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Jalapeño Pepper Jelly

Cornbread muffins with spicy jalapeno jelly from Bryant Terry's cookbook.
Photo by Ed Anderson

Serve this spicy pepper jelly with fresh cornbread muffins.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes about 3 cups (three ½-pint jars)

Ingredients

½ cup coarsely chopped seeded jalapeños (about 3 medium)
½ cup coarsely chopped green bell pepper
3 cups organic cane sugar
½ cup apple cider vinegar
1 (3-ounce) package liquid pectin

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Sterilize three ½-pint jars and their lids or similarly sized lidded storage containers.

    Step 2

    In a food processor, combine the jalapeños and the bell pepper and process, scraping down the sides as needed, until the peppers are very finely chopped, 15 to 20 seconds. (They will let off quite a bit of liquid; this is okay.)

    Step 3

    Transfer the contents of the food processor to a 4-quart stainless-steel or enameled Dutch oven. Add the sugar and vinegar and bring to a rolling boil over medium-high heat, stirring continuously. Boil, still stirring, for 3 minutes, then squeeze in the pectin. Return the mixture to a rolling boil, stirring continuously, and cook for 1 minute. Immediately remove from the heat and let rest until the foam has settled, about 1 minute. Skim off and discard any remaining foam.

Cover of Bryant Terry's Vegetable Kingdom Cookbook
From Vegetable Kingdom: The Abundant World of Vegan Recipes by Bryant Terry, copyright © 2020. Published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Buy the full book from Amazon.
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