Are you looking for a great grape jelly recipe? Homemade grape jelly tastes great and is simple to make by combining grape juice, sugar and pectin. This page will teach you how to make grape jelly, step by step.

Although you can make grape jelly from homemade grape juice, starting with commercial bottled or reconstituted grape juice simplifies the process. Make sure you have 100% grape juice, however, with no sugar added so that you can control the amount of sweetener added to the jelly. The amount of sugar will affect how well the jelly gels, so you want to be able to measure the amount that's being used precisely.

Lay out the ingredients beofre beginning, measuring out both the juice and the sugar.

• 5 cups of grape juice
• 1 package of powdered pectin
• 7 cups of sugar

1. Pour the grape juice juice into a pot.
2. Add the package of pectin and stir until well combined.
3. Place the pot on high heat.
4. Bring the juice and pectin mixture to a boil, stirring constantly.
5. Add the sugar and return to a boil, stirring constantly to dissolve the sugar.
6. Boil the jelly for one minute.
7. Remove from heat.
8. Pour the grape jelly into sterilized jars and seal.
9. Refrigerate the jelly or process in a boiling water canner.

Now that you've learned the basic method for how to make grape jelly, feel free to experiment and customize the jelly to your taste.

1. You can use white grape juice, if desired.
2. For pink grape jelly, use white grape juice and substitute 1 cup of cranberry juice cocktail for 1 cup of the grape juice.
3. You can substitute 1 cup of unsweetened apple juice for 1 cup of the grape juice for apple-grape jelly.