Green Pepper Jelly

It's that time of year again, where we start to bottle of our delicious garden bounty.  One of my favorite things to make is jam and jellies.  2 really fun jellies that are my absolute favorite. 

I know most people would never think of using peppers to make jelly, but I promise you that this recipe is amazing!  With one taste you are going to be hooked!  My favorite way to eat this is on a ritz cracker with a little spread of cream cheese and a dollop of this jelly.  It's delicious, and pretty cute too.  So here's the recipe for my Green Pepper Jelly....

Ingredients

7 sweet Green Peppers

1 Jalapeno Pepper

1 1/2 c. vinegar divided

1 1/2 c. Apple Juice

1 pkg. powdered Pectin

1/2 tsp. Salt

5 c. Sugar

A few drops of Green Food Coloring

Directions

Wash peppers.  Remove stems and seeds.  Cut into 1/2 inch pieces. 

Puree 1/2 the peppers and 3/4 cup Vinegar in a blender.  Puree remaining peppers and vinegar.  Combine the puree in a large bowl, and stir in apple juice.  Cover and refrigerate over night. 

Take your mixture out and strain through about 6 pieces of cheese cloth.  Measure 4 cups of the mixture and if you don't have 4 cups add a little apple juice until you have exactly 4 cups. 

Combine your mixture, pectin, and salt, in a large sauce pot.  Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring constantly.  Add sugar until dissolved.  Return mixture to a boil.  Boil hard for 1 minute, stirring constantly.  Remove from heat and skim the foam off.  Add a few drops of food coloring if you want. 

Ladle hot jelly into sterilized jars.  Leave 1/4 inch head space.  Process for 5 minutes in boiling water to seal the lids.

For this batch I used red food coloring