Jalapeno Jam

Jalapeño Jam was born the way many good ideas are on the prairie, with a wink and a friendly dare. A customer leaned across the table and asked, “You ever make a jalapeno one with a little kick?” A week later, our pots were bubbling on the stove as sweet ripe pears and crisp bell peppers teamed up with jalapeños, lemon, and sugar until the balance was just right.

This isn’t the kind of heat that throws a ranch hand from the saddle—it’s the kind that saunters in slow, tips its hat, and settles beside the sweetness. A little sweet, a little heat, and a whole lot of flavor. Spoon it over cream cheese with crackers after chores, glaze it on grilled meat at suppertime, or tuck it into a sandwich when no one’s looking. Jalapeno Jam has a bite, but it minds its manners like a true cowboy.

Ingredients:

1. Jalapenos
2. Pears
3. Bell peppers
4. Sugar
5. Lemon juice
6. Pectin

8 oz