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Peach Jalapeno Pepper Jelly Appetizer

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By Janine Waite · Published on Jan 26, 2017
Affiliate Disclosure: This Post May Contain Affiliate Links.

Hello, friends! Today’s Happy Recipe is Jalapeno pepper jelly, and it is fabulous. So this is a unique recipe that is a splendid combination of sweet peaches and sour vinegar. During Thanksgiving, my recipe appeared on Pottery Barn’s blog, Inside & Out.

 

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When I was a girl, my friends and I would walk along our neighborhood drains. This route would take us between our neighbor’s backyards. And as a kid, we thought it was alright to jump the fence and pick people’s perfectly ripe fruit. We didn’t understand why they would chase us out of their yards. Hmm, our poor neighbors were probably not terribly happy with our little hoodlum habits.

 

So my mom was the jam and jelly queen of our family.

She jammed almost every fruit she could get her hands on. So, my husband and I eventually moved to Vermont, and she and my father visited us every year. My mom loved these trips to New England, and she immediately fell in love with the wild blueberries that grew in the woods.

She adored fruit, and she would climb mountains to pick these delicious wild blueberries.

 

 

During her visit, she would quickly transform our kitchen into a jam factory. Bottles were sanitized, a bounty of fruit was in every nook and cranny of our refrigerator and kitchen countertops. She was a jamming machine, and I became her assembly line, worker.

 

 

But the one jam we never made or knew about, was this jalapeno pepper jelly. My first introduction to it was at our local Whole Foods grocery store. It was love at first bite, a blend of jalapeno pepper jelly with onions. Who knew this combination would be so yummy. Well, now I combine it with a rustic cracker and a European cream cheese, and it is delightful. This is such a unique pairing that is gourmet and out of this world.

 

 

I love this jam so much that I came up with my recipe. And I was shocked that despite the jam tasting so complex it was a super easy thing to replicate. So, instead of using onions I happily replaced it with fresh peaches.

 

Peach Jalapeno Pepper Jelly

Ingredients

  • 4 medium jalapeño peppers (minced)
  • 1 ½ cups apple cider vinegar
  • 6 ½ cup sugar
  • 2 pouches Certo Liquid Pectin (6 ounces total)
  • 1 cup peeled diced peaches
  • Canning jars

Directions

1. Prepare a big stock pot with enough water to cover the jelly jars. This pot of water will sterilize your jars as well as provide the water bath for canning your jelly.

2. Bring the water to a boil, then carefully place clean, empty jelly jars in the big stock pot with boiling water. Submerge jars and boil them for 10 minutes.

3. So, remove jars from the pot and place their lids in the hot water. Remove after three minutes.

4. Wash, seed and chop the peppers.

Important: You can wear gloves if you don’t want the spicy pepper juice on your skin (it’s an irritant). Be sure to thoroughly wash your hands after this step, and no matter what, avoid touching your face or eyes!

5. Peel and dice the peaches.

6. In another large stockpot, combine jalapeño peppers, sugar, and vinegar. Cook over high heat until the mixture begins to rolling boil, then boil for five minutes.

7. Add pectin and peaches, then return the mixture to a full rolling boil and boil for another three minutes.

8. Take the pot off the stove and let the jelly cool. Skim foam from the top and discard.

9. Place jelly in clean, warm jars and leave a ½ inch space at the top. Wipe excess jelly off the rim with a paper towel. Put lids on the jars and place right-side-up in the lightly boiling pot of water. So, there should be an inch of water above the jars.

10. Boil for 10 minutes and then remove.

11. So, let the jars cool completely, then store them in a cool, dry place for up to six months.

Helpful Notes:

  • If you want the diced peaches to distribute evenly in your jars, gently shake the jelly while they are cooling.
  • So, the lids will pop while cooling; this means that the jelly has sealed.
  • This recipe makes seven half pints of jelly.

 

Finally, place the European cream cheese on a serving platter, then place the jelly on top. Serve with rustic crackers and enjoy. Note that on my Pottery Barn post, I sculpted the cream cheese in a cute pumpkin shape. While this is such a fun thing to do with the cream cheese, there is no need to sculpt it and be fancy.

 

 

Photo: Mark Yamamoto

So, as many of you know, my mom now has dementia and some other memory issues since she suffered a stroke a couple of years back, and I wish she could enjoy this wonderful and unusual jam.

So, the reign has been passed down, and now I am the Jelly Queen II.

Cheers,

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This Peach Jalapeno Pepper Jelly is a great combination of sweet and sour. It is the perfect appetizer paired with rustic crackers and European cream cheese.

 

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  1. Denise Bryant

    January 26, 2017 at 9:25 pm

    Looks so delicious. Can’t wait to try it.

    Reply
  2. Sam @ Raggedy Bits

    January 27, 2017 at 9:20 pm

    So scrummy Janine! Can’t wait to try it! Loved your story about “borrowing” your neighbours fruit and that you now have the reigns as the Jam Queen!

    Reply
  3. Leanna

    January 28, 2017 at 6:56 pm

    Putting this in my appetizer Pin board. I will wait until the nice peaches are available. I haven’t made jam in eons, but this is well worth making some.

    Reply
  4. Coco in the Kitchen

    February 02, 2017 at 4:39 pm

    All I can say is …

    drooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool!

    This would make such a sweet gift for anyone’s Valentine. <3

    Reply
  5. Diane Brendt

    December 18, 2018 at 7:10 pm

    I was looking for the Peach-Jalapeno pepper jelly and noticed the pear in the picture. Can this jelly be made with both the peach and the pear, with the same measurements in both recipes? I’m new to making jams and jellies and they both sound wonderful.

    Reply
    • happyhappynester

      December 26, 2018 at 9:40 pm

      Hi Diane,
      I think I just placed the pear there for decoration. 🙂 But, this jelly can be made with whatever fruit. I’m not sure how to augment the recipe, but feel free to play around with the measurements and let me know what works.

  6. Karen DeLay

    February 01, 2020 at 11:21 am

    Very anxious to make this recipe. Have you ever tried canned peaches in this recipe? Not sure I can wait till next summer to try. Your thoughts?

    Reply
    • happyhappynester

      February 01, 2020 at 8:13 pm

      Hi Karen,

      I haven’t used canned peaches. Well, since you cook the jelly, the canned peaches may get too mushy. Or you can try frozen peaches. Or maybe try using another fruit that has the consistency of peaches. Maybe an apple?

      Let me know how it goes!

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