Description
Homemade pineapple habanero pepper jelly delivers a spicy-sweet symphony of Caribbean flavors. Tropical fruit and fiery peppers combine in this quick spread perfect for cheese boards and grilled meats.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 cup fresh pineapple, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup habanero peppers, finely chopped (seeds removed)
- 4 cups granulated sugar
Liquid Ingredients:
- 1 cup pineapple juice
- 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
Thickening Agent:
- 1 package (1.75 ounces / 49.6 grams) fruit pectin (like Sure-Jell)
Instructions
- Sanitize all canning jars and lids through a 10-minute boiling water immersion, maintaining their heated state for immediate use.
- Blend pineapple juice, apple cider vinegar, diced pineapple, and finely chopped habanero peppers within a spacious cooking vessel.
- Integrate fruit pectin into the mixture, elevating heat to medium-high and stirring continuously until a vigorous boil emerges.
- Introduce granulated sugar rapidly, ensuring complete dissolution through persistent stirring while maintaining the intense boiling temperature.
- Sustain boiling for approximately 1-2 minutes, monitoring the temperature until it reaches precisely 220F, verifying consistency by dropping a small portion onto a chilled surface and observing textural wrinkling.
- Transfer the molten jelly into prepared containers, maintaining a quarter-inch headspace margin and meticulously cleansing jar rims with a moistened cloth to eliminate potential contamination.
- Secure lids with metal bands, tightening using gentle fingertip pressure to ensure proper alignment.
- Submerge sealed jars in rapidly boiling water for 5-10 minutes, guaranteeing complete sterilization and vacuum sealing.
- Extract jars from water bath, positioning them on a wire cooling rack, anticipating the distinctive sealing ‘pop’ sound indicating successful preservation.
Notes
- Adjust Spice Level Carefully seed some habanero peppers to reduce heat intensity while maintaining the vibrant pepper flavor for those with lower spice tolerance.
- Substitute Options Replace habanero with milder jalapeño or serrano peppers for a gentler kick that still delivers zesty excitement.
- Preservation Technique Store sealed jars in a cool, dark pantry for up to one year, ensuring proper canning technique prevents bacterial growth and maintains optimal taste.
- Serving Suggestions Pair this spicy-sweet spread with cream cheese on crackers, glaze grilled meats, or use as a unique condiment to elevate everyday dishes with unexpected flavor complexity.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Appetizer, Desserts
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 145
- Sugar: 27 g
- Sodium: 2 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 37 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg