Sweet, juicy peaches herald the months of August and September. What could be better than a jar of homemade peach jam! Add some jalapenos for a spicy sweet jam and you have a winner!

For quite a number of years, our family had an orchard of 30+ trees. We had several kinds of peaches, apples, pears, and plum trees. There is nothing better than walking through the orchard and picking a tree ripened peach to eat. Since we have moved I need to buy peaches from roadside markets. They are still sweet and juicy, but without the itchiness from picking them.

If you wonder how to use this jam…. here are a few ways I use it. Pair it with Brie or Cream cheese on a cracker or a piece of toast, spread it on chicken or pork pieces before baking/grilling, on toast or sandwiches, ect. I have already mixed peach jam with sugar-free barbecue sauce for a delicious sauce for chicken and pork.

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Peach Jalapeno Jam, THM E, SF, GF, DF

• 8 1-cup jelly jars with lids and rings
• 5 cups mashed/pureed peaches
• 1/2 cup finely chopped red bell peppers
• 1/2 cup finely chopped jalapenos
• 3/4 cup apple cider vinegar
• 7 teaspoons Calcium water*
• 1 1/4 cups Gentle Sweet
• 6 teaspoons Pomona’s Pectin
• Wash jars well with hot soapy water, Rinse thoroughly and allow to drain on a rack. In a 4 quart pot, bring peppers and vinegar to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 3 minutes. Add pureed peaches and calcium water to pepper mixture. Whisk well. In a separate bowl, combine Gentle Sweet and Pectin. Set aside. Bring the peach/pepper mixture to a rolling boiling over high heat, stirring continuously. Whisk in Gentle Sweet/pectin mixture. Stir well. Bring jam to a boil while stirring continuously. Remove jam from heat. Laden into jars leaving a 1/4 inch head space. Wipe the top of the jars clean. Add lids and rings, tightening only fingertip tight. Place jars into a water-bath canner with water covering the jars by 1 inch. Bring to a boil and simmer 10 minutes. Turn off the heat. Allow the jars to rest in the water for 10 minutes. Remove to a rack to cool for 24 hours. Remove rings and check for seal. Store in a cool pantry or basement. 8 pints.

Here is the colorful melody of peppers I cooked in vinegar. I used red peppers to add color with the jalapenos. You may ask why vinegar is added. Peppers ar a low acid food and when you add them to jam you will need vinegar to safely can them.

Here the peaches and peppers are mixed together. I am going to bring this mixture to a boil before adding eh sweetener/pectin.

When you water-bath the jam you want the water covering the jars by an inch. Here I am water-bathing strawberry jam.

I love this rack/tray I have. I use it when I can because it allows the air to flow around the jars to cool them.

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I have bought mostly Ball Canning Jars to use. They can be reuse multiple times and last for years.

You can use either Pint Jars or these 8 ounce Jelly Jars to preserve jam.

This canning tool set is so useful when preserving food. I have an old jar lifter that was my mother’s. It holds so many memories of canning as a young girl.

I use this tray/rack combo many times while I am baking and preserving food.

This is my favorite pectin to use for sugar-free jam/jelly making. It makes a wonderful product.

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Peach Jalapeno Jam THM E, SF, DF, GF

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 4 minutes

Servings 8 8 ounce jars

Author Glenda Groff

Ingredients

• 8 1-cup jelly jars with lids and rings
• 5 cups mashed/pureed peaches
• 1/2 cup finely chopped red bell peppers
• 1/2 cup finely chopped jalapenos
• 3/4 cup apple cider vinegar
• 7 teaspoons Calcium water*
• 1 1/4 cups Gentle Sweet
• 6 teaspoons Pomona’s Pectin

Instructions

1. Wash jars well with hot soapy water, Rinse thoroughly and allow to drain on a rack. In a 4 quart pot, bring peppers and vinegar to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 3 minutes. Add pureed peaches and calcium water to pepper mixture. Whisk well. In a separate bowl, combine Gentle Sweet and Pectin. Set aside. Bring the peach/pepper mixture to a rolling boiling over high heat, stirring continuously. Whisk in Gentle Sweet/pectin mixture. Stir well. Bring jam to a boil while stirring continuously. Remove jam from heat. Laden into jars leaving a 1/4 inch head space. Wipe the top of the jars clean. Add lids and rings, tightening only fingertip tight. Place jars into a water-bath canner with water covering the jars by 1 inch. Bring to a boil and simmer 10 minutes. Turn off the heat. Allow the jars to rest in the water for 10 minutes. Remove to a rack to cool for 24 hours. Remove rings and check for seal. Store in a cool pantry or basement. 8 pints.

You will find many more recipes in the spiral bound 600+ page Around the Family Table Cookbook and the hard cover spiral bound It’s all About Sourdough. All recipes are sugar-free and label with the correct fuel. Books can be purchased using this link.  We have now added additional items to our store… Sourdough Starter Kits and more. Buy It Now. Follow my blog, Facebook, and Instagram pages.