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Easy Peach Preserves

sliced peaches in freezer bags

These glowing sliced peaches will taste as fresh as the day you bought them.

Ingredients

For 1 batch (multiply as desired):

4 cups sliced peaches (about 5 to 6 large peaches)

⅔ cup granulated sugar

¼ teaspoon ascorbic acid

4 Tablespoons tap water

Instructions

  1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
  2. Fill a large bowl with ice and cold water.
  3. Use a slotted spoon to lower 6 peaches into the boiling water for blanching. 
  4. Remove with the slotted spoon after 60 seconds and transfer the peached to the bowl of ice water.
  5. Use a knife to peel the skins and remove the pits once they are cool enough to handle.
  6. Slice in 4 cup batches. 
  7. Stir the sugar, ascorbic acid, and water together in a bowl and add the peaches stirring until thoroughly coated with the syrup. 
  8. Pour into a freezer bag, remove as much air as possible and freeze immediately. 
  9. Thaw in the fridge overnight before the day you’d like to serve them.
  10. Enjoy with ice cream, on top of cakes, in yogurt or on their own.

 

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