Summer is hot pepper jelly making season, and there’s a jackpot of hot peppers in the farmers markets and grocery stores right now ~ maybe your garden is exploding with them! Cook up some of these sweet and spicy hot pepper jellies to enjoy now, and stash some away for fall and holiday entertaining.
Hot pepper jelly with cheese and crackers is one of the easiest and best appetizers ever invented. But there’s so much more you can do with a little jar of sweet hot jelly, like use it as a glaze for meats, poultry, and fish. Or bake it into cocktail meatballs. How about a peanut butter and hot pepper jelly sandwich? Or a Gin and hot pepper jam cocktail?
Depending on the recipe it can be canned for holiday entertaining and gifting, or made as a small batch to gobble up right away.
SUPER EASY HOT PEPPER JELLY
This is one of the most popular recipes on the blog, it’s been a favorite of readers for years.
ROSÉ WINE HOT PEPPER JELLY
This is about as elegant as hot pepper jelly gets, and you can customize it with your favorite wine.
SWEET AND SPICY TOMATO JAM
Try this amazing tomato jam on your burgers instead of ketchup ~ you’ll never go back again!
SWEET HOT RED PEPPER JAM
Hot peppers and red sweet peppers give this jelly its bright cheerful color.
HABANERO NECTARINE JAM
Sunny summer nectarines make the perfect counterbalance to the fiery heat of habanero peppers in this chunky jam.
HOT PEPPER CRANBERRY JAM
This cranberry hot pepper jam will make the absolute perfect accompaniment to all your holiday spreads.
APRICOT JALAPENO JAM
Take the taste of summer with you into fall and winter with this vibrant apricot hot pepper jam. Jalapeños give it a gentle heat.
HOT PEPPER JELLY ~ Bev Cooks
This simple hot pepper jelly recipe uses just jalapeños, resulting in a lovely golden-green clear jelly!
STRAWBERRY HABANERO JAM ~ Shared Appetite
The combination of sweet strawberry and fiery habanero is something you just have to taste for yourself.
PEACH AND PEPPER JAM ~ Seasons and Suppers
Peaches are another readily available summer fruit that make a great pairing with just about any hot pepper!
PINEAPPLE-MANGO-HOT PEPPER JAM ~ Chili Pepper Madness
Pineapples and mangos give this pepper jam a beautiful sunshine-hue!
APPLE HOT PEPPER JELLY ~ ¡Hola! Jalapeño
This glistening spicy apple jelly is almost too pretty to eat.
ORANGE AND PEPPER JELLY ~ Wok & Skillet
If you’re a marmalade lover you’ll flip for this citrusy hot pepper jelly.
PINEAPPLE HABANERO PEPPER JELLY ~ The Café Sucre Farine
This delectable hot pepper jelly tops everything from cream cheese to pork tenderloin.
Hi Sue!
Thank you so much for including my apple jalapeno jelly. I can’t wait to try all these recipe this summer!
Raspberry rhubarb is delicious
I am wondering if you have a sweet red cherry and jalapeno jam recipe? I can’t wait to try your pineapple pepper jam recipe!
Thank you
Here’s one, Jennifer ~ https://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/jalapeo-spiked-cherry-preserves
Hi Sue,
My fiancé and I made this jalapeño pepper jelly but we canned it and it didn’t thicken up! We made it in the canner because we don’t have enough freezer room. Do you have any idea as why they didn’t gel? It made 7 half-pints.
Thank you.
Made my version last week. Will try your recipe the next time. It is soooooooo good! Love it with cottage cheese. Sounds like a weird combination but it works.
That’s a new one on me, I’ll have to try it!
A good pepper jelly is a MUST in my refrigerator. They are great as simple spreads, but I also use them as glaze starters or as a quick topping for grilled foods. I love this collection of recipes!
Yum! I can make a meal on cream cheese (or goat cheese), pepper jelly and crackers! Thanks so much for including our pineapple pepper jelly in this lovely collection 🙂
Since we unofficially “met” on the weekend, I wanted to respond to this post. Talk about perfect color and flavor explosions…the jalepeno jams are all so beautiful, but I’ve never seen anything like the Rosé Wine Hot Pepper Jelly. All of a sudden I’m planning a bridal or baby shower with jars of that as the main element – for food and decoration! The second one I’ll try is your Hot Pepper Cranberry Jam. Just found a bag of frozen cranberries that needs using before fall arrives. Thanks for bringing us along on your preserving adventure!
You’re so welcome Anna, I’m glad you’ve found your way to tvfgi!
1) Do you know if Sure Jell is vegetarian? If not, is there a good substitute that is vegetarian?
2) You mention goat and cream cheese for these hot jellies…….are there any specially delightful combinations that you would recommend ? Like which different cheeses with which of your hot jellies?
thank you for your help.
Yes, Sure Jell is vegetarian/vegan. And really, Mino, I have never met a hot pepper jam or jelly that didn’t go great with cream cheese or creamy goat cheese, for a little more tang. They’re also great with triple cream, Brie, and Camembert.
I also do Raspberry and Blueberry pepper jelly. I think the combination of any berries with the peppers is awesome.
I’ve been planning to make a raspberry hot pepper jam all summer, but I’ve never heard of blueberry, that sounds interesting!
Hello Sue, You definitely have to try the Blueberry Jalapeno Jelly. I made some this past summer and it turned out Awesome! I have a juicer that steams the fruit for the juice and it comes out so clear, so I steamed my Jalapenos instead of dicing the peppers. I have about 40 Blueberry bushes on my farm and my husband plants about 15 different kinds of peppers, sweet and hot, so I always have a good variety to choose from. Also, Try Blackberry Jalapeno, It’s to die for!
My heart is racing just thinking about your blueberries and peppers, but first up for me is the blackberry, that does sound incredible!
Be still my heart! I want to make each and every recipe. Outstanding ideas and beautiful spreads. Yum, yum