Peach and Pepper Jam

I picked up a bunch of local peaches up in the mountains this past weekend and decided to make this very tasty jam with them.  You can use this as an appetizer on cream cheese and crackers, as a sauce for meats or on a good cheddar cheese on toast. Basically, just put it on anything to get it into your mouth.
I am still trying to use up my bumper crop of peppers.  For this recipe I used 5 jalapenos and 3 hot red peppers.  I took the seeds and veins out of the peppers so this jam was not very spicy.  Leave them in if you like a real kick.

Peel and pit about 15 peaches.

Chop them up and put them in a heavy pot with the diced peppers.

Add 6 cups of sugar and 1/4 cup of lemon juice.

Stir thoroughly and cook over medium heat.

Bring to a boil and add 1 packet of liquid pectin.  Keep an eye on this, you don't want it to boil over because it makes an incredible mess.  Don't ask me how I know this.  Cook this for about 3 minutes until it begins to thicken.
Place the hot jam in hot sterilized canning jars and place them in a water bath. Make sure the jars are covered with at least 1 inch of water.  Keep them at a boil for about 10 minutes.

Remove them and let them cool until all the lids have sealed.

My husband ate a jar of this in 2 days.  Peaches and peppers are a perfect combination.

My tomatoes are about done now but this is what I have been doing with my last few harvests.  I throw a bunch of chopped tomatoes, skin and all, in a slow cooker.  I add a diced sweet onion, some garlic, a diced carrot (for sweetness) and some S&P and oregano.  I leave the lid off and let it cook for at least 24 hours and then puree it with a stick blender.  A quart of pizza sauce.  I put it in a water bath for 10 minutes and I have a jar of fresh pizza sauce for winter.  Doing one of these at a time uses up the excess tomatoes and makes it a very easy canning task.  They do add up after a while.

Comments

Anonymous said…
that jam looks beautiful but I bet it didn't look beautiful when it boiled over!! That would make a sticky mess for sure,,
I'm going to try your pizza sauce method, it sounds amazing!
Gatekeeper said…
I know pepper jam and cream cheese on a crack is simply amazing.
Jim said…
That is one combo that I would have never thought of...peaches and peppers. Makes sense...complimenting one another.
I would have loved to have gone to your 'school of cooking'....just imagining the possibilities.......
Jim said…
That is one combo that I would have never thought of...peaches and peppers. Makes sense...complimenting one another.
I would have loved to have gone to your 'school of cooking'....just imagining the possibilities.......
Guillaume said…
That's an original mixture of savoury and sweet.
DVArtist said…
This actually sounds really good. Looks even better.
Nicole/Beadwright
greekwitch said…
I have never heard of pepper jams. That sounds great! We have an eggplant in syrup that is not as horrible as one might think.
Lots of love top you!
Dog Trot Farm said…
Not only tasty but pretty too! What a great way to make pizza sauce, I am going to give this a try...I like the idea of a batch at a time...
Leanna said…
I never thought of putting diced jalapeno peppers in my peach jam. I love jalapenos and I always end up giving them away after pickling.

Every time I read your blog I learn something new. You definitely need to have a show on the FOOD network.
Your peache jam looks and sound wonderful. Your husband hit the jackpot when he found you, Joyce! LOL But it was probably the other way around too.
Beautiful pictures of your jam. Your directions are always SO easy to follow.
chickpea678 said…
So pretty! And I'm betting they taste great too!