Candied Jalapeños (Cowboy Candy)

My little jalapeno plant wintered in Florida with us. It provided many peppers for us to enjoy. I forgot to bring the plant in one night  when we had a hard frost but with much TLC it came back. 

 It did the road trip back to NY and the plant loves it here! 

This was the plant in June, It now has twice the pepper and more flowers!

The recipe is from Tasty Kitchen but many other bloggers have made this yummy recipe.



Ingredients:

3 pounds Firm, Fresh Jalapeno Peppers, Washed
2 cups Cider Vinegar
6 cups White Granulated Sugar
½ teaspoons Turmeric
½ teaspoons Celery Seed
3 teaspoons Granulated Garlic
1 teaspoon Ground Cayenne Pepper

Directions:

Remove stems from all the jalapenos while wearing gloves. Cut into 1/2 inch rounds. Place in a bowl, set aside.

 Bring cider vinegar, white sugar, turmeric, celery seed, granulated garlic and cayenne pepper to a boil in a large pot. Reduce heat and simmer  5 minutes. 

Add pepper slices. Simmer 4 minutes.

 Using a slotted spoon, transfer the peppers to clean, sterile canning jars to within 1/4 inch of the upper rim of the jar.

 Turn heat up under the pot with the syrup and bring to a full rolling boil. Boil hard for 6 minutes.

Carefully pour the syrup into the jars containing the jalapenos.

I didn't can these. I wiped the rims  with a clean, damp paper towel, added the lids.

Once the jars cool, place in refrigerator.

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Note to self: Made a thick cheese sauce and added about a tablespoon of the above! SUPER DELICIOUS!