Best 8 Famous Highbush Cranberry Jelly Recipes

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Indulge in the delightful tartness and vibrant red hue of highbush cranberry jelly, a culinary treasure that has graced tables for generations. Delight your taste buds with a trio of delectable recipes, each offering unique variations on this classic condiment.

The first recipe captures the essence of traditional highbush cranberry jelly, using fresh or frozen cranberries, sugar, and lemon juice to create a smooth, tangy spread. Elevate your culinary skills with the second recipe, which incorporates oranges for a burst of citrusy flavor and a touch of pectin to achieve a firmer texture. Finally, explore the depths of flavor with the spicy cranberry jelly recipe, where a hint of chili powder and cayenne pepper adds a subtle warmth to the tartness, creating a tantalizing accompaniment to savory dishes.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

HIGHBUSH CRANBERRY JAM



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Although not true cranberries, highbush cranberries also have tart red fruits that can be used in cooking. This is a lovely spread with mouthwatering tangy flavor.-Evelyn Gebhardt, Kasilof, Alaska

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 1h5m

Yield 3-4 half-pints.

Number Of Ingredients 8

7-1/2 cups highbush cranberries
3/4 cup water
2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon grated orange zest
2 tablespoons orange juice
3/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Steps:

  • In a large covered kettle, simmer cranberries and water for 20-25 minutes, stirring occasionally. Press berries through a strainer; discard skins. Strain mixture through a double layer of cheesecloth (juice will drip through; discard or set aside for another use). Measure 6 cups of the pulp that remains in the cheesecloth and place in the kettle. Add remaining ingredients. Simmer, uncovered, for 30-40 minutes, stirring frequently. Pour into freezer containers. Cool. Refrigerate or freeze.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 80 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 1mg sodium, Carbohydrate 21g carbohydrate (19g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 0 protein.

HIGHBUSH CRANBERRY JELLY RECIPE - (3.8/5)



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Provided by á-646

Number Of Ingredients 3

1000 mL (4 cups) highbush cranberries
500 mL (2 cups) water
500 mL (2 cups) sugar

Steps:

  • Wash and stem the berries and place in a saucepan with the water. Simmer, covered for 10 minutes or until all the berries have burst open. Strain out the juice and return juice to the saucepan. Add sugar and bring to a vigorous boil, stirring constantly for 5 minutes or until the mixture falls in a sheet from the spoon. Pour into sterilized jars and seal with paraffin.

FAMOUS HIGHBUSH CRANBERRY JELLY



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Make and share this Famous Highbush Cranberry Jelly recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Joanie Grow

Categories     Jellies

Time 40m

Yield 8 cups

Number Of Ingredients 6

4 cups highbush cranberries
6 cups water
additional water (as needed)
7 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon margarine or 1/2 teaspoon butter
1 packet liquid pectin (Certo)

Steps:

  • Bring the berries and water to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
  • Crush the berries or put through a food mill.
  • Strain the juice in a cheesecloth-lined sieve.
  • Add any additional water if need to bring the juice up to 5 cups.
  • Bring the juice and sugar up to a boil.
  • Add the margarine, then the liquid pectin.
  • Bring back to a boil, stirring constantly boil hard for 1 minute.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Skim foam from surface and pour into sterile pint jars and seal.
  • Process in boiling water bath for 5 minutes.
  • NOTE: Highbush cranberries are a fruit of the honeysuckle, and completely different fruit than the lowbush or commercial cranberry.
  • Highbush cranberries grow on a shrub with pointed leaves whereas cranberries grow on a vine with oval leaves.
  • Highbush cranberries have a single seed, which needs to be removed.
  • If you have ever smelled something reminiscent of stinky socks on a stroll through the bush, you are likely very close to a good patch of highbush cranberries.
  • The seeded pulp of the highbush cranberry can be used interchangeably with the pulp of the regular cranberry in any recipe.

CRANBERRY JAM



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An easy Cranberry Jam recipe

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Yield Makes about 2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 (12-oz) bag fresh or frozen cranberries (not thawed; 3 1/2 cups)
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup fresh orange juice
1 cup water

Steps:

  • Bring all ingredients to a boil in a 2-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, about 20 minutes (jam will continue to thicken as it cools).
  • Force jam through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, discarding skins and seeds. Cool, stirring occasionally.

HOLIDAY CRANBERRY JELLY



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Spread some holiday cheer with this rosy pink cranberry jelly. -Nancy Davis, Tualatin, Oregon

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 35m

Yield 8 half-pints.

Number Of Ingredients 3

4 cups cranberry juice
6-1/2 cups sugar
2 pouches (3 ounces each) liquid fruit pectin

Steps:

  • In a Dutch oven, combine cranberry juice and sugar. Bring to a full rolling boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Stir in pectin. Boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly., Remove from the heat; skim off foam. Carefully ladle hot liquid into hot half-pint jars, leaving 1/4-in. headspace. Remove air bubbles; wipe rims and adjust lids. Process for 10 minutes in a boiling-water canner.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 86 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 1mg sodium, Carbohydrate 22g carbohydrate (22g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.

HIGHBUSH CRANBERRY JELLY WITH CERTO RECIPE



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Provided by á-646

Number Of Ingredients 6

4 cups highbush cranberries
6 cups water
Additional water (as needed)
7 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon margarine or 1/2 teaspoon butter
1 packet liquid pectin (Certo)

Steps:

  • 1) Bring the berries and water to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes. 2) Crush the berries or put through a food mill. 3) Strain the juice in a cheesecloth-lined sieve. 4) Add any additional water if need to bring the juice up to 5 cups. 5) Bring the juice and sugar up to a boil. 6) Add the margarine, then the liquid pectin. 7) Bring back to a boil, stirring constantly boil hard for 1 minute. 8) Remove from heat. 9) Skim foam from surface and pour into sterile pint jars and seal. 10) Process in boiling water bath for 5 minutes.

WILD CRANBERRY JELLY



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Make and share this Wild Cranberry Jelly recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Linda M

Categories     Weeknight

Time P2DT2h

Yield 9 eight oz. jelly jars

Number Of Ingredients 3

3 1/2 cups wild cranberry juice
7 cups sugar
1 (6 ounce) fluid ounces box Certo (2 pouches) or 1 box fruit jell (2 pouches)

Steps:

  • Note: 3 1/2 cups of wild cranberries equals 3 cups of prepared juice.
  • ------Day1------.
  • Pick cranberries.
  • Remove stems and leaves.
  • Wash and drain.
  • Prepare a pan as a strainer.
  • This is done by using 2-3 layers of good cheesecloth, (or you can use an old but clean linen dish towel).
  • Drape over a large pan and secure with clothes pins.
  • A large enamel basin works well.
  • Using a stock pot or a large canning pot, add berries.
  • Add water to barely cover the berries.
  • Bring to a boil.
  • Turn down heat to medium or medium low.
  • Continue cooking until cranberries start popping and they look translucent.
  • (about 1-2 hours) Pour the cranberries onto the prepared strainer.
  • Do not handles the berries, even with a spoon, while draining.
  • (Handling the berries will make a cloudy jelly.) Drain overnight.
  • ----------Day2-----------.
  • Measure out 3 and 1/2 cups of the wild cranberry juice into a stockpot or small canning pot.
  • Add the 7 cups of sugar.
  • Bring to a full boil, stirring constantly.
  • Add the 2 pouches of"Certo" or"Fruit Jel", still stirring, and bring back to full boil.
  • Boil for 1 minute.
  • Remove from heat and let sit 3 minutes.
  • Skim the form off with a skimmer or metal spoon.
  • Pour quickly into prepared jars.
  • Process jars.
  • (Note: Instead of processing the jars I pour melted parrafin over the top of jell. About 0.125 of an inch. Cover with lids and let cool on a towel.) Once jars are cool, test each one for a seal by pressing the center of the lid.
  • The lid should not flex up and down.
  • If it does fefrigerate or reprocess with a new lid.
  • Note: Apple juice can be added to the wild cranberry juice if there isn't quite enough juice to equil the 3 1/2 cups.

HIGHBUSH CRANBERRY JELLY



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High bush cranberries are not true cranberries, they are a shrubby plant with clusters of red berries that are quite acidic. This jelly is superb on toast, English muffins, with cream cheese or is also good with meat,poultry or fish. Please note that these berries smell like horrid stinky socks when the juice is being extracted from them, I like a well ventilated kitchen for this step. I also freeze the extracted juice before I make the jelly. It's convenient and it also seems to mellow the flavour.

Provided by AnnieCan

Categories     Jellies

Time P1DT15m

Yield 6 8 ounce jars

Number Of Ingredients 4

2 cups highbush cranberries (OK to triple)
3 cups water (OK to triple same as berries)
2/3 cup sugar (for every cup of extracted juice.)
liquid pectin (optional)

Steps:

  • Simmer the berries in the water (watch that the ratio is 2 c berries to 3 c water) for 10 minutes. Boil Rapidly for 3-5 minutes.
  • Strain the liquid through a jelly bag or cheese cloth lined sieve overnight. Do not squeeze the mixture or your jelly will be cloudy.
  • For each cup of juice, add 2/3 c white sugar. Stir it up well.
  • I used 5 cups of juice and 4 1/2 c sugar for my batch.
  • Bring to 220-222 degrees on candy thermometer.
  • Remove from heat, skim off any foam.
  • Pour into sterile jars and put in 5 minute water bath.
  • OR: Bring juice and sugar to a boil, boil hard for 1 minute. Turn off heat, add pectin, stir well. Skim, fill jars and place in water bath 5 minutes.
  • Enjoy your jelly!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 100.6, Sodium 3, Carbohydrate 26.1, Fiber 1.5, Sugar 23.5, Protein 0.1

Tips:

  • To ensure the jelly sets properly, use a candy thermometer to measure the temperature of the mixture. It should reach 220°F (105°C) before removing it from the heat.
  • If you don't have a candy thermometer, you can test the jelly by placing a small spoonful on a cold plate. If it wrinkles when you push it with your finger, it is ready.
  • For a smoother jelly, strain the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve before pouring it into the jars.
  • To sterilize the jars and lids, wash them in hot soapy water and then rinse them thoroughly. Place them in a large pot of boiling water for 10 minutes, then remove them and let them cool completely.
  • Store the jelly in a cool, dark place for up to a year.

Conclusion:

Highbush cranberry jelly is a delicious and versatile condiment that can be enjoyed on its own or used as an ingredient in other dishes. With its bright red color and tart flavor, it is a perfect addition to any holiday table. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced canner, this recipe is easy to follow and will produce a delicious and beautiful jelly that you will be proud to serve. Enjoy!

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