Cinnamon Apple Jelly

Name: Cinnamon Apple Jelly
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: about 13 half-pints
Ingredients: 7 cups unsweetened bottled apple juice; 1 package (1-3/4 ounces) powdered fruit pectin; 2 teaspoons butter; 1 cup red-hot candies; 9 cups sugar

Total Time Prep: 10 min. Process: 5 min.

Yield about 13 half-pints

Test Kitchen Approved

When I host a Christmas sit-down dinner, I adhere labels on small jars of this jam to use as place cards. At the end of the evening, the guests can take the sweet spread home to enjoy. —Virginia Montmarquet, Riverside, California

Ingredients

7 cups unsweetened bottled apple juice
1 package (1-3/4 ounces) powdered fruit pectin
2 teaspoons butter
1 cup red-hot candies
9 cups sugar

Directions

Place the apple juice in a large kettle. Stir in pectin and butter. Bring to a full rolling boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Stir in candies until dissolved. Stir in sugar; return to a full rolling boil. Boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat; skim off foam. Pour hot mixture into hot sterilized jars, leaving 1/4-in. headspace. Adjust caps. Process for 5 minutes in a boiling-water bath.

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