Dandelion Jelly Recipe

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Dandelion Jelly
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Ingredients:

  • 1 quart of lightly packed fresh organic bright dandelion flowers (try to use only yellow petals discarding the green which i just pinch off)
  • 5 1/2 cups sugar , or
  • 5 1/2 cups lavender sugar with vanilla, with vanilla
  • 1 vanilla bean, split (optional)
  • 1 (1 3/4 oz) package dry pectin

Directions:

  1. Using stainless steel pan, boil the flowers in 2 quarts of spring water for 10 minutes, cool, and strain, pressing the liquid out of the flowers gently, then restrain through a coffee filter.
  2. Measure 3 cups of the liquid, add the lemon juice, zest and pectin. Optional: add 1 split vanilla bean.
  3. Put into a deep jelly kettle and bring to a rolling boil, then add sugar and stir to mix well.
  4. Stir and boil hard for 1 1/2 minutes, or until mixture sheets from a wooden spoon, skim, carefully remove vanilla pod, pour into hot clean half pint jelly jars and seal.
  5. May 4,2010 - I made using 6 cups liquid, 7 cups sugar juice of 1 lemon just over 4 tablespoons, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and 1 1.75oz(49)grams of pectin. Making 9 1/2 pint jars.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1531.59 Kcal (6412 kJ)
Calories from fat 0 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Sodium 11.89mg 0%
Potassium 21.11mg 0%
Total Carbs 332.36g 111%
Sugars 252.83g 1011%
Dietary Fiber 0.72g 3%
Protein 0.1g 0%
Vitamin C 7.1mg 12%
Iron 0.2mg 1%
Calcium 4.2mg 0%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 442.2 Kcal (1851 kJ)
Calories from fat 0 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Sodium 3.43mg 0%
Potassium 6.09mg 0%
Total Carbs 95.96g 111%
Sugars 73g 1011%
Dietary Fiber 0.21g 3%
Protein 0.03g 0%
Vitamin C 2.1mg 12%
Iron 0.1mg 1%
Calcium 1.2mg 0%

* 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

  • 30.5
    Points
  • 36
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • fat free,
  • saturated fat free,
  • sodium free,
  • cholesterol free

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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