Small-batch pepper jelly · Exeter, NH
Pepper jelly from my backyard garden
A sweet-hot spread for crackers, wings, and gifts. $10 a jar, or any 3 for $20.
Made from a lab-tested canning recipe6 Peppers, 2 Heat Levels
Every pepper comes in Half and Full. Full has twice the hot pepper.
Seasonal only. When a flavor sells out, it's gone until next year's harvest.
How Hot Each Pepper Runs
Scoville heat units, with a jalapeño for comparison. Each gridline is 10 times hotter than the last.
Typical published ranges for raw peppers. The jelly is milder because sweet peppers and sugar dilute the heat.
3 Ways to Use a Jar
Never had pepper jelly? Start with the first one.
Cream cheese & crackers
Spoon it over a block of cream cheese and serve with crackers.
Glaze
Brush it on wings, pork chops, or salmon in the last few minutes of cooking.
Gifts
Any 3 jars for $20. The Mild to Wild pack covers every heat level.
Made From a Lab-Tested Recipe
Every jar uses Golden Pepper Jelly (opens in a new tab) from the National Center for Home Food Preservation at the University of Georgia. Tested recipes are lab-checked for safe acidity and canning time.
Never changes
- Vinegar, sugar, and pectin: the recipe's full amounts. The vinegar is what makes peppers safe to can.
- Canning: boiling-water processed for the recipe's time. Every lid is seal-checked, and jars that don't seal stay home.
- Batch code on every jar.
What I swap
- The hot pepper. The recipe calls for serrano, and its notes say other hot peppers can be used. I use the same amount of a pepper from my garden.
- The bell pepper color. The recipe allows any color. I pick one to suit each pepper.
Order in 3 Steps
Pick your jars
Tap + on the order card. Mix any flavors.
Text it to me
Copy your order and send it. I'll confirm what's in stock.
Get your jars
Pick up or I'll drop off nearby. Cash only.
Build Your Order
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Fastest: tap a 3-pack for $20
Quick Answers
How long does it keep?
Sealed jars keep best for about a year in a cool, dark cupboard. Once it's open, keep it in the fridge.
Which one should I try first?
Half Aji Limón if you're careful with heat. Half Habanero if you like a kick.
Is the Half version mild?
No. Half has half the hot pepper, but Half Habanero and Half Scorpion are still hot.
What's in it?
Sugar, bell peppers, white vinegar, hot peppers, and fruit pectin. None of the major food allergens are in the recipe, but it's made in a home kitchen that handles other foods.
Do you ship?
Not right now. Pickup or local drop-off only.
Privacy & Fine Print
The short version: this site doesn't collect anything. Your order only reaches me when you text it.
Privacy
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- Saved in your browser: your jar picks, the optional name, and pickup or drop-off choice, so your order is still here if you come back. This stays on your device until you erase it or clear your browser data.
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Fine print
- Orders are confirmed by text. Nothing is reserved until I text you back. Stock, flavors, and prices can change, and the stock shown here may run behind.
- Heat levels are guides. Heat varies by batch and by pepper. The Scoville numbers are published ranges for raw peppers, not measurements of each jar.
- Allergies: the ingredients are listed in Quick Answers above. It's made in a home kitchen that handles other foods, so ask me first if you have a food allergy.
- Local only. Pickup or local drop-off in New Hampshire. Cash only. No shipping.
- Questions or problems with a jar: text .
Last updated September 2026