I poured them all back in a pan, added another pouch of pectin, boiled for several minutes, tried again. Note to self: read reviews and comments before attempting recipe. This jelly is our favorite! It goes great on pork! Our family can't get enough of it, we keep finding new ways to use it, and now all my neighbors are asking for it! I'd love to try this but can't get liquid pectin in Germany - has anyone an idea with how much "crystal pectin" I can substitute it? Set as it is delicious!! We'll just call it Jalapeno and Honestly, we won't care too much if it doesn't Reviewers suggested then processed it for 10 mins, Into the pan, boiled for a minute as the other will it set more as it cools? I did pour it back I just made this recipe and it seemed not to set up I'll be making this jelly soon and will let you know how it comes out with the powder. My suggestion is to use one packet of powdered pectin. Twice I bought the liquid and my jams did not set. I've been making jams for years and always used the powdered pectin. Too bad as it sounds so good.Īdd 2 drops of green food coloring to make the color more attractive. Then I boiled it for another 5 minutes and it finally set up - a bit too much. Followed recipe exactly and it failed so I did everything that all mentioned below then added more pectin - still fail. No problems with jelling and tasted amazing!ĭidn't set up for me either. I used Chocolate Mint and replace 1/2 cup of water with apple juice. Great use for all that mint growing wild! As for the recipe, I used 3 jalapeno peppers, but my family said it wasn't hot enough, so I'll probably add 5 or 6 next time. I did boil longer than the recommended time, about 5-7 minutes. I heated to boiling and then added the sugar. I made it as directed but added a packet of powder pectin instead of the liquid pectin at the same time as vinegar, lemon juice, & chopped jalapeños. I was afraid to move the jars much during setting to try to help this happen in my 2nd (double) batch. I'd give it 4 forks except that I'd like to have the particles of pepper and mint suspended throughout the jelly it mostly floated to the top. I did add 3 drops of green food coloring as advised in a previous review. This is a great recipe! I had no trouble getting it to set took overnight. Further, there have been a number of complaints regarding other recipes in the book this recipe came from. This should not be more than a 1/4 cup.That is a half cup too much liquid and it destroys the flavor. The reason so many people have an issue with it setting is that it calls for 3/4 cup of Cider Vinegar. I will make again, but will add less sugar, more mint, at least 8 peppers, and freshly minced mint for added flavor. Next time I will add some fresh minced mint to the mixture just prior to filling jars for a bump in mint flavor.Ĩ. I much prefer without food coloring, unless it is holiday themed it is just too artificial looking for me.ħ. I forgot to add the green food coloring until I was half way through processing so I have some with and some without coloring. I used the exact liquid measurements and the jelly is perfect consistency. Definitely boil for 1 minute after adding liquid pectin stirring all the while.ĥ. I have so many hot peppers that using more is not a problem ( same for mint ) I used food processor to finely mince the peppers.Ĥ. Probably because of the counteracting effect of so much sugar. I used 6 green Jalapeños without seeds and it is still a mild heat. I put through the fine sieve of a food mill or you could strain through sieve.ģ. Then turn heat off, and let sit for 30 min. Bring to a boil then add the mint sprigs, (no need to chop mint ) simmer 5 min. A simpler method and one which I believe extracts more mint flavor is to add the sugar to the water in the pan. I reduced by 1/2 cup but next time I will try to reduce by 1 1/2 cups.Ģ. After reading all the mixed reviews I made a batch of this jelly after taking into account others advice.
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