You can make sure they’ve sealed by pressing the top. This is the awesome part where you’ll hear little “pings”, meaning your peaches have sealed successfully. When I say ‘process’, I mean you boil them in a big ol’ pot of water and make sure the water level is about 2 inches above the cans of peaches.Īfter 30 minutes, remove your beautiful canned peaches from the boiling water with your nifty tool and place somewhere undisturbed to cool for about 30 minutes. Leave about a 1/2 inch of head space, throw on those lids and rings, then process the canned peaches for 30 minutes. Fill your jars with as many peaches as you can fit, then fill almost to the top with your lemon water. For 12 pint jars of peaches, you’ll need to prepare 1 gallon of boiled water + 1/2 c. Instead of adding a nasty syrup like in most canning recipes, you’re going to add boiled water with a bit of lemon juice to help the peaches retain their color. And even if you do, you can always add that later when you open them up. When using ripe peaches (or any fruit for that matter), you really don’t need additional sweetener at all. Once your jars are sterilized and your peaches are skinned and sliced, simply add them to the jars. You’l also want to sterilize your lids and rings as well. You can do this either in your dishwasher on the hot/sterilize setting, or just bring a big ol’ pot of water to boil and sterilize them for about 5 min. For a sugar-free way to sweeten your iced coffee, add vanilla extract, coconut milk, or unsweetened cocoa powder. Agave or maple syrup are good alternatives to sugar. Resist the urge to dunk your head in there and bob for peaches. To sweeten iced coffee, make a simple syrup by heating sugar and water in a 1:1 ratio until the sugar has dissolved. Just let those peaches bob in that cool water until you’re ready to place them in the cans. I’ll leave that decision up to you and yours. Those peach skins’ll peel right off! It’s a peach miracle! After you peel the peaches, you can slice them into halves, quarters, or slices. The easiest way to peel peaches are to first blanch them for about 2 minutes in boiling water, then dunk them right into cold water.

this nifty tool for lifting your cans out of your big ‘ol pot without burning your hands.

mason jars (I used pint-sized jars, but you can use whatever size you like).

All I know is my Grandma says it all the time and she’s from the south, so it’s prolly legit.Ĭanning fresh, ripe peaches couldn’t be easier.

Well, actually, I have no idea if that’s real southern slang or not. Don’t cha just LOVE when the peaches are on? (FYI that’s southern slang for “it’s peach season”)

Sweetening unsweetened apple juice