Canning Sweet Jalapenos with Carrots and 9 Other Jalapeno Preserving Ideas

Someone recently asked me what to do with an abundance of garden jalapenos. A good problem to have, and I'm here to help:@)  I tried this Happy Trails Candy and was really pleased with how good it was! This is a nice little treat with Chili, or to serve with cheese and crackers or on an Antipasto platter. Heck, I can even see it loaded on a slice of pizza!

  

And look at all that great color folks, green, red, white and a touch of orange... 

Sounds like a nice little Christmas gift. Just sayin'. 

Tip: The veggies will cook down and shrink, don't think you have too much. You really want to pack your jars so the veggies don't float. I also removed the seeds and membranes from my jalapenos, I'm going to try leaving them in for the next batch.

Happy Trails Candy-from Canning Homemade (their pic is awesome!)
1 1/2 lbs jalapenos, sliced
1 C carrots, peeled and sliced 1/4"
Red pepper, they used 4 Anaheim, I used a red bell pepper (or just use red jalapenos)
1 small onion, cut in half and sliced
2 C cider vinegar
4 C sugar
1 1/2 Tblsp mustard seed
2 Tblsp garlic powder

1. Add vinegar, sugar, mustard seed and garlic powder to pot. Bring to a boil, reduce to simmer, simmer for 5 minutes.
2. Add veggies and simmer for 5 minutes.
3. Tightly pack veggies into jars, fill with liquid to 1/4" from top.
4. Wipe rim, add lid and band. Boil in water bath for 15 minutes.
5. Remove from water, place jars on towel, listen for pops and love life:@)

Here are a few more pickled or preserved pepper ideas:
~Bread and Butter Pickled Jalapenos-refrigerator pickle-my favorite!
~Candied Jalapenos-serious heat!
~Pickled Jalapenos-no sugar added-a canning picture tutorial
~Jalapeno Lemon Jelly
~Canned Sweet Jalapenos
~Fermented Jalapeno Pepper Pickles
~Quick Pickled Jalapeno Rings-refrigerator pickle
~Refrigerator Marinated Hot Peppers-Hungarian Wax are best but I wanted to add this to the list...
~Relish-Canning recipe, just change out some/most of the green pepper for jalapenos

Preserve the last of summer and have a happy day!

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