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🍽️ Homemade Elderberry Jelly with Almond Brittle

563 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1. Wash the elderberries thoroughly.
  2. 2. Place the berries in a pot and add 300 milliliters of water.
  3. 3. Bring the mixture to a boil with the lid on.
  4. 4. Let the berries simmer for 5 minutes.
  5. 5. Remove the pot from the heat and let the mixture cool down briefly.
  6. 6. Line a fine sieve with a clean piece of muslin cloth.
  7. 7. Hang the sieve over a large bowl to let the juice drip through.
  8. 8. Chop the almonds very finely.
  9. 9. Put the sugar into a clean pot.
  10. 10. Melt the sugar over medium heat until it caramelizes to a light brown color.
  11. 11. Stir the chopped almonds into the caramel.
  12. 12. Let the almonds turn golden brown while in the caramel.
  13. 13. Transfer the almond-caramel mixture immediately onto a plate.
  14. 14. Let the brittle cool down and set it aside.
  15. 15. Pour the strained elderberry juice back into the pot.
  16. 16. Add enough water to reach a total volume of 1 liter.
  17. 17. Stir the pectin sugar into the juice mixture.
  18. 18. Add the lemon juice.
  19. 19. Bring the mixture to a boil over high heat while stirring constantly.
  20. 20. Let the jelly boil vigorously for 4 minutes.
  21. 21. Remove the pot from the heat.
  22. 22. Break the cooled brittle into small pieces.
  23. 23. Stir the brittle pieces into the hot jelly.
  24. 24. Rinse the jam jars with hot water.
  25. 25. Fill the hot jelly immediately into the warm jars.
  26. 26. Seal the jars immediately with the lids.
  27. 27. Turn the jars upside down onto their lids.
  28. 28. Let the jars cool down for about 20 minutes.
  29. 29. Turn the jars back over.
  30. 30. Let the jelly cool down completely.

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