It's jam and jelly season!!
Last weekend Mountain Man's mother's friends were kind enough to throw us not one, but two showers.
Mama Mountain Man wanted to do something nice for all the hosts and so I offered to make some jelly to go along with a few other goodies in a gift basket.
As I sat down at my kitchen table brainstorming ideas for new flavor creations, my mind kept wandering to the bottle of champagne left over from the Raspberry Cupcakes I made recently.
With an idea in mind, I hopped on the internet and found exactly what I was looking for.
After looking over a few different recipes, I took the artistic liberty to change some things up a bit and came up with this...
Pomegranate Champagne Jelly
Fills 12 6 oz jars
3 1/2 cups dry champagne (I used Andre- nothing but the best!)
1 cup pomegranate juice
juice from 1 lemon
3 1/4 cups sugar
1 package of low-sugar pectin
Make sure to run your new jars through the dishwasher and let them completely dry before using them for canning.
Fill a small pot with water, add lids, and heat on low as you make your jelly.
Mix 1/4 cup of sugar and pectin in a small bowl and set aside.
Combine pomegranate juice, champagne and lemon juice in a large pot and bring to a boil.
Add 3 cups of sugar and return to boil.
Immediately stir in sugar/pectin mix and return to a rolling boil for 1 minute.
To test for readiness dip a metal spoon in mixture and place in fridge- if the mixture congeals after a few seconds you're ready to go.
Pour hot mixture into jars, making sure not to go all the way up to the top.
Remove warmed lids from water, pat dry and place on top of filled jars. Screw second part of lid to secure.
Place filled and secured jars in a safe place and start listening to those little guys pop.
Let sit at least one night before using.
Happy Jammin'!!
15 comments:
I am loving all of these gift basket ideas. I have a list I've been keeping of recipes I want to make. This is going on the list now. Sounds so delicious. Yummy!
How do you think this tastes? Is absolutely fantastic? I love the idea and have both the pomegranate juice and a bottle of champagne in the fridge so I could conceivably make this today.
I think it's pretty cute that you make something for the goodie basket for your own shower. :)
@Pretend- aren't gift baskets the greatest? Show off your talents :)
@Mom Chef- It's delicious! Very sweet, but I can see it going perfectly on some biscuits.. let me know if you make it and what you think!
A gift basket is the best thing you can give or get. Especially with homemade goodies in it. Love the idea of using champagne and pomegranate.
Hey Bride-to-be! :) You should be preparing wedding stuff not jelly! hahaha j/k. That's a great idea for a getaway gift. Homemade stuff is more sentimental than buying a finished one. I like the label too! Did you print it or was it hand-writing? Pretty, tho!
This jelly sounds so fancy and delicious! Love the color! Sounds like you had a fun weekend too, enjoy all the fun that comes along with the wedding planning!
That jelly sounds delicious! It would make a great gift - I agree!!
So weird the comment wasn't working on my blog, even weirder twitter wouldn't let me reply to you! What's up with the internet today???
Congratulations! You already know I love me a good shower, be it bridal or baby, and I can totally appreciate making things for your own shower. Congratulations again :)
I have never seen this flavor jelly anywhere, but it sounds amazing. I love pomegranates! Great presentation-yum!
Pomegranate champagne?! That sounds like a wonderful combination. Unfortunately I'm too lazy to make and can my own jelly or jam!
This jelly looks amazing! I love the idea of pomegranate and champagne together especially in the form of jelly. YUM! :)
I love homemade jams but have never seen one with champagne before. Such.an.awesome.idea. This is the perfect addition to a gift basket :) Bookmarked for sure. Hope all the wedding planning is going well!
I love that you made champagne jelly! Couldn't be any more perfect for a wedding shower!
What a fantastic edible gift. I can almost taste the tantalizing flavors of pomegranate and Champagne in that jelly.
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