apple scrap jelly

Recipe by
Kat Strickland
Keystone Heights, FL

I hate to waste anything, so this uses the scraps from my apple pie jam to make jelly, and I still give the leftover pulp to my chickens!

prep time 25 Min
method Canning/Preserving

Ingredients For apple scrap jelly

  • peels, cores, leftover scraps from making apple jam
  • 1 tsp
    cinamon
  • 1 tsp
    pure vanilla extract
  • 1/4 c
    lemon juice
  • water
  • 1/2 tsp
    butter

How To Make apple scrap jelly

  • 1
    add scraps to bowl of 1/4 cup lemon juice, and 4 cups water...let soak
  • 2
    put scraps into an 8 cup bowl, add lemon water until you reach 7cups total { I use the lemon water that I soaked my jam apple slices in}
  • 3
    Pour into clean pot, bring to a rolling boil, cover, and cook for about 10 to 15 minutes, until scraps are soft
  • 4
    Mash scraps with a potato masher, cool.
  • 5
    Pour contents into strainer, or you can put a piece of cheesecloth into a strainer bowl , and allow to drain into a separate clean bowl...add water by the cup until you reach 7 cups of liquid.
  • 6
    Pour this liquid into a clean pot, add 9 cups sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp Vanilla Extract, and 2 packages liquid pectin, and 1/2 tsp butter
  • 7
    Bring to a rolling boil, keep stirring until you reach 220 degrees, [about 12 minutes]... boil for 2 minutes at220 degrees, remove from heat, and ladle into prepared jelly jars. Process 15 minutes in water bath canner, cool, remove, and let stand over night.
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