Peach Jam
Sweet delicious and super easy jam to use up all those juicy peaches out there. Great on toast, mixed with yogurt or in your oatmeal, this is a beginner’s level recipe for a no pectin jam.
Servings: 2.5 Servings
Calories: 621kcal
Ingredients
- 2 pounds peaches 4 cups diced =750g flesh
- 300 g sugar
- Juice of half a lemon
- Optional: use any for flavor
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon or to your liking
Instructions
- To easily peel peaches, bring a large pot of water to a boil then add whole peaches for 45 seconds to 1 minute.
- Meanwhile prepare a large bowl of iced water. Take peached out of boiling water and into the iced water for another minute.
- Skin will come off easily with a sharp knife.
- Dice peaches and remove pit then add to a large pot.
- Mix in lemon then turn the heat to medium high.
- After 5-7 minutes you will notice juices releasing from the peaches and they start to soften.
- Using a potato masher, mash some or all of the peaches to your preferred consistency.
- Add sugar and mix well then turn heat down to medium.
- Bring the mixture to a rolling boil then reduce heat further more.Continue to simmer for 25 minutes, keep stirring every now and then add flavoring of choice.
- Turn heat off and wait for it to cool down.
- Pour jam in sterilized jars and refrigerate.
Notes
- To know if your jam is ready or not place a white plate in the freezer to get really cold then take it out. Place some of your jam on the plate and wait for a minute. Check the consistency after a minute to see if it has thickened or not.
Nutrition
Calories: 621kcal | Carbohydrates: 157g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Sodium: 49mg | Potassium: 455mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 151g | Vitamin A: 1185IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg
