Sometimes, I like a citrus jelly that isn’t quite as over the top as marmalade.
Don’t get me wrong, I love marmalade. I really love marmalade. But marmalade is a bit labor intensive.
Plus, it was hot out.
Plus, I was busy.
Plus, lemonade sounded good.
Plus I have that lemon verbena simple syrup that I can use in jelly.
Plus, I have my cute little zester and a couple of lemons hanging around.
What to do, what to do, what to do….Double Lemonade Jelly!
It’s lighter, brighter and easier than marmalade, but just as fun. Plus, it has those cute little confetti strips of zest in it and I love those!
Double Lemonade Jelly
2 cups cold water
zest and juice of 1 lemon
1/3 cup [rounded] Dutch Jell All Natural Lite pectin
1 cup lemon verbena simple syrup
Dissolve the pectin in the cold water in a pot with the lemon juice and zest. Bring to a boil. Stir constantly and bring to a full rolling boil that you can’t stir down. Boil hard for 1 minute. Add the simple syrup. Bring back to a full rolling boil and boil for one minute. Ladle into clean dry jars. Makes 1 1/2 – 2 pints.
Notes: Invest in a zester that you like. They’re not very expensive and they’ll save you oodles of time and aggravation.
You can use more sugar in this recipe if you like. Try adding 1/2 cup of white sugar to the recipe if you want it sweeter.
Get the handy printable here: Double Lemonade Jelly
Robin from Rurification blogs at Rurification.
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Billie says:
Yum Robin, looks good. Is that your handy zester tool in the forefront of the last photo? Thanks for sharing!
Billie
On October 23, 2012 at 9:17 am
Lana says:
This looks amazing! I love lemons and have 2 lemon trees in my backyard – what a great way to use them. However, I don’t know how to make the lemon verbena simple syrup. Also, if canning this recipe, does it need to be water bath canned? Thanks for the recipe!
On October 23, 2012 at 11:43 am
Robin from Rurification says:
Hi Lana – Here is the link to the simple syrup recipe: https://farmbellrecipes.com/simple-herb-syrups-2/
This jelly can be canned using the water bath method. [I use a steam canner and that works, too.]
Hi Billie – this zester is very similar to the one I use: http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/citrus-zester/ I love it because it gives me the long curls.
On October 23, 2012 at 2:25 pm
Moopsee says:
I received a meal for us when I was under the weather that would go well with this. She took a
“cheap” bottle of bbq sauce and put in a small jar of marmalade (or your lemonade jelly!) and cooked chicken breasts, covered with foil, in this mix. It was terrific and tasted wonderful on the rice. So, an extra way to enjoy this!!
On November 16, 2012 at 9:28 am