Beachcomber's Prickly Pear Jelly Recipe

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Beachcomber's Prickly Pear Jelly
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Ingredients
5
Count
Nutrition
652871
Calories
Total time
60
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Harvest tunas (prickly pear fruits) wearing thick gloves. A 2 quart colander full to top should yield about 8 cups juice. Be sure to include a few that still are a wee bit green if possible. Do NOT handle these with bare hands (you will be sorry because they are deceptive- she writes while gnawing at her right thumb pad - LOL).
  2. Rinse the fruits in a colander (we have a lot of salt spray here). Then put them in a large nonreactive kettle with the 2 cups of water. Cover & bring to rapid simmer. Simmer until fruit soft - about 30 minutes.
  3. Ladle now mushy fruits into blender & blend with enough water to make thick slurry. Ok to do this after fruits cool if this recipe has been too high risk up to this point. Otherwise blend when hot but be sure to hold down blender lid with a thick cloth between it & your hand because boiling brilliant magenta juice with tiny tiny spines REALLY hurts! (Clorox cleanup gets it off countertops & walls).
  4. Pour blended fruits back into pan with residual water & stir.
  5. Drape 4 layers of cheesecloth in colander (which should sit in another pot or bowl) & dampen.
  6. Pour or ladle then pour the brilliant magenta fruit slurry into the cheesecloth & gather the edges to twist and squeeze the juice out (need to wait a bit if the mush inside is still hot). Your hands will be stained brilliant magenta if you opt not to wear gloves but the cheesecloth effectively sieves out any little spines.
  7. Rinse out the initial kettle (use those gloves just to be safe) and pour the strained juice back into it. Add lemon juice. Heat to boil & add the 2 packets of powdered pectin. Bring to a hard boil for 1-2 minutes.
  8. Add 7 cups of sugar, blend well & bring to a hard boil for 2 minutes.
  9. Ladle into sterilized 1 cup jars, lid & process in covered hot water bath for 20 minutes. Leave 1/2 inch headroom when filling jars & be sure to have jars in hot water bath covered by at least 2 inches of water.
  10. Remove from bath & place on flat towel on counter. Jars should pop within 5 minutes. ENJOY!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 652870.94 Kcal (2733440 kJ)
Calories from fat 17035.2 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1892.8g 2912%
Cholesterol 24606.4mg 8202%
Sodium 228.21mg 10%
Potassium 388287.87mg 8261%
Total Carbs 97477.76g 32493%
Sugars 61398.02g 245592%
Dietary Fiber 9478.15g 37913%
Protein 56785.74g 113571%
Vitamin C 79589.8mg 132650%
Vitamin A 1892.8mg 63093%
Iron 1897.5mg 10542%
Calcium 1343996mg 134400%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 342.06 Kcal (1432 kJ)
Calories from fat 8.93 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.99g 2912%
Cholesterol 12.89mg 8202%
Sodium 0.12mg 10%
Potassium 203.43mg 8261%
Total Carbs 51.07g 32493%
Sugars 32.17g 245592%
Dietary Fiber 4.97g 37913%
Protein 29.75g 113571%
Vitamin C 41.7mg 132650%
Vitamin A 1mg 63093%
Iron 1mg 10542%
Calcium 704.2mg 134400%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 13214.4
    Points
  • 15504
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • sodium free,
  • low cholesterol,
  • high fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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