Canned Peaches in a Light Honey Syrup

Canned Peaches in a Light Honey Syrup

from fitmamarealfood.com
Snack
10 min

 I love that fact that when you can foods yourself you can control the amount of sugar that goes into them. 

Ingredients

  • ripe peaches (you’ll need 2-3 pounds per quart jar – select free stone variety – the pits will remove easily)
  • 9 cupswater
  • 1 cuphoney

Directions

  1. 1

    Peel the peaches by dunking them in boiling water for 2 minutes, and then immediately remove them and place them in ice old water.  The skins will come right off.

  2. 2

    While you are working on your peaches, bring the 9 cups of water, and 1 cup of honey to a boil in a medium saucepan to dissolve the honey into the water.

  3. 3

    Remove the pits from the peeled peaches, then halve or quarter them.

  4. 4

    Fill the sterilized jars with the peaches, placing them pit-side down (if you are using halves).

  5. 5

    Fill the jar the rest of the way full with the hot honey-water solution. Leave 1/2″ head space.

  6. 6

    Wipe the rims with a cloth, place lids on jars and screw rings on just to finger tight only.  Process quart jars in a hot water-bath canner for 25 minutes.