Peach Lavender Jam
Fresh peaches set with freezer pectin and perfumed with culinary lavender and lemon zest. Makes five eight-ounce jars and keeps beautifully refrigerated or frozen.
Servings 5 jars (8 ounces each)
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 5 tablespoons freezer jam fruit pectin
- 4 cups peaches (peeled, chopped and crushed)
- 3 teaspoons culinary fresh lavender (crushed; or 2 teaspoons crushed dried lavender)
- ½ tablespoon lemon zest (finely grated (from 1 medium lemon))
- 5 freezer jars (8 ounces each, with lids)
Instructions
- Peel, chop, and crush the peaches. Leave some fruit pieces if a sauce consistency is desired.
- In a separate large bowl, blend the sugar and pectin together.
- Add the fruit, crushed lavender, and lemon zest to the sugar–pectin mixture. Stir for 3 minutes.
- Ladle jam or sauce into clean jars, leaving 1/2 inch headspace for expansion if freezing. Add lids.
- Let stand about 30 minutes until thickened. Refrigerate up to 3 weeks or freeze up to 1 year.
