I like Peanut Butter and there are some quite low carb in shops. Wife offered to make some Grape Jelly SugarFree if anyone got a recipe?. Like the USA classic since working over there in past. Recipes appreciated 
Grape Jelly
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luceeloo
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There's quite a few around if you google. They seem to vary from being entirely without sugar, to being half sugar half sweetener.
Having made jams and preserves for years, I'd probably go for one that does have some sugar in otherwise you won't get a good set and will end up with gloopy grape juice.
Just a word of caution: Grape Jelly is always going to be fairly high carb whether you add sugar or not, as it's made from grape juice and the fruit has a high natural sugar content.
An idea, and this is only an idea - it may not work... would be to experiment with adding gelatin to the grape juice. Not enough to make it a proper (british) jelly, but thick enough to spread ?
Having made jams and preserves for years, I'd probably go for one that does have some sugar in otherwise you won't get a good set and will end up with gloopy grape juice.
Just a word of caution: Grape Jelly is always going to be fairly high carb whether you add sugar or not, as it's made from grape juice and the fruit has a high natural sugar content.
An idea, and this is only an idea - it may not work... would be to experiment with adding gelatin to the grape juice. Not enough to make it a proper (british) jelly, but thick enough to spread ?
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/Jarden-Home-Bra ... B004U8R0QA
http://www.freshpreservingstore.com/bal ... escription
4.7oz jar
Scalable recipe – make from 1-10 jars of jam per batch, up to 22 half-pint jars per package 3 Tablespoons = 1 box of other pectin brands.
I've never used it, but found it here.
http://www.snack-girl.com/snack/no-suga ... berry-jam/
I can't vouch for the amazon seller either, it's just a uk source that came up on google, there must be others as well.
http://www.freshpreservingstore.com/bal ... escription
4.7oz jar
Scalable recipe – make from 1-10 jars of jam per batch, up to 22 half-pint jars per package 3 Tablespoons = 1 box of other pectin brands.
I've never used it, but found it here.
http://www.snack-girl.com/snack/no-suga ... berry-jam/
I can't vouch for the amazon seller either, it's just a uk source that came up on google, there must be others as well.
luceeloo
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meoman said:
The fundamental problem you are going to have with making "sugar free" grape jelly is that you need to add pectin to make it set. Pectin is more readily available as an additive in preserve or jam sugar. So you may need to scout around to find pectin on it's own.
I have used the Silver Spoon sachets of pectin in the past, but these aren't always readily available at the supermarket and they are sugar based too.
I've now checked out the gelatin idea, and apparently it's quite widely used in sugar free jam making for the very reason that it gives a half reasonable set. You use a lesser quantity than you would when making jelly, but it allegedly makes a good spreadable set.
Pah! Jelly like kids eat LOL. Kids, and Luceeloo! :lol:
