Prickly Pear Jelly and Syrup

[Man]

Got some prickly pear wine brewing as we speak. First go at it.

[PassnItOn]

We just bought a place in Tilden which has a big cactus flat on it and my wife and daughter went crazy with it making jelly and syrup. We've had prickly pear Mojitos, Margaritas and Coladas. All were good!

Any chance we could get a recipe for that pie?

[PassnItOn]

What time of year do you pick the mesquite beans?

[sharpstick35]

Can she ship?

she sure can.

https://gardenhomesteadsecrets.com/pinche-cactus-ranch-specialty-jellies

[Mike Honcho]

Any chance we could get a recipe for that pie?

I'll second this request on the recipe for that pie.

[chrigging]

she sure can.

https://gardenhomesteadsecrets.com/p...cialty-jellies

Wow, your wife does a great job on the jellies. I picked up a couple of jars at Steve's in Rs.

[SaltwaterSlick]

Oh man, this thread is developing nicely!! Hope there are still some purple pears on our place down South when I go in 2 weeks!! If not, I'll give 'er heck next year!!


Oh and I third the request for that pie recipe!!

[slayr]

That pie sounds delicious.

[hog_down]

4th for the pie recipe, please sir

[SaltwaterSlick]

Hey gang, I did a a quick DDG search and found this pie recipe and it sounds/looks delicious!!

https://www.thedailymeal.com/recipes/prickly-pear-pie-recipe

[rtarcher]

Can someone post up a recipe?

I posted this recipe about 9 years ago:

https://discussions.texasbowhunter.com/forums/showthread.php?t=235290&highlight=jelly

I have about 5 pounds of the pears thawing out over a colander right now, as I'm trying a new process for juicing them. If all goes well, I'll post all the particulars in the recipe forum in a few days with pics and possibly video.

Todd

[Kossetx]

How do you know then they are ripe? Mine at the house are from green to purple.

Also, how do you harvest them. I am afraid I will end up with all those little quills in my hands.

Tongs, then a blow torch to remove the "hairs"

[SaltwaterSlick]

I've just been deeeep down a rabbit hole on YouTube... did a search for Prickly Pear Jelly, then jam, then juice, then syrup... I've got some cactus harvesting to do hopefully next trip!!

[slayr]

I've just been deeeep down a rabbit hole on YouTube... did a search for Prickly Pear Jelly, then jam, then juice, then syrup... I've got some cactus harvesting to do hopefully next trip!!

Ha! I did the exact same thing last week. I brought the first batch of prickly pears home for my neighbor, then after seeing their jelly and syrup and wanted to do it on my own. Dozens of YouTube videos later, here we are.

[hooligan]

Got some prickly pear wine brewing as we speak. First go at it.

What’s the recipe for this. Headed to the lease soon and hopefully have a bucket full on the way back with me