If you know me if real life, you know that I have disappeared. Between working on the Ranch and my new obsession hobby, canning, I now have no time for things like friends, a social life, bathing. However I do have a fabulous pantry full of delicious pickles, luscious jams and delightful jellies that will last me through the next year AND all my Christmas shopping is done (everyone likes pickles, right?!?!?!?!).
I made jalapeno jelly because one of my favorite mexican restaurants serves it with their flautas and it is the best thing ever. Since we don’t have this mexican restaurant around where I live, I’ve had to improvise and teach myself how to replicate the dish, but that is for another blog post. In addition to being amazing on fried mexican food this jelly is arguably better dumped on a brick of cream cheese and eaten with wheat-thins alone where no one can see you eat a whole brick of cream cheese and jar of jelly.
This is adapted from the Ball Blue Book of Canning (or, as I call it, my bible right now).
Jalapeno Jelly
3/4 lb jalapeno pepper (about 13 big ones)
2 cups cider vinegar, divided
6 cups sugar
2 (3 ounce) envelopes liquid pectin
1/2 tablespoon red pepper flakes
Go out in your garden and pick about 13 big peppers, or about 3/4 of a pound. Wash them well.
De-stem and remove most of the seeds. I left about 1/4 of the seeds because I like THE HEAT and I think it looks pretty.
Add the peppers and one cup of the vinegar, and puree.
Combine the sugar, vinegar, puree and red pepper flakes.
Bring to a boil, boil for 10 minutes, stirring the whole time.
Remove from heat, stir in the pectin, and return to a boil. Boil hard for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and skim and foam.

I love this part, ladling. Also don’t look at the mess, jelly is messy and I couldn’t clean up before the picture.
Ladle hot jelly into hot jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace. Wipe the rims and adjust a two-piece cap. Process for 10 minutes in a boiling water canner.
Jalapeno jelly is easy and wonderful to eat. This is pretty much what all my friends and family are getting for Christmas. It feels good to be done with my shopping in July!
Thanks for posting! I can’t wait to try this!
I used to buy peach,blackberry, boysenberry, in the jalapeno jelly etc have you tried making that? YUM YUM and MORE yum, over cream cheese and crackers….
I’m waiting for the Chico State U-Pick peach season to be upon us, then I’m gonna go crazy making jalapeno-peach, it’s like my favorite!!!!
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