You’re 3 ingredients away from making your own peach preserves!
So easy, so good. You can double or even triple this recipe, but since I I don’t love the sealing process, I like to just make 1 large jar for us to use immediately.
Don’t let the lemon juice scare you, it will not make the preserves bitter, it just keeps them from turning brown. Y’all let me know what you think!
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Easy Peach Preserves
- Total Time: 1 hour 50 minutes
Ingredients
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- 2 lbs. Fresh Peaches
- 3/4 – 1 & 1/4 Cup Granulated Sugar (Depends on sweetness of peaches)
- 2.5 TBS Fresh Lemon Juice
Instructions
- Pour the lemon juice into a large sauce pan. (I use my enamel cast iron dutch oven.)
- Peel, pit and chop peaches into small pieces. Add peaches to the lemon juice as you chop and stir each time to coat. (This prevents them from turning brown.)
- Pour sugar over peaches and stir. Let mixture sit at room temperature for at least 1 hour.
- Bring mixture to a boil over med-high heat, stirring occasionally. Then reduce head to medium and simmer for about 1 hour – until the juice has reduced and become thick and jelly-like.
- As it begins to thicken you will need to stir more frequently to prevent scorching.
- Pour hot mixture into jelly jars, leaving about 1/4 inch at the top.
Notes
- This makes one large jar of preserves or a couple of small jars. If making 1 large jar, you will not need to seal. Just put in fridge and enjoy within 3 weeks.
- An easy way to tell when your preserves are done, is to put a small glass dish in the freezer – take it out and add a bit of the preserves to the dish and see how it sets. (It helps cool it quickly so you can tell the texture.)
- If making a larger quantity, use this method for sealing. https://www.healthycanning.com/water-bath-canning-step-by-step/
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
- Category: Preserves
Keywords: Peach Preserves, Jelly, Jam, Peaches
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