Classic Mint Jelly Recipe

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Lucy Baker
Lucy Baker
Lucy Baker is a food writer, publisher, and author of two cookbooks: The Boozy Baker: 75 Recipes for Spirited Sweets and Edible DIY: Simple, Giftable Recipes to Savor and Share. In addition to her columns on Serious Eats, she has written for The Journal News, Westchester Magazine, and her blog, Turnip the Oven.
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Updated Sep. 17, 2020
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If you're planning to serve grilled or roasted lamb for Easter dinner, skip the neon green store-bought mint jelly and whip up this simple homemade version. Mildly sweet and pleasingly tart, it bursts with fresh mint flavor. The jelly has a muted, golden hue not unlike that of chamomile tea. If you must, add a single drop of green food coloring, which will impart a natural-looking pale green color. After the Easter feast, use the jelly to pump up cold lamb sandwiches, or combine it with fresh lime juice to make a mojito-inspired glaze for grilled shrimp.

Adapted from Putting Food By by Ruth Hertzberg, Janet Greene, and Beatrice Vaughan

Recipe Facts

3

(2)

Active: 30 mins
Total: 60 mins
Serves: 24 servings
Makes: 3 half-pint jars

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar

  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Pomona's Universal Pectin

  • 2 cups packed chopped fresh mint leaves and stems

  • 1 cup apple cider vinegar

  • 2 cups water

  • 2 teaspoons calcium water (included in the Pomona's packet)

Directions

  1. Whisk the sugar and pectin together in a medium bowl. Set aside.

  2. Put mint leaves and stems in a large, heavy-bottomed pot and crush them gently with a wooden spoon. Add vinegar, water, and calcium water and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Add the sugar-pectin mixture and return to a boil. Boil hard for one minute.

  3. Pour jelly through a cheesecloth-lined sieve into a large bowl. Discard mint leaves. Pour jelly back into pot and return to a boil. Remove pot from heat. Ladle jelly into hot, sterilized jars and process in a hot water bath for 20 minutes.

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
67 Calories
0g Fat
17g Carbs
0g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 24
Amount per serving
Calories 67
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Saturated Fat 0g 0%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 2mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 17g 6%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Total Sugars 17g
Protein 0g
Vitamin C 0mg 0%
Calcium 2mg 0%
Iron 0mg 0%
Potassium 9mg 0%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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