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Approved canning recipes for berry/fruit pepper jams and jellies #800296

Asked July 09, 2022, 8:44 PM EDT

Hello, Do you have any approved canning recipes for jam and jelly recipes such as blackberry habanero? I am looking for recipes to make pepper jams and jellies to use with cream cheese appetizers. Thank you. Rhonda Willing

Jackson County Oregon

Expert Response

We have a tested recipe for making pepper jelly which can be found in SP50-454 Preserving Peppers.  It can be found on our OSU Food Preservation website:  Http://extension.oregonstate.edu/fch/food-preservation.
That said if you want to add a small amount of chopped hot peppers in place of some of the crushed berries to a high acid fruit such as blackberry jam using a full sugar jam recipe.  I wouldn't use the reduced sugar recipes and preferably one with added lemon juice.  You can experiment with up to 1/2 cup of chopped peppers replacing some of the crushed fruit.

 If you have other questions you might like to call the OSU Food Preservation Hotline that is now open M-F from 9 am-4 pm and staffed by certified Master Food Preservers.  The number is <personal data hidden>.  

Good luck and thanks for using Ask Extension.

Nellie Oehler  
An Ask Extension Expert Replied July 11, 2022, 2:06 PM EDT

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