Sunshine in a mason jar. The tartness of a cold glass of lemonade, in jelly form. If you love lemon curd, you will love this lighter texture spread! Lower Sugar Lemonade Jelly Ingredients: 2 cups fresh squeezed lemon juice (8 to 10 large heavy lemons) 2 cups water 3 tsp calcium water* 2 cups granulated… Continue reading Lower Sugar Lemonade Jelly

There is nothing quite like homemade jam. Nothing from a store will ever be as good. And the bonus is....you can create a jam that has considerably less sugar than normal. You can go as low as ¾ cup of sugar, but I find 2 cups to be about perfect (if making jam with other… Continue reading Lower Sugar Cinnamon Blueberry Jam

Apple butter is to me what Fall is made of. Apple harvesting and spices filling the house. This apple butter is cooked in apple cider, to deepen the flavors and is lightly sweetened with honey. Recipe adapted from Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving. Honey Spiced Apple Butter Ingredients: 6 pounds apples,  peeled, cored &… Continue reading Honey Spiced Apple Butter

There is nothing quite like handcrafted pepper jelly, spread on a sandwich in winter. It adds so much depth. Using Pomona's Pectin, and based off their recipe, you can make a lower sugar version quickly. Pomona's Pectin can seem at first to be a bit harder to use, but after a few canning sessions you… Continue reading Lower Sugar Pepper Jelly