Consuming
Thoughts
by
Fay Strickler
Penn State Extension Hoi
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Want to make a sweet
sugary holiday treat? You can bine unsweetened bottled or frozen
make low-sugar jellies to give as juices with commercial “lite” gelling
gifts from your kitchen. Just com- products to create homemade jel-
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lies with little or no added sugar
or with non-sugar sweeteners.
For good, safe results, follow
gelling product instructions and
recipes exactly. The correct bal
ance of the gelling ingredient,
sugar and fruit juice, is critical for
a product that will “set up” and
keep safely. Any change in
method, ingredients or measure
ments will affect the set of the
jelly. When the lite gelling prod
uct calls for sugar, the sugar helps
preserve the product; mold inhibitors
also enhance product storabijky.
Use only recipes that have
been developed for the product.
Don’t try to adapt your own recipe
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or use one made for another prod
uct. Don’t double the recipe;
that’s a basic rule with any jam,
jelly or preserve recipe.
Flavor and texture of the
reduced-sugar jellies depend on
how much sugar is used. If you
reduce the sugar measurement
called for, the product will be too
soft. Use only pure cane sugar—
not honey or brown sugar or fruc
tose. Not all lite gelling products
can be used with non-sugar sweet
eners, so check product labels and
directions carefully.
Measure carefully and use
standard measuring spoons for
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measures of less than one-quarter
cup, standard dry measuring cups
for sugar, and standard liquid
measuring cups for fruit juice.
Place the jars in warm water,
bring to a boil, then let the jars
stand at least 10 minutes.’
When your lite jelly is done,
resist temptation. To improve
product consistency, let it set for
several days before you use it.
How many calories you can
save with these products depends
on how much sugar is used. Those
made with no sugar may have as
few as five calories per table
spoon; those made wjth a third
less sugar than a regular recipe
may contain 20 calories per table
spoon.
These jellies won’t match reg
ular jelly in appearance, texture
and flavor. A jelly made with no
sugar at all probably will seem tart
and bland. Jelly without sugar or
with non-sugar sweeteners will
be somewhat cloudy. The sugar
in reduced-sugar products brings
these jellies closer to the “ideal”
in flavor, clarity and set. These
lite jellies may “weep,” especially
after refrigeration, which also
may make them firmer and harder
to spread.