Seedless Blackberry Jelly

Seedless blackberry jelly has been a staple in our fridge and pantry for years. My brother-in-law’s sweet mom made it each summer and we all loved that it was seedless! Unfortunately, we were unable to find her recipe after she passed, so my sister-in-law and I came up with a recipe by accident that was very close!

Ingredients and Supplies

• pint or jelly jars with lids
• water bath canner
• 4 cups blackberry juice
• 5 cups sugar
• 1 package sure gel pectin
• 1/2 tblsp butter

Directions

To make blackberry juice with no seeds, I used my vitamix to puree the berries and then using the back of a large spoon, ran the puree through a small screen strainer. You can also do this by mashing the berries in a cheesecloth lined colander or a small screen strainer using a potato masher. A 1 gallon ziplock bag of blackberries made approximately 4 cups of juice.

To make the jelly, we tried using no pectin as blackberries are naturally high in pectin and boiling the berries in sugar will naturally create a jelly….but, we ended up adding a box of pectin and it turned out perfectly! Here’s the instructions:

• Wash jars and lids and put into pots of water on the stove. Bring to a simmer without boiling and keep warm until ready to fill the jars with jelly.
• Add 4 cups blackberry juice to a large stock pot, bring to a boil and add 5 cups of sugar, mixing continually to dissolve.
• Continue to stir and bring to a rolling boil. Once you have a rolling boil, set a timer for 8 minutes.
• Add 1/2 tablespoon of butter to remove the foam on top.
• Add the box of pectin and whisk in to remove any lumps of pectin.
• Bring back to a boil and boil for one minute.
• Ladle jelly into your warm jars leaving 1/2 inch headspace.
• Wipe rims of jars and place lids on top adding the rings finger tight.
• Process jars using a water bath canner. Cover jars completely with water to 1 inch above. Bring to a boil and process for 10 minutes.
• Leave jars on counter to allow jelly to continue to set up for 24 hours. Put any unsealed jars in fridge and use immediately or replace lids and process again.

I hope you love this jelly as much as we do in our family! Enjoy!