Cactus apple jelly

Have you ever had Prickly Pear Jelly? Would you like to try it? Well, I'm going to share with you how I made mine. The picking and cleani...

Ok so my Dear Husband like many husbands just LOVES to go shopping with me..lol.. The other day I actually got him to go grocery shopping at a Hispanic grocery store. He see the cactus flowers (Prickly Pears) and decides that he would like some. Seeing how no one else in our family likes them he was supposed to bag 1, 2 maybe 3 to eat that night with dinner, but come to find out at the cash register he actually bagged 20..... He says oh the kids will love them and that they will be all gone…

Prickly Pear tunas are turning ripe this time of year. Tuna are the fruit of the prickly pear cacti that ripen after it flowers. Prickly Pear Jelly has a unique flavor I wouldn't begin to know how to describe, but it's good. My neighbor has a nice crop of tunas this year and I decided to try my hand at making jelly. I searched the web for recipes and tips then got started. There are different kinds of prickly pears and the tunas can be different colors. I'm not sure all prickly pear tuna are…

Do you remember when I made prickly pear juice a few weeks ago and left you in suspense about what to do with it? Well, if you followed tho...

A simple prickly pear jelly preserves these beautiful cactus fruits for year-round eating.

A step-by-step guide to cutting and using delicious cactus pear with photos.

Spicy and delicious! Perfect eaten in a sandwich or to make into a glaze for chicken or pork tenderloin.

This prickly pear jelly is made with prickly pear juice, lemon juice, pectin, and sugar in this family recipe for homemade magenta-colored jelly.

Preserving Prickly Pear: Prickly pears, also known as nopales for the pads and tunas for the fruit, are truly one of the world’s most amazing plants. They have what seems like a hundred beneficial uses and require next to no additional water or care. In some countries, they…

Candy Apple Jelly – a flavorful, simple jelly made easily with just a few simple ingredients! This jelly is perfect to welcome fall and even better given as gifts! Fall is just around the corner and what is better than pumpkin everything than apples and apple spice??! When I think of fall, apples come tocontinue reading...