and apple cider vinegar liquid, sugar, red pepper, and salt - stir together.
- Bring to a boil. Once boiling, add in the box of sure jell and stir.
- Let boil and cook until thickened, stirring often. This will take roughly 20 minutes.
- Once thick, remove from the heat and add in the smallest amount of green food coloring. I like to take a butter knife, stick just the very top of the tip in the food coloring, and then run it through the jelly. It is the smallest amount just to give a deeper and more vibrant green color.
- Place a canning funnel over the sterilized jars and gently spoon the pepper jelly evenly into each jar. Leave about 1/4" from the top for room to seal. Be sure not to touch the rim of the seal or lid or get any jelly on them. If you do, clean with a wet cloth and let dry completely. Place on the new seals and lid, and close tightly.
- Let cool completely on the counter.
- Once cooled, store in a cool dark place like a pantry or basement. Enjoy spooned over cream cheese with crackers.
Notes
- If you like the heat kicked up a notch, add 1 jalapeno pepper to this recipe. Dice it and add to the blender with the green peppers and vinegar, and proceed with the rest of the recipe.
- A properly sealed pepper jelly jar can be stored in a cool dark place (like a pantry or basement) for up to 7 years. Check every month or so to make sure they are still sealed correctly. If you can press down on the top of the lid and there is a give and "pop", the seal has been broken and it will need to. be eaten quickly. Once opened, store in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
- This recipe was adapted from the 1972 Ball Canning Cookbook my mom owns.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Canning
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 Cup
- Calories: 636
- Sugar: 152.9 g
- Sodium: 165.3 mg
- Fat: 0.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 161.9 g
- Fiber: 2.7 g
- Protein: 1.1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg