Peach Pepper Jam Recipe (2024)

FAQs

How to use peach jalapeno jam? ›

A thick slather on a piece of lightly toasted bread at breakfast is my favorite way. It's also fantastic added to your favorite grilled cheese sandwich or keep things simple and top a cracker with a smear of cream cheese and a dollop of Peach Jalapeño Jam to really wow your summer party guests.

Give the jam 24-48 hours to set up (because truly, sometimes it can take that long for pectin to reach the finished set). If it still hasn't set, it's time to determine how much jam needs to be recooked. You don't want to remake more than 8 cups (4 pints) at a time.

The first option is to unseal your jars and re-cook the jelly. Add more sugar, add some pectin, and you'll get your gel. Resterilize your jars, top with new lids, and process again.

The secret ingredient to making jam without pectin is time. The fruit and sugar need plenty of time to cook and thicken. A long, slow boil drives the moisture out of the fruit, helping to preserve and thicken it at the same time. Fruit varies in water content as well, and some fruits may take longer to jam up.

Freezing your fruit and then making the jam or jelly closer to the time when you are going to eat it or give it away is also recommended. Using citric acid powder instead of lemon juice can be more effective at preventing color loss/color change.

There are some ways to salvage overcooked jam. You usually don't have to toss the whole thing, unless it is scorched. If the jam tastes burnt, you might as well face facts and just get it out of your sight and into the garbage. There is no way to rehabilitate scorched jam.

The browning process kicks because when you cut a peach, a group of enzymes called polyphenol oxidases (PPOs) are activated.

While you can simply reduce the jam to your liking, you can also add commercial pectin or chia seeds to the reducing jam to guarantee thickening.

Boil for say 10 or 15 minutes until all new ingredients are well incorporated and then start testing for jam setting point. You can reboil jam. Sometimes taking out more of the moisture is enough for it to set up. You can also put it in the freezer or if it is really runny re-purpose it into a sauce.

Commercial pectin helps thicken jam made with low-pectin fruits, like blackberry jam, or vegetable jelly recipes, like pepper jelly. It comes in powder or liquid form, but the former is the most common. Add powdered pectin to the fruit juice, chopped fruit, or strained purée before heating the jam mixture.

How long does it take for jam to set without pectin? ›

Remove pot from heat and divide jam into sterilized jars, leaving 1/4-inch of space at the top. Seal and transfer jars into a boiling water bath. Make sure jars are covered with at least 1 inch of water; let sit for 5 minutes. Lift jars and let them cool in a draft-free place without touching, 8 hours to overnight.

Lemon is crucial to balancing those sweet flavors, but it also helps the pectin to firm up the jam. It can be added at the start of the cooking process or towards the end, but what must be taken into account is that adding liquids to the jam mixture will inevitably require the jam to cook for longer.

Once the jam reaches a slow, thick boil, add lemon juice and continue to cook, stirring constantly until the jam returns to its earlier consistency, about another 5 minutes.

It will thicken slightly. Ladle jam into hot jars, then place a flat lid on jars, and add screw rings. Immerse jars in hot water bath, and boil rapidly for 8 min. Remove from bath and place on a towel on the counter to cool.

Serve in mini tortillas with refried black beans, avocado, queso fresco and cilantro. Serve as a dip for shrimp, French fries, onion rings, or chicken fingers.

Add a slather of hot pepper jelly to your next grilled cheese or panini. Delicious spooned over a turkey and cheddar melt or use in your next BLT. Mix into mayo for a sweet and spicy aioli or spread over your bacon and egg breakfast sandwich. Also delicious spread over hot biscuits.

Use this sweet & spicy peach jam on toast, ice cream, or even tacos! It's a delicious summer treat.

We frankly don't know all of the reasons we love the Jalapeño Garlic Lime jelly with aged cheddar cheese. It is a fusion of cultures (pardon the pun), and it just works.