THE BEST PEACH JAM RECIPE EVER

The Best Peach Jam Recipe Ever image

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 18

8 cups pitted, peeled* peaches, cut in a 1" dice
A large bowl of ice water
Zest of half a lemon
4 T. fresh-squeezed lemon juice
6 T. classic fruit pectin
7 cups white sugar
1 T. finely chopped crystallized ginger
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 t. salt
Large canning pot with rack
Jar lifter (typically found in canning sets)
Large tongs (typically found in canning sets)
Large ladle
A wet paper towel
Dry paper towels
6 one-pint (16 oz.) glass canning jars, with lids and screw-on bands

Steps:

Get your boiling water going in your canning pot. The water should be two inches over the height of the jars. Heat jars, lids and bands in simmering (not boiling) water until ready to use. Remove with tongs and set on dry paper towels.
Peeling Peach Skin*You can use the same pot to peel your peaches. Cut an X in the bottom of each peach. Drop 4 or 5 at a time into the simmering water for 45 seconds. Immediate remove peaches and drop in a large bowl of ice water for 20-30 seconds. You should easily be able to slip the skin right off the peaches. Repeat this step if the skin is stubborn.
In a 6- to 8-quart saucepan, set to medium-high heat, bring the peaches and lemon juice to a boil. Lightly mash the peaches (this will help thicken the jam).
Add the pectin and quickly return the mixture to a boil. Stirring constantly, gradually add the sugar.
Peaches Cooking for JamAll at once, stir in the crystallized ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, reserved lemon zest and salt, and continue to boil, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.
Remove from heat. Skim any foam off the top.
Ladle hot jam into hot jars, leaving ¼-inch headspace. Wipe rim with wet paper towel. Center lid on jar. Screw on the band until firmly in place.
Process in the boiling water bath 10 minutes. Remove jars and cool. Check lids after 24 hours; they should not flex when center is pressed.
Label and date your jars. Peach jam will keep up to two years.
Makes 6 pints.