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Habanero / Raspberry Jelly

Prep Time:
approx 1 hr from start to finish
Servings:
12 - 4 ounce jars
Heat Level (Spiciness):
Mild
Ingredients:
* 5 whole orange habanero, stems removed but not cored. * 1 sweet bell pepper, remove stem, core, and membrane. * 18oz of frozen raspberries, thawed. bags are usually 12oz. * 2 1/4cups water * 3/4 cups apple cider vinegar. * 1 package fruit pectin. * 1 teaspoon lemon juice concentrate.
Instructions:
* Finely chop peppers and raspberries. * Add to water and strong boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat 15 minutes. * Strain mixture for a clean liquid into clean pot. * Add vinegar and slowly stir in pectin over heat. Bring to boil. *Stir in sugar and bring to hard boil for 2 minutes. *Remove from heat. *Add jelly to jars, wipe and seal. *Process in water bath. *notes* This recipe calls for 5 habanero's. This produces a decent heat that most will enjoy and few will say it's too hot. Nice bite but very mild. A 6th habanero does make a noticed increase in heat level. 10 or 12 habs give a bite that the few will find palatable. More than that, you're on your own ;-) Remove the stem only, taking care not to remove any of the core. The whole hab is blended. The sweet pepper can be ripe and turned red, or green, or can be any variety. Core, seed, and remove membrane. I use a hand cranked rotating blender to chop the peppers and raspberries instead of an electric blender. No reason other than this is the way I like to do it. It must be chopped finely though. When straining I use layered cheese cloth. Use whatever method works best for you. Just be sure that no bits get into the strained liquid for a good clear jelly. Stir the pectin while adding heat to keep from clumping. It just makes things easier. Keep stirring slowly after the pectin is added and through the 2 minutes of hard boil. Remove from heat at precisely 2 minutes. Begin adding to clean jars about a minute after removing from heat to keep from potentially breaking a jar.
Level of Difficulty:
Easy

This a very good jelly recipe that has a lot of flexibility with ingredients and heat level.

Very tasty when a spoonful is put on a bit of cream cheese and cracker.
 
I wish I would have read this a few weeks ago. I just picked a bunch of wild rasberries by my house and made some jam. This sounds pretty good. I'll have to keep it in mind.:D
 
I am headed to the store in a few minutes to get ingredients I don't have and make two different recipes with this recipe today...

first batch: will be the unripe Red Savinas

second batch: Dorset Naga, T. Scorpion, and Seven Pot

Just noticed in the recipe it says to stir in sugar but there is no amount of sugar to be used shown in the ingredients?....

anyone want to offer a suggestion....four to five cups?
 
AJ,

I hope someone is of real help here. I'd say add a little .... you can always add more.

Ain't cookin' like jamming ? Play with it ... It's in G and keep it Greek ....

P. Dreadie
 
I just got back from the store and am planning on making this after I eat dinner. As for the amount of sugar, I'm guessing about 3 cups, since I have seen other recipes similar to this one and they are all calling for 3 cups of sugar.

I'll be sure to post my outcome.

Wish me luck on my first jelly adventure. :)
 
Well, I just pulled all of the jars out of the water bath. I sure hope that they turn out okay. I tasted the mixture and it was great, it should be awesome when jellyfied. One thing I learned is not to over lap to many cheese cloth for the straining, cause it will take for ever.

I'll have to wait 24 hours to see if it gels or not.
 
Ciao Paul-

You shouldn't have to wait 24 hrs to see if your jelly set. It should "sheet" off the spoon at the time you're filling your jars, not be super liquidy. Likewise, it should leave a coating on your pan after you're done filling.

Have a look in the Wanted area of this recipe section and find the Habanero Jelly thread. I have a recipe for Jalapeno-Raspberry Jelly that can be adapted for Habaneros and specifies exact amounts of sugar.

Hopefully, your experiment will work. If not, however, there's a more precise back-up.
 
Sorellina said:
Ciao Paul-

You shouldn't have to wait 24 hrs to see if your jelly set. It should "sheet" off the spoon at the time you're filling your jars, not be super liquidy. Likewise, it should leave a coating on your pan after you're done filling.

Have a look in the Wanted area of this recipe section and find the Habanero Jelly thread. I have a recipe for Jalapeno-Raspberry Jelly that can be adapted for Habaneros and specifies exact amounts of sugar.

Hopefully, your experiment will work. If not, however, there's a more precise back-up.


Thanks, I just checked and it appears that I made syrup. I'll try your recipe later today. I don't know what I did wrong, but it was my first attempt at making jelly.
 
I put it in the fridge this morning when I woke up. I didn't think it was suppose to go in the fridge right after the processing.
 
Thanks Sorellina...I thought he was being serious :rolleyes:

*IGGY!!! looking around for something to throw...*




I just tried some of this jelly and it was out of this world. I tried it on a piece of toast and first you taste the sweetness of the raspberries and then the Orange Hab comes into play. It was like a party in my mouth.

I will Definitely be making this again! Next time I think I will try Red Savina Habs, that should be interesting.
 
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