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Peach jam in jar

Peach Jam

a quick way to preserve those summer peaches
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Prep Time:10 minutes
Cook Time:1 hour
Total Time:1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Servings: 10

Ingredients

  • 9 clamshell peaches
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice or apple vinegar
  • 1/4 cup water

Instructions

  • Wash the peaches thoroughly.
    Ontario peaches
  • Cut Peaches in half and remove the pit. Cut into slices or smaller pieces if desired
  • place into a pot, add water, sugar, lemon juice/vinegar, maple syrup
    Making peach jam
  • bring it to a boil. The peaches will release a lot of water
  • After it comes to a boil, boil for about 5-10 minutes. Turn it to medium
    peach jam cooking in pot
  • Let it simmer for 15 minutes on medium and stir occasionally
  • Turn the heat down to low and continue to simmer for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • turn off the the heat once most of the water has evaporated and you are left a more thick jam like consistency.
    Cooking peach jam
  • Transfer to a jar or container and cool down.
  • Put into the fridge. Store up to 1 week.

Notes

You can substitute maple syrup with honey. I had that on hand so I used it.