Description
Homemade Dreamsicle Jelly combines fresh orange juice, sugar, and vanilla beans for a bright, comforting spread. Perfect for breakfast, holiday gift basket recipes, or unique dessert spreads.
Ingredients
4 cups sugar
2 vanilla beans, split and scraped
Pat of butter
1 box pectin : optional
Instructions
Strain the orange juice through cheesecloth to remove pulp.
In a large pot, combine juice, sugar, butter, and vanilla bean scrapings with pods.
Bring mixture to a hard boil.
If using pectin, add the box now. Stir and boil for 1 minute. Without pectin, cook until 220°F and hold 3 minutes.
Remove vanilla pods. Ladle jelly into jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace.
Wipe rims, apply lids, and screw on bands.
Process jars in boiling water canner for 10 minutes.
Cool jars on a towel, flipping every 10 minutes to distribute vanilla specks.
Check seals, store sealed jars in pantry. Refrigerate unsealed jars.
Notes
For a low-sugar option, use reduced-sugar pectin or stevia.
For a boozy twist, add a splash of Grand Marnier or Cointreau.
Jars make great additions to holiday gift basket recipes.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tbsp
- Calories: 50
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 13g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: Dreamsicle Jelly, homemade canning recipe, no pectin jelly recipe, holiday gift basket recipes, unique dessert spreads, easy citrus jelly, orange vanilla jelly