Save those sweet memories of summer with this gorgeous watermelon jelly. You only need 4-ingredients and you will have the perfect topper for your morning toast, pancakes or waffles.
Course Jams
Cuisine American
Keyword watermelon jelly
Prep Time 30 minutesminutes
Cook Time 45 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour15 minutesminutes
Servings 80
Calories 43kcal
Author Laura
Ingredients
2 ½lbschopped seedless watermelonor 4 cups of watermelon juice
4cupsgranulated sugar
1box low sugar pectin1.75oz
¼CupLemon Juice
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Instructions
Chop the watermelon and remove the rinds and seeds.
Add chopped watermelon in a blender and purée until smooth. Depending on how much jelly you are making, you might have to do this in batches.
Place a fine mesh strainer over a bowl and pour the puréed watermelon through it to strain out the pulp.
Measure out 4 cups of of watermelon juice. You can reserve any leftover juice to enjoy later. Just keep it chilled in the refrigerator.
Add the watermelon juice, lemon juice and sugar into a heavy pot and bring to a rolling boil. Stir until sugar is dissolved and continue cooking.
Stir in the pectin and continue cooking until the jelly reaches 225°F. Skim off and discard any foam.
Carefully ladle the hot watermelon jelly into prepared jars, leaving ¼-inch headspace. Wipe down the rims and sides of each jar with a clean kitchen towel. Screw on the lids.
You can let the jelly set in the refrigerator or process the jars in boiling water or a canner for 10 minutes. You can find full directions on hot water bath canning here. Any unsealed jars should be refrigerated and used within 1 month.
Notes
The jelly will take 12-24 hours to set in the refrigerator.
Sealed jars should be stored in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight for up to 1 year.
Once small seedless watermelon is about 5-pounds, give or take a few ounces. You can double the recipe if you are using the whole melon, or halve it or quarter it, depending on how much you have.