Sugar free jellies???
Sure-Jell now makes no-sugar-needed pectin. I use it all the time for my canning. In my opinion it's a lot better. I make jam to taste the fruit, not the added sugar. I'll take a gander at my packages when I get home and let you know amounts and such of you're interested.
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kerryberry1
on 7/24/08 3:56 am
on 7/24/08 3:56 am
I found 2 recipes for you, hope they work for you!
Here's a recipe I found on www.freshpreserving.com . It uses splenda, but it is a freezer jam. I've never used the freezer method for canning jellies and jams, but this sounds really yummy!
Featuring Ball® Simple Creations® No Cook Freezer Jam Fruit Pectin
Makes about 5 (8 oz) half pints
You will need:
3/4 cup sugar
2 pods vanilla bean
3/4 cup SPLENDA® Brand Sweetener, Granular
1 1.59-oz pkg Ball® Simple Creations® Freezer Jam Fruit Pectin
3 cups crushed plums
1 cup pitted, finely chopped black cherries
Zest of 1 small lemon
5 Plastic Ball® (8 oz) Freezer Jars
Directions:
1.) REMOVE beans from vanilla pods by splitting open with a knife and running the blunt end of the knife down the bean. Add beans to the sugar in a large bowl and muddle together with the back of a spoon.
2.) STIR SPLENDA® Brand Sweetener and contents of pectin package to the vanilla sugar until well blended.
3.) ADD plums, cherries and lemon zest. Stir 3 minutes.
4.) LADLE jam into clean jars to fill line. Twist on lids. Let stand until thickened, about 30 minutes. Refrigerate up to 3 weeks or freeze up to 1 year.
QUICK TIP:
For the most flavorful results, cover the bowl of vanilla sugar and let sit for a week in a cool, dry place.
Here's another from the Ball Blue Book of Preserving:
Peach Jam
Yield: about 6 half pints
5 cups finely chopped, peeled, pitted peaches
1 cup unsweetened white grape juice
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 package no sugar needed powdered pectin
Combine peaches, white grape juice, lemon juice, and no sugar needed powdered pectin in a large saucepot, stirring to dissolve pectin. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Add sweetener to pectin package guidelines, if desired. Boil 1 minute, stirring constantly. If gel starts to form before 1 minute boil is complete, remove from heat. Ladle hot jam into hot jars, leaving 1/4 inche headspace. Remove air bubbles. Adjust 2-piece caps. Process in a boiling water canner.
Hope this helps some!
Good Luck!
Here's a recipe I found on www.freshpreserving.com . It uses splenda, but it is a freezer jam. I've never used the freezer method for canning jellies and jams, but this sounds really yummy!
Plum Cherry Vanilla Jam
By Kristy D. of Sacramento, CaliforniaFeaturing Ball® Simple Creations® No Cook Freezer Jam Fruit Pectin
Makes about 5 (8 oz) half pints
You will need:
3/4 cup sugar
2 pods vanilla bean
3/4 cup SPLENDA® Brand Sweetener, Granular
1 1.59-oz pkg Ball® Simple Creations® Freezer Jam Fruit Pectin
3 cups crushed plums
1 cup pitted, finely chopped black cherries
Zest of 1 small lemon
5 Plastic Ball® (8 oz) Freezer Jars
Directions:
1.) REMOVE beans from vanilla pods by splitting open with a knife and running the blunt end of the knife down the bean. Add beans to the sugar in a large bowl and muddle together with the back of a spoon.
2.) STIR SPLENDA® Brand Sweetener and contents of pectin package to the vanilla sugar until well blended.
3.) ADD plums, cherries and lemon zest. Stir 3 minutes.
4.) LADLE jam into clean jars to fill line. Twist on lids. Let stand until thickened, about 30 minutes. Refrigerate up to 3 weeks or freeze up to 1 year.
QUICK TIP:
For the most flavorful results, cover the bowl of vanilla sugar and let sit for a week in a cool, dry place.
Here's another from the Ball Blue Book of Preserving:
Peach Jam
Yield: about 6 half pints
5 cups finely chopped, peeled, pitted peaches
1 cup unsweetened white grape juice
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 package no sugar needed powdered pectin
Combine peaches, white grape juice, lemon juice, and no sugar needed powdered pectin in a large saucepot, stirring to dissolve pectin. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Add sweetener to pectin package guidelines, if desired. Boil 1 minute, stirring constantly. If gel starts to form before 1 minute boil is complete, remove from heat. Ladle hot jam into hot jars, leaving 1/4 inche headspace. Remove air bubbles. Adjust 2-piece caps. Process in a boiling water canner.
Hope this helps some!
Good Luck!
Kerry