Peach Vanilla Bean Jam (Low Sugar)
How to make a delicious lower sugar peach vanilla jam canning recipe. This uses a pectin that's made for reduced sugar recipes, so you're able to reduce the sugar and still get a good set.
This peach vanilla bean jam recipe is a lower sugar recipe. It uses the pink box of Sure Jell for low sugar or no sugar recipes. It does still have sugar in it. The sugar is necessary for a gel and for a preservative. Yes, I'm aware that it has sugar in it. It has less sugar than a traditional recipe. In the canning world, this is considered a low sugar jam.
Since it's a reduced sugar jam, it will only last for about a year on the shelf. Once it's opened, use with one to two weeks because it doesn't have as much sugar as full sugar jam.
I like to use vanilla paste or a vanilla bean, but you can also use real vanilla extract.
Peach Vanilla Bean Jam (Low Sugar)
Recipe details
Ingredients
- 4 1/2 cups freshly chopped peaches
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 3 cups sugar
- 1 box Sure Jell No Sugar or Low Sugar Pectin
- 1 vanilla bean or 1 teaspoons pure vanilla extract or 2-3 teaspoons vanilla bean paste
Instructions
- Wash the peaches. Remove the skins if desired. Crush them to get 4 1/2 cups of peaches. Place them in a large saucepan. Scrape the vanilla bean and add that to the peaches. If you are using vanilla paste or vanilla extract, you can add that now.
- Measure the sugar and place in a separate bowl.
- Combine 1/4 cup of the prepared sugar and the contents of the Sure Jell in a small bowl. Stir well. Add to the crushed peaches and stir.
- Bring the peach and pectin mixture to a boil. It should be a full boil that can't be stirred down.
- Add the rest of the sugar and stir. Bring it back to a boil and boil for exactly 1 minute while stirring constantly. You should not be able to stir down the boil. Remove from heat and skim off any foam.
- Ladle the peach and vanilla jam into jelly jars, leaving a 1/4 inch headspace. Wipe the jar tims and add lids and bands.
- Place the jars into hot water on a canning rack in the water bath canner. Add hot water as needed so the jars are covered by 1 to 2 inches of hot water. Process jam for 10 minutes When the time is up, remove the lid from the canner and turn off the heat. Let sit for 5 minutes. Use a jar lifter to remove the jars and place on a heat proof surface. Let cool completely before testing the seal.
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