Recipe: Canned Vanilla Peaches (The Easy Ingredient List)

Recipe: Canned Vanilla Peaches (The Easy Ingredient List)
Yield: Approximately 4 quarts

Ingredients

• 8 pounds peaches 
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 cups water
• 2 cups honey
• 2 whole vanilla beans split lengthwise
• 3  Ball® (32 oz) quart glass preserving jars

Directions
1. Make sure that all of your jars, lids, and bands are thoroughly cleaned. We use hot soapy water to wash our supplies.

2. Wash, peel, and pit the peaches. 

3. Mix the sugar, water, and honey, cooking until the sugar dissolves.  Slowly add the peaches to the syrup one layer at a time, cooking for 3 minutes.

4. Pack the peaches into hot jars, leaving 1/2" headspace.  Add 1/2 vanilla bean (split lengthwise) to each jar. 

5. Ladle hot syrup over the peaches, leaving space. Remove the air bubbles. Wipe the rim (or else it will be quite sticky and probably harder to open the jar!) Center the hot lid on the jar and apply the band tightly.


6. Put the filled jars in a boiling water canner for 25 minutes. Remove jars and cool. Double check the lids for seals after 24 hours. The lid should not flex when the center is pressed. (Not that you may adjust the amount of time for this step depending on your altitude.)