Description
Classic Sweet Tea Jelly with rich Southern tea flavor and year-round canning appeal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2½ cups boiling water
- 4 regular black tea bags
- 4 cups granulated sugar
- 1 pouch liquid pectin
- ¼ cup bottled lemon juice
Instructions
- Steep tea bags in boiling water for 12 hours
- Remove tea bags without squeezing and strain
- Measure 2 cups tea and simmer
- Add sugar and stir until dissolved
- Add lemon juice and boil 1 minute
- Add liquid pectin and boil 1 minute
- Skim foam
- Fill sterilized jars leaving ¼ inch headspace
- Process in boiling water canner for 10 minutes
- Cool undisturbed for 24 hours
Notes
- Refrigerate after opening
- Store sealed jars up to one year
- Try adding mint or lavender while steeping
- Serve on breads, biscuits, fruit, or cakes
- Prep Time: 12 hours
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Canning
- Method: Boiling Water Canning
- Cuisine: Southern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tablespoon
- Calories: 58
- Sugar: 14
- Sodium: 1
- Fat: 0
- Saturated Fat: 0
- Unsaturated Fat: 0
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 15
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 0
- Cholesterol: 0