Description
Silky homemade peach butter whispers sweet southern comfort with each spoonful. Fragrant peaches slowly simmered into smooth, caramelized perfection will make she crave this simple summer spread on warm toast or fresh biscuits.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Peach Ingredients:
- 4 pounds (1.8 kg) fresh peaches, peeled, pitted, and sliced
Sweeteners and Flavor Enhancers:
- 2 cups (400 grams) granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons (30 milliliters) lemon juice
Spices and Liquid:
- 1.5 teaspoons (7.5 grams) ground cinnamon (optional)
- 0.25 teaspoon (1.25 grams) ground nutmeg (optional)
- 0.5 cup (120 milliliters) water
Instructions
- Submerge ripe peaches in rapidly boiling water, creating a shallow crosshatch marking on each fruit’s base to facilitate skin removal.
- Swiftly transfer peaches to an ice-cold water bath, allowing quick temperature reduction and easy skin peeling.
- Carefully extract fruit flesh, discarding pits and creating uniform slices in a generously sized cooking vessel.
- Incorporate granulated sweetener, citrus juice, minimal liquid, and aromatic spices into peach segments.
- Gently heat mixture, maintaining low temperature and occasional stirring to prevent scorching.
- Transform peach mixture into silky smooth consistency using an immersion blender or food processing equipment.
- Return pureed mixture to cooking pot, implementing prolonged simmering technique with frequent gentle stirring.
- Monitor reduction process, allowing liquid to evaporate and create thick, spreadable texture over extended cooking duration.
- Enhance flavor profile by introducing fragrant vanilla essence moments before removing from heat source.
- Allow peach butter to cool completely, ensuring optimal consistency and flavor development before transferring to storage containers.
Notes
- Blanching technique ensures easy peach skin removal, preventing tough texture and preserving fruit’s delicate flavor.
- Use ripe, fragrant peaches for maximum sweetness and rich, intense butter consistency.
- Adjust sugar levels based on peach ripeness and personal preference, allowing flexibility for different taste profiles.
- Low and slow cooking prevents burning and helps develop deep, caramelized flavors while maintaining smooth, spreadable texture.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 hours
- Category: Snacks, Breakfast, Desserts
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 265
- Sugar: 54 g
- Sodium: 1 mg
- Fat: 0.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 69 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg