Do you know someone that LOVES Mt. Dew–then I bet they would LOVE Mt. Dew Jelly. It is incredibly easy to make, takes about 15 minutes, and makes an awesome gift! This is an easy homemade Mt. Dew jelly recipe that even a beginner can make! No worries if you never made jelly before, this is a fun place to start!
I am a visual person who prefers to see each step of the recipe via pictures. For anyone who just wants to get to the recipe, scroll down to the bottom of this post and there will be an easy to copy/print recipe for you! 🙂 Okey Dokey, lets get started by gathering all of our ingredients! You will need:
- 3 1/4 cups Mt. Dew
- 2 TBS lemon juice
- 4 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 packet of pectin
- 4 jars, lids, and rings
As you can probably see from the ingredients, this isn’t a very healthy jelly–but it sure is fun–and such an inexpensive gift to make! To start making this you combine your 3 1/4 cups of Mt. Dew with the 2 TBS of lemon juice.
Bring to a brisk boil and time for 3 minutes…not a boil that is rolling but not a boil that is just tiny bubbles…..a brisk boil. 😉 Then add 4 1/2 cups sugar. Due to the large amount of sugar I pre-measured this into a smaller bowl and added it that way. If I lost count I could easily start over.
Bring your mixture back to a rolling boil (rolling boil means you can stir it and it still boils rapidly.) Then it is time to add your pectin. If you are fairly new to jelly making let me tell you a little bit about pectin. (Mostly because I only know a little bit-ha!) Pectin can be found in the canning aisle at your local grocery store. The pectin I use is Certo brand and it comes in a double pack that looks like this:
Pectin helps your jam/jellies to turn from a liquid to a jelly texture. You can make jelly out of several unexpected things (like Mt. Dew!) so I like to have a few boxes on hand. Check for sales in the fall! This was a 2 pack and it is a clear gel substance that comes in a foil pouch.
Now that we all know what I know about pectin, let’s get back to the recipe. To recap, we added our sugar, brought it back to a rolling boil and timed it for 3 minutes. Now add your packet of liquid pectin and stir continuously until it is combined well. Bring this back to a rolling boil and time for 1 minute. Once your minute of rolling boil is up, remove from heat. This is what it should like when it is done.
Do you see the foam on the top? That is because of the pectin. You can skim it off with a metal spoon (sorry I should have taken a picture of that) Then carefully pour it into your jars, put on the lids and seal with rings finger tight. To make these shelf stable/storable you can water bath them for 10 minutes. Let them cool. The pectin does it’s job and jell-ifies your jelly while it cools.
SO FUN, right?
If you want MORE Mt. Dew flavor to your jelly you can take 6 cups of Mt. Dew and boil it down to the required 3 1/4 cup requirement for this recipe. You can also make this with any soda. Just think of it now….Dr. Pepper Jelly, Root Beer Jelly, Diet Pepsi Jelly, Diet Coke Jelly. Oh man, the possibilities are endlessly fun! I am anxious to submit a jar to the county fair this year! I originally found this recipe on Food.com but I am such a visual person, I thought I’d make a photo tutorial on how to make homemade Mt. Dew jelly for anyone out there like me! MMMMMM. All gone!
As promised above, here is an easy to copy/print recipe so you can try this out yourself!
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Home Made Mt. Dew Jelly
- 3 1/4 cups Mt. Dew
- 2 TBS lemon juice
- 4 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 packet of pectin
Combine 3 1/4 cups of Mt. Dew with 2 TBS of lemon juice. Bring to a brisk boil and time for 3 minutes of brisk boiling. Add 4 1/2 cups of sugar. Bring to a rolling boil. Time for 3 minutes. Add 1 packet of liquid pectin (3 oz packet) and bring back to rolling boil. Time for 1 minute. Remove from heat. Skim off foam with metal spoon. Pour into clean jars. Top with lids and seal with rings. Water bath for 10 minutes to make these shelf stable. Allow to cool then ENJOY!
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That is it! Easy-peasy-Mt. Dew- squeezy (yep, I have a 2nd grader who says a similar line all the time–can you tell?) I hope you enjoy this Mt. Dew jelly and have a blast making it! Please share this post with your Mt. Dew loving friend–they will think you are awesome!
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Hmmm, this is interesting. I never thought of soda as a good flavor of jelly, but I do love Mountain Dew. Might have to give this a try. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
the flavor sounds really interesting
This sounds like so much fun and tasty too. I have never had Mt. Dew Jelly. Can’t wait to try it!
This is definitely an interesting flavor for a jelly.
I have never heard of MT Dew jelly. I really like to make this and it does not look that hard to make. I bet it tastes good and would love to have this on my bagels. Thanks for the recipe!
Wow! I’ve never heard of this!! Does the jelly contain caffeine??
It does if you use regular Mt. Dew. You can find caffeine free MT dew
That is really interesting!!! I have never heard of it before!
That is so different. I never thought to make jelly with soda.
I realize this is an older post but hopefully you or someone else can answer … If I make this with a different flavor, say root beer or cola, should I still add the lemon juice? Will that alter the flavor? Thanks!
Love the recipe. If I chose to do dr pepper would i use the same amount of dr pepper and sugar as in the my dew jelly?
I just made this last night and it’s still liquid what do I do!?