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Canned Peaches

Canning Peaches

Learn how to can peaches with this recipe that gives you all of the step-by-step details to preserving the best peaches. Canning peaches does not get easier than this!
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Prep Time: 1 hour
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Additional Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 35 minutes
Author: Heather Painchaud
Servings: 8 quarts
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Ingredients

  • 30 lbs peaches
  • 8 cups granulated sugar or sweetener of choice
  • 2 Tbsp lemon juice

Instructions

  • 1. Prepare equipment.  Be sure that all jars are clean and sterilized.  Place snap lids in small pot and keep on medium heat.  
  • 2. Fill medium pot half full with water and turn on to boil.  Fill canner half full with water and turn on to boil.
  • 3. Make a simple syrup to pour around the peaches. Fill a large pyrex mixing cup with simple syrup mixture (1 cup sugar, 2 cups water) stir and heat in the microwave for 5-10 minutes.  Repeat this process each time that you need more simple syrup to fill jars.
  • 4. Fill the sink with cold water, add 1-2 Tbsp lemon juice.
  • 5. Prepare fruit.  Place 3-4 peaches in the medium pot to blanche.  Leave in boiling water (completely covered) for about 2 minutes.  Remove and place fruit in cold water bath in the sink.  
  • 6. Peel off the skin.  Remove the stem and pit and cut into cubes or wedges.  
  • 7. Place cut fruit into extra large bowl.  Repeat until all of the fruit is prepared.
  • 8. Can the fruit.  Place jars on a cookie tray and fill with fruit.  Pack the jars very full, drain excess water.  
  • 9. Fill jars with sugar water until the fruit is covered completely, leave 1" of head space.  Use a butter knife to jostle the peaches in the jar and get out any air bubbles.  
  • 10. Clean the rim of each jar with a damp paper towel.  
  • 11. Use the tongs to remove snap lids from small pot and place lids on jars.  Hand tighten rings over the snap lids.  
  • 12. Place jars in the canner, be sure to have them completely covered in boiling water.  
  • 13. Process for 30 minutes.  
  • 14. Remove jars from canner with jar lifter and place on a towel on the counter to seal.  
  • Note: Snap lids will "pop" and be indented when the cans have sealed.  
  • 15. Once cooled, wash jars and store in a cool dark place.