Peach refrigerator jam
Add a punch of peach to your next buttered toast or sausage biscuit sandwich. This is a quick refrigerator jam that requires no pectin.
YIELD
2/3rds of a quart of jam
2/3rds of a quart of jam
PREP TIME
15 minutes
15 minutes
COOK TIME
25 minutes
25 minutes
TOTAL TIME
40 minutes
40 minutes
Ingredients:
- 5 large peaches (2.5 pounds-ish), peeled, pitted, chopped
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 3⁄4 cup granulated sugar
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Directions:
Cook the chopped, peeled, and pitted peaches with the juice of one whole lemon in a medium or large pot over medium heat.
After 5 minutes start mashing with a potato masher or fork while stirring occasionally. Add the sugar and keep cooking, stirring and mashing.
After adding the sugar, cook for 15 or 20 additional minutes, mashing and stirring to achieve desired consistency.
Allow the jam to cool and store in the fridge in sealed containers.