While browsing around Pinterest I found a recipie for Watermelon Jelly. I just had to try it. Of course I have pinned about a million things I want to try, but this one just stayed on my mind. So when my brother came to visit on Labor Day weekend and brought this HUGE (it weighed 40 lbs. I checked) watermelon I asked him if I could use some to make jelly. I pulled up the website's recipie. Here is the link, and got right to work.
First you need to gather your ingredients.
6 C. pureeded Watermelon
5C. white sugar
1/2 C bottled or fresh lemon juice
1 pkg Pectin
Then I began to cut up the watermelon. It was HUGE so there was plenty to go around. I went ahead and doubled it.
It is important to remove all the seeds and then I just put the pieces in the blender and let it go. As it finished I measured it out into a large pot.
Then you add sugar and lemon juice. It looks so pretty and has a kind of foam on top to start with. Then you are to bring it to a boil. Once my pot got close to boiling I nocticed a definate problem. The pan was not going to be big enough. Uh oh. So I switched to my HUGE stock pot.
It still boiled up pretty high in there. Once the temperature gets to 220 degrees you can add the pectin. Then it continues to boil for another five minutes. I would let it go longer. I had trouble with it thickening up so I had to put it on to boil again and so did the original poster.
Remove from heat and pour into clean, steril jars and then you can use a water bath to seal. I just made sure they cooled and put them in the fridge. I know they won't last as long but that is never a problem here. ;) It's one of the perks of having three GROWING boys.
When you are all finished you have these beautiful jars of jelly. I had various sizes but there were roughly 9 8oz. jars when I finished. Of course remember I doubled the recipie. If you decide to give it a try I would love to know. It is very good. Tastes just like watermelon. :)
12 comments:
That looks so bright and yummy!!!
Water melon jelly? WHo knew?
Hmmm. This looks so interesting. I wonder why it's not something widely available. Must be great! Thanks for the idea.
Mmmmm. This is a use I never thought of for watermelon! I bet it tastes wonderful!
Thank you for posting this! My Mom makes delicious raspberry jams and strawberry jams- I'm excited to be able to turn the tables and surprise her with watermelon jelly!
Congrats! I featured this in last week's party. I'd be honored if you'd come and grab a button.
Now THIS looks scrumptious!
Why stop with just the fruit, you can make bread and butter pickles out of the rind.
I made rind preserves last summer that tasted just like an apple pie!
If it's a fruit, you can make jelly and or jam out of it. Pretty much the same recipe.
I'll make champagne jelly and add a piece of fruit to it.
Do you have to refrigerate? Or can you store in a cool pantry area? Thanks Jan :)
thank you for posting I just made like 3 jars of it it did take a while to thicken up but it sure tastes yummy
What is your definition of 'boil longer' and how long should it take to thicken? I boiled it for 10 minutes and then water bathed it for 10 minutes. That was last night. They are still not think this morning. Am I going to have to boil them again and add more sure-gel? I made 22 jars, I really don't want to have to redo them all. Thanks. BTW - I am not planning on putting them in the fridge, they are going to go in the pantry and be given as gifts.
WOW!!! 22 jars! You are a great friend. I honestly don't remember how long. I think I just let it cook until I noticed a definate thickening. Sorry I don't have a better answer. I havent' gotten around to making it again this year. Much to my kids dismay. Life has been too crazy. Hope that helps.
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