This version of homemade Watermelon Jelly has a reduced amount of sugar and also uses the low-sugar pectin. The flavor is unmatched!
To Make this Jelly, You Will Need:
- watermelon
- food mill (or food processor and cheese cloth)
- sugar
- lemon juice
- low/reduced sugar powdered pectin
- large pot
- whisk
- large spoon (for stirring)
- water bath canner or steam canner
- canning tools (ladle, funnel, etc.)
- half pint jars with lids & rings
Watch how to Make Reduced Sugar Watermelon Jelly:
How to Juice Your Watermelon
To make this jelly, you will first need watermelon juice. You can read how to do this in the post for the Traditional Watermelon Jelly.
From a Reader:
Reminds me of watermelon jolly ranchers. The watermelon juice to sugar ratio was spot on. I’m so grateful for stumbling across this recipe. It’s definitely a keeper for next year’s watermelon harvest. Yummy!!
Yesenia
Helpful Articles:
- How to Substitute Powdered Pectin for Liquid Pectin
- How to Use a Steam Canner
- How to Fix Runny Jelly or Jam – Set Failure
- Traditional Watermelon Jelly Recipe
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Reduced Sugar Watermelon Jelly
A delicious reduced sugar Watermelon Jelly that is slam packed with flavor! This recipe makes abut 3 half pint jars of jelly.