Canning and Preserving Recipes
Sparkling Champagne Jelly
A wine glass of jelly looks terrific on your table. Great on bagels, toast, scones, fruit bread or muffins!
Yield: 3 large wine glasses
Ingredients
- 3 cups granulated sugar
- 1 3/4 cups champagne or rose wine
- 1/2 bottle liquid fruit pectin
Instructions
- Stir together sugar and champagne (or rose wine) in a 3 quart glass casserole dish. Cover with lid or plastic wrap and microwave on HIGH for 4 minutes.
- Remove the cover. Stir mixture, replace cover and cook another 4 minutes.
- When mixture comes to a boil, stir again, and microwave 1 more minute.
- Remove from microwave and remove cover.
- Slowly add 1/2 bottle liquid fruit pectin while vigorously stirring until pectin is completely dissolved.
- Place one spoon in each wine glass to help disperse the heat and protect container.
- Ladle mixture over the spoon and into each glass.
- Cover with plastic wrap and store in refrigerator.
Notes
If jelly will be kept for an extended period of time, seal the top with paraffin.