Pomegranate Jelly Recipe

By
Lucy Baker
Lucy Baker
Lucy Baker is a food writer, publisher, and author of two cookbooks: The Boozy Baker: 75 Recipes for Spirited Sweets and Edible DIY: Simple, Giftable Recipes to Savor and Share. In addition to her columns on Serious Eats, she has written for The Journal News, Westchester Magazine, and her blog, Turnip the Oven.
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Updated August 30, 2018
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This quick and simple pomegranate jelly makes a perfect gift for Valentine's Day. The secret is to use top quality store-bought pomegranate juice. Feel free to experiment with blends like pomegranate-grape or pomegranate-raspberry. Processed in a hot water bath, the jars will keep for up to a year on the shelf. Otherwise, store them in the fridge for up to three months.

Recipe adapted from Better Homes and Gardens.

Recipe Details

Pomegranate Jelly Recipe

Prep 20 mins
Cook 30 mins
Active 30 mins
Cooling Time 60 mins
Total 110 mins
Serves 48 servings
Makes 6 half-pint jars
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Ingredients

  • 4 1/2 cups sugar

  • 4 cups pomegranate juice

  • 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice

  • 1/4 teaspoon unsalted butter

  • One (1.75-ounce) package regular powdered fruit pectin

Directions

  1. Measure the sugar into a medium bowl and set aside.

  2. Combine the pomegranate juice and lime juice in a large, heavy-bottomed pot. Sprinkle the pectin over the juice and whisk until it dissolves, about 1 minute. Add the butter and bring the mixture to a boil over high heat. Add the sugar all at once and whisk to break up any clumps. Stirring constantly, bring the mixture to a full rolling boil. Boil hard for 1 minute.

  3. Remove the pot from the heat and skim any foam from the surface of the jelly with a cold metal spoon. Ladle the hot jelly into hot sterilized jars and process them in a hot water bath for 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
88 Calories
0g Fat
23g Carbs
0g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 48
Amount per serving
Calories 88
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Saturated Fat 0g 0%
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 4mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 23g 8%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Total Sugars 21g
Protein 0g
Vitamin C 0mg 2%
Calcium 3mg 0%
Iron 0mg 0%
Potassium 46mg 1%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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