How To Make Spice Berry Jelly in Stardew Valley

Author: Aaron Mar 05,2025

Mastering Spice Berry Jelly Production in Stardew Valley

Stardew Valley offers diverse gameplay, encompassing farming, mining, fishing, and crafting. This guide focuses on creating preserves, specifically Spice Berry Jelly.

Acquiring the Preserves Jar

The Preserves Jar, essential for jelly-making, is obtained in two ways:

  • Farming Level 4: Reaching this farming level unlocks the recipe.
  • Community Center Bundle: Completing the Quality Crops Bundle (three gold-quality crops: pumpkins, melons, corn, or parsnips – five of each selected crop) rewards a Preserves Jar.

Once obtained, the jar allows for crafting pickles, caviar, aged roe, and various jellies. Spice Berry Jelly is crafted during Summer using Spice Berries. These can be foraged during Summer, found in the Farm Cave year-round, or grown from Summer Seeds in the Greenhouse.

Provisions Jar with Jelly icon above it.

Crafting Spice Berry Jelly

The process is straightforward:

  1. Gather Spice Berries: Forage during Summer, explore the Farm Cave, or cultivate them using Summer Seeds.
  2. Build (or Obtain) a Preserves Jar: Requires 50 Wood, 40 Stone, and 8 Coal if crafted. The Quality Crops Bundle provides one.
  3. Create the Jelly: Place Spice Berries in the Preserves Jar. This takes approximately two to three in-game days (54 hours). Start the process before extended periods of inactivity for optimal timing. The jar will pulse while jelly is being made.
  4. Collect the Jelly: Once complete, the Spice Berry Jelly icon appears above the jar. Collect it to restore energy or sell for 160 gold.

Spice Berry Jelly adds another profitable venture to your Stardew Valley farm, enhancing your overall income and contributing to the game's rich ecosystem.

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