Homesteading - "Making Hot Habanero Jelly" by Sunscape

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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

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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.

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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

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Hot Pepper Sauce too!

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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.

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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

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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.

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!