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Hand holding jar of honeysuckle jelly in front of honeysuckle plant

Honeysuckle Jelly – Canning Recipe

This is such a simple yet super tasty foraging recipe. Learn how to make honeysuckle jelly and it is a canning recipe!

Course Canning
Cuisine American
Keyword foraging recipe, canning reacipe, jelly recipe, honeysuckle jelly, homemade jelly
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Steeping Time 1 day
Total Time 1 day 40 minutes
Servings 10 4 oz jelly jars

Ingredients

  • 1 1.75 oz Box Less or No Sugar Pectin
  • 2.5 Cups Yellow Honeysuckle Flowers loosely packed
  • 3 Cups Sugar
  • 1/4 Cup Lemon Juice
  • 2 Tbsp Vanilla Extract
  • 4 Cups Water

Instructions

Preparing Jars & Lids:

  1. Boil jars and lids for at least 10 minutes before using. You can have them boiling while you are making your jelly.

  2. Remove from water and make sure they are drained. Place upright on a towel on the counter while you are filling with jelly liquid.

Making The Jelly:

  1. Place flowers in a strainer and rinse under cold water and remove any debris or dead flowers.

  2. Add the washed flowers to a glass bowl. Pour 4 cups of boiling water over them.

  3. Cover the bowl with a cloth of plastic wrap and leave it on the counter to steep. Leave on the counter until cooled to room temperature.

  4. Then move the bowl to the fridge to finish steeping. It needs to steep for a total of 24 hours for the best flavor.

  5. This is the point you should have your jars and lids boiling so they are ready when the jelly is ready to can.

  6. After 24 hours, remove from fridge and strain mixture over a mesh sieve saving the liquid. Lightly press flowers to get all the liquid out then discard flowers.

  7. Pour the strained liquid into a large saucepot and bring to a boil.

  8. Pour in lemon juice and vanilla and stir.

  9. In small mixing bowl mix pectin and 1/2 cup of sugar together until well mixed.

  10. Add the pectin mixture to boiling honeysuckle liquid and mix until fully dissolved.

  11. Then add 2.5 cups of the sugar mixing constantly. Bring the mix to a rolling boil then boil for 1 full minute.

  12. Pour or scoop mixture into pre-paired jars. Make sure to leave about 1/4 to 1/2 inch space from the top of the jar. I fill mine right to where the threads of the jar start.

  13. Pop any air bubbles in the jar. If you leave bubbles it can make the jar burst. Wipe off the rim of jars.

  14. Place the heated lids on top of the jars and then the ring and tighten the ring.

Canning Processing:

  1. Put the closed jars in a boiling water bath and boil for 10 minutes. You need to have the jars on a rack so they are not right on the bottom of the pot they also need to be spaced so they are not touching. 

  2. You need the water to be at least a half-inch overtop the tops of the jars.

  3. After they have boiled for 10 minutes carefully lift jars and remove them from the water. Place the jars on a towel on the counter.

  4. Allow to totally cool before moving. When sealed the top little bubble will be sucked in and you will hear a little pop. Any that do not seal will need to be refrigerated.