Description
This easy Amish Peach Butter simmers ripe peaches with sugar and warm spices into a thick, glossy, no-pectin spread that’s perfect on toast, in yogurt, or by the spoonful.
Ingredients
3 lbs ripe peaches (about 9 medium), peeled, pitted, and chopped
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Pinch of salt
Instructions
1. Peel, pit, and chop the peaches. To peel easily, dunk them in boiling water for about 30 seconds, then slip off the skins.
2. Add the peaches, both sugars, lemon juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, vanilla, and salt to a heavy-bottomed pot and stir until the fruit is well coated.
3. Bring to a gentle simmer over medium heat, then reduce and simmer for 50-60 minutes, stirring often, until deep golden-amber and thick.
4. Check the thickness: the butter is ready when it mounds softly on a spoon and leaves a brief trail when dragged across the pot. For a smooth texture, blend with an immersion blender.
5. Spoon the warm butter into clean jars, leaving a little headspace. Cool to room temperature, then refrigerate, freeze, or water-bath can.
Notes
Store in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks or freeze for up to 1 year.
For shelf-stable pantry storage, jars must be properly water-bath canned following tested guidelines from the National Center for Home Food Preservation (nchfp.uga.edu).
Frozen or fresh peaches both work; adjust the spices to taste.
The butter firms up a little more as it cools, so stop just before it looks perfectly thick.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Spreads, Jams & Butters
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American / Amish
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tablespoon
- Calories: 55 kcal
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 10mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg