EASY 3 INGREDIENT Candied Jalapenos recipe! You only need jalapenos, sugar and water to make refrigerator candied jalapenos! Use these as a appetizer dip, on top of crackers or in dinner dishes! Store in refrigerator or use for canning!
The Best Candied Jalapenos
These 3 Ingredient Candied Jalapenos. Oh goodness gracious. Don’t ask me how many I ate over the past few days. Ok, don’t ask me. Seriously don’t. Ok I might have eaten a entire jar already and made another today. I said don’t ask me! Honestly, I have no self control with these.
Some people refer to these as Cowboy Candy because of how addictive they are to eat! They’re sugary just like candy, but also spicy due to the jalapenos.
They’re sweet. They’re spicy. They’re just right. They are the perfect combo of sweet jalapeno with a kick. They are amazing on crackers with a little piece of cheddar cheese (my favorite). The cheese balances out the heat with a little coolness.
I love chopping them up to add to ground beef to add to homemade cheeseburgers or sloppy joes. We also like to add them on top of the easiest chicken nachos. You can even eat them right out of the jar with a spoon. I won’t judge you because I might do that too…. 🙂
Best Recipe for Jalapeno Pepper Plants!
Our jalapeno plants in the garden are growing like crazy! I feel like we’re picking pounds and then a few days later it’s a few more pounds. Our green bell peppers are always warriors and grow great but who knew their cousin Mr. Jalapeno was such a warrior too?
And look at the size of them too!
I’m totally ok with these plants yielding so many peppers because I’m absolutely crazy with this candied jalapenos recipe! I am going to make a few jars of these jalapenos to last me a few months but I doubt they are going to last that long!
How to Make Candied Jalapenos on the Stove
You only need 3 ingredients for this candied jalapenos recipe: fresh jalapenos, sugar and water.
First you will want to slice your jalapenos using a knife. I like to remove the seeds because with the seeds they’re too spicy for me, so use your judgement. Either way, wear gloves during this process because your hands will feel the heat!
Add jalapenos, water and sugar in a small saucepan and bring to a low boil. Reduce temperature and simmer until the liquid has reduced and it resembles syrup. This process takes about 30 minutes to 1 hour.
As soon as you see the water turn into syrup, turn the heat off – they’re done! Don’t keep cooking them, as the syrup is important for them to remain soft and not to crystallize.
How to Store
Store these candied jalapenos in the refrigerator in a glass jar. These will last in the refrigerator for a few months, but honestly good luck not eating them all within a few days!
If you have a bunch of jalapenos in the garden and don’t know what to do with them – make these! If you bought a bunch of jalapenos from the market and don’t know what to do – make this recipe.
Enjoy!
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Sticky Sweet Candied Jalapenos
PrintIngredients
- 2 1/2 cups sliced fresh jalapenos
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup water
Instructions
- Slice jalapenos into rounds. Remove the seeds if you don’t want them extra spicy. If you want them extra spicy leave the seeds. I would suggest wearing gloves during this part.
- Place jalapenos in a small sauce pan.
- Add water and sugar.
- Cook over medium/high heat until boiling.
- Reduce temperature and simmer until the liquid has reduced and looks like syrup, stirring occasionally. This takes approximately 30 minutes to 1 hour.
- Let cool and place in jar.
- Store in refrigerator.
Sophie says
Your huge dark green peppers look amazing & what a fab recipe to eat them this way! 😉
Amy @ Elephant Eats says
Holy cow, that’s a lot of jalapenos! Love the color of the liquid in the jars with them 🙂 They look so yummy.
Koko says
I’m not that good with spicy foods, but these look strangely good to me!! I want to try them!!
Anna Johnston says
Lady…. seriously…. where the heck do you find your amazing inspiration from. Candied Jalapenos sound the bomb. 🙂
Elizabeth @ SugarHero.com says
Awwww yeah, these sound awesome. Just what my spice-loving self craves! I’ve seen other bloggers mention candied jalapenos but haven’t ever tried them myself. I’m definitely going to give them a go! Thanks for the inspiration. 🙂
Sam @ Sugar Spun Run says
So, I definitely am going to be trying this. Soon.
Last year my fiance planted one jalapeno plant and it yielded more jalapenos than he could possibly eat, I think he ended up freezing a bunch.
So, this year, he planted about 10 jalapeno plants (I don’t know what he was thinking). So now we are up to our ears in jalapenos so this looks like a great, tasty way to try to get rid of them. THANKS! 🙂
Marta @ What should I eat for breakfast today says
A whole jar! You’re a brave woman. I am not the biggest fan of hot, but my partner will love you for this one.
marcie says
What an awesome idea to candy jalapeños! I would eat these up. Pinning! 🙂
Stephanie says
Awesome!!! I’ve always loved the sweet heat of red pepper jelly so I bet this would be right up my ally. If i spy a good price on jalapenos any time soon I’m so making it!
Consuelo - Honey & Figs says
Girl, I tell youu that if I happened to have a 30 Ibs. jar of this stuff, it’d be over by now…. looks so dang awesome! What a brilliant snack!
Christine at Cook the Story says
What a unique idea!
Lindsey @ American Heritage Cooking says
I was wondering what you were going to do with that bumper crop of jalapeños that I saw on IG! You must know that your jalapeños are the most beautiful, unblemished ones that I have ever seen! Nothing that gorgeous arrives in my grocery stores! I’ll have to try out this recipe because I love a little sweet with my spicy! And I love anything that can be paired with cheese lol!
Angie@Angie's Recipes says
Hot and sweet…I love the combo of flavours, Pamela.
100 grams of fresh japalenos cost about 1,2euros here…I am jealous that your japaleno plants are so productive.
Laura @ Raise Your Garden says
I love the idea of using these on top of pulled pork. We’ve been doing a lot of PP lately and it would definitely spice things up. Ditto for nachos or taco’s, and we’re a big Mexican eating family so that’s perfect. I just have one jalepeno pepper plant and it’s looking a little weak at the moment, hopefully it will take off soon though! Or, I’ll have to buy some.
Amy (Savory Moments) says
These are delicious! I canned some candied jalapenos last year (just a small batch) – they are called “cowboy candy” in the canning recipe I used, which I thought was pretty fun 🙂
Miss Messy says
Wow I’ve never even thought of doing this. they look delicious and i’d totally be eating them out of the jar. NOM!
Tandy | Lavender and Lime says
I am so going to make these for my husband. I must get a plant as he loves jalapenos 🙂
Bam's Kitchen says
I bet you are on your second jar this week and oh my goodness these sound soooo good. I can’t wait to try these. I wonder how they would be with mild Chinese red or green chilis as jalapenos are so hard to find here. Well I will have to let you know. Great recipe! Just shared!!! Take care, BAM
cheri says
Hi Pamela, Oh I bet these are amazing candied. Pinned!!!
Kelly says
Wow, your jalapeños look gorgeous!!! My mouth is watering over all those peppers! This is such a great way to use some up:) I love sweet and spicy and can’t wait to see what else you make with these 🙂
Norma | Allspice and Nutmeg says
Oh my goodness, I just had to see what this is all about. I’m loving the sweet and spicy. Pinned! I want to make these.
Irene @ {a swoonful of sugar} says
Woahh this is too cool! LOVE sweet/spicy combos, so I really must try this. Thanks for the inspiration!
Chris @ The Café Sucré Farine says
Such a problem to have Pamela. Too many jalapeños, looks like you found a wonderful solution!
Michelle says
Lol! I am just imagining you constantly going back for more! You have me wanting jalepenos lately, so I baked jalepenos as a snack today. I stuffed them with a mixture of goat cheese and chopped artichoke, spinach, and scallions. Added some powdered garlic and a little salt. So yummy!! Excited for more jalepeno recipes. :p
Katie says
I WANT THESE!!!
I just bought a jar of sliced jalapenos….a TWO POUND jar. I guess you could say I like them. 😀 But they aren’t candied, OHMYGOD.
Craig says
You can also do this to store bought jalapeños, just drain the juice from the jar, put it in sauce pan with some sugar and simmer for about 30 minutes…add the justice back in the jar and you’re done.
Abbe@This is How I Cook says
I had no idea these were so easy to make! Love jalapenos every which way! Thanks!
Shashi @ runninsrilankan says
Pamela – you are a genius – these are just plain BRILLIANT!!! R you gonna start selling your candies jalapenos? What a cool idea – and your jalapenos are humongous!
Pam says
I love sweet and spicy! They look tasty.
Carol at Wild Goose Tea says
I had no idea you could candy these. It must be a lovely flavor combo with the cheese.
I like your cat shirt. Ha.
Ashley | Spoonful of Flavor says
Candied japalenos sound incredible! Love the sweet and spicy combination. I would probably even love these piled on top of a juicy burger!