Canning Peach Pie Filling

Preserve your fresh peaches by canning Peach Pie Filling! Your pantry will be filled with delicious ready-to-use pie filling.

Add to a pie crust and bake, spoon over ice cream, or add to a cobbler or crisp.

Ready to use pie filling

There's nothing better than a pantry filled with your home canned foods. Adding this peach pie filling is such a great idea!

This pie filling is ready to use and can literally be eaten straight out of the jar! (Not that I would do that!!!) If you're wanting to stock your pantry with more delicious recipes, you'll also want to check out Canning Apple Pie Filling.

Make a homemade pie crust add the filling and bake until the crust is nice and browned. Or use your favorite cobbler topping or crisp topping to make a quick and easy dessert.

This peach pie filling is also delicious on a scoop of vanilla ice cream or even spooned over vanilla yogurt.

If you are new to water bath canning, you'll want to read all about Water Bath Canning before you begin.

Key ingredients

• Fresh Peaches - Find the best quality peaches you can find! Use yellow freestone peaches. White peaches cannot be used in this recipe!
• Sugar - I've reduced the original recipe to five cups of sugar. That seems like a lot, but it's less than a cup of sugar per quart. You can increase the sugar to seven cups, but I wouldn't decrease the amount any further.
• Clear Jel - This is the thickening agent used and is approved for home canning. Clear Jel is a modified cornstarch that can hold up to being heated again and again. Make certain you use regular or cook-type Clear Jel. Do not use instant Clear Jel!
• Lemon Juice - Use bottled lemon juice. The juice is used in two different applications. First, in water to keep the peaches from discoloring. Second, in the filling. Do not eliminate the lemon juice in the filling. It is necessary in order to make the filling safe for water bath canning!

Step by step directions

Peel, core and slice your peaches

• Peel your peaches. Sometimes, you'll get a peach variety that can easily be peeled as soon as the peach is ripe, without blanching the peach. But most peaches need to be blanched first.
  • Set a large pot of water on the stove and bring to a boil
  • Fill a large bowl with ice water
  • Place 3-4 peaches into the boiling water at a time for 30-60 seconds. The time will vary depending on your peaches. Test them out at 30 seconds and if they need more time, just put them back in.
  • Place peaches into the ice water bath
  • Peel peaches using a paring knife. If the peel is stuck, dunk it back into the boiling water for a bit longer.
• Cut peaches in half and remove the pit. If your peaches have a rough area around the pit, just trim it off. My peaches were really red around the pit and with a very fibrous layer.
• Slice into small slices. Depending on the size of my peach, I sliced each one into 12ths or 16ths.
• Place slices into another bowl filled with cool water and ¼ cup of lemon juice to prevent the slices from browning.

Boil the peaches

This step helps remove excess air from the peaches.

• Fill a pot with fresh water and bring to a boil
• Add about 6 cups of sliced peaches to the pot. Bring water back up to a boil and boil for one minute.
• Remove slices and place in a bowl
• Repeat with remaining slices, working with just 6 cups at a time
• Keep the peaches warm while making the filling

Make the filling

• In a large pot, place sugar, Clear Jel, water and spices together
• Whisk over medium heat until mixture begins to thicken
• Add lemon juice and boil for one minute, stirring constantly
• Add peach slices and fold in using a large wooden spoon or spatula
• Heat for 3 minutes over medium-low heat

Fill the jars

• Place hot filling immediately into hot pint or quart-sized jars leaving a 1-inch headspace
• Try to remove any large bubbles with a debubbler or a small plastic spatula
• Wipe down rims
• Add lid and ring to jar
• Place in a water bath canner partially filled with simmering water
• Repeat with remaining jars

Process the jars

• Once all jars are in the canner, add additional hot water if needed. The water level should be 1-2 inches above the top of the jars.
• Place a lid on the canner and turn the heat up to high
• Once the water comes to a full, rolling boil start your timer. Process both pints and quarts for 30 minutes adding additional time for your elevation (see chart below)
• When the time is up, turn off the heat but keep the lid on the pot and keep the jars in the pot for 5 minutes. Remove the lid and keep the jars in for another 5 minutes. This will help prevent siphoning.
• Remove jars and place on a baking rack until jars are fully cool approximately 12-24 hours
• When fully cool, remove bands and check seals
• Wash outside of jars and label jars with the content and date
• Store in a cool dark place for up to 1-2 years

Elevation adjustment

Add the recommended time to your processing time according to your elevation.

Recipe tips

• Have all ingredients and equipment set out before you get started with this recipe
• Read through the entire recipe before beginning so you are familiar with the process
• Always plan enough time when canning. Add additional time for water to boil. You don't want to run out of time in the middle of any canning project.
• You'll need a couple of large bowls and pots
• I use a large 12-quart stockpot to make the filling
• When adding the peaches to the filling, it is okay if about 1 - 1 ½ cups of liquid from the peaches is added too. Just stir it into the filling.

How to use pie filling

Peach pie

Prepare double-crust pie dough. Line bottom of pie plate with one crust. Add peach filling. Place top crust on and crimp edges. Cut slits in center of pie to allow steam to vent.

Bake in a preheated 425°F oven for 20-25 minutes until crust is brown and filling is hot.

Two quart-sized jars will be enough to fill a standard 9-inch pie dish. You might end up with a bit of extra filling that doesn't fit into the pie. You can eat this as a snack or spoon over ice cream!

Peach cobbler

Put 2 quarts of filling into a lightly greased baking dish and top with a homemade cobbler topping. Bake in a 350°F oven for 50-55 minutes until the filling is heated through and the topping is lightly browned.

Peach crisp

Put 2 quarts of filling into a lightly greased baking dish and top with a homemade crisp topping. Bake in a 350°F oven for 30-40 minutes until the filling is heated through and the topping is lightly browned.

More canned peach recipes

• Canned Peaches
• Peach Preserves

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Canning Peach Pie Filling

Kathy

Home canning recipe for peach pie filling.

4.77 from 21 votes

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Prep Time 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 hour hr

Processing Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 3 hours hrs

Course canning

Cuisine American

Servings 7 quarts

Calories 262 kcal

Equipment

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  Canning Jar Lifter
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  Large Canning Pot
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  Quart Canning Jars
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  Large Stockpot (12 quart)
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  Cooling Rack

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Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 6 quarts sliced peaches
• ▢ ¼ cup lemon juice (for soaking peaches)
• ▢ 5 ½ cups water
• ▢ 5 cups sugar
• ▢ 2 cups Clear Jel (regular or cook type, not instant)
• ▢ 1 ¾ cups lemon juice (use bottled lemon juice)
• ▢ 2 teaspoons cinnamon (optional)
• ▢ ½ teaspoon nutmeg (optional)

Instructions

 

Peel and Slice Peaches

• Peel your peaches. Sometimes, you'll get a peach variety that can easily be peeled as soon as the peach is ripe, without blanching the peach. But most peaches need to be blanched first.
  6 quarts sliced peaches
• Set a large pot of water on the stove and bring to a boil
• Fill a large bowl with ice water
• Place 3-4 peaches into the boiling water at a time for 30-60 seconds. The time will vary depending on your peaches. Test them out at 30 seconds and if they need more time, just put them back in.
• Place peaches into the ice water bath
• Peel peaches using a paring knife. If the peel is stuck, dunk it back into the boiling water for a bit longer.
• Cut peaches in half and remove the pit. If your peaches have a rough area around the pit, just trim it off. My peaches were really red around the pit and with a very fibrous layer.
• Slice into small slices. Depending on the size of my peach, I sliced each one into 12ths or 16ths.
• Place slices into another bowl filled with cool water and ¼ cup of lemon juice to prevent the slices from browning.
  ¼ cup lemon juice

Boil the Peach Slices

• Fill a pot with fresh water and bring to a boil
• Add about 6 cups of sliced peaches to the pot.
• Bring water back up to a boil and boil for one minute.
• Remove slices and place in a bowl
• Repeat with remaining slices, working with just 6 cups at a time. Keep the peaches warm while making the filling

Filling

• In a large pot, place sugar, Clear Jel, water and spices together
  5 ½ cups water, 2 cups Clear Jel, 1 ¾ cups lemon juice, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, ½ teaspoon nutmeg, 5 cups sugar
• Whisk over medium heat until mixture begins to thicken
• Add lemon juice and boil for one minute, stirring constantly
• Add peach slices and fold in using a large wooden spoon or spatula
• Heat for 3 minutes over medium low heat

Fill the Jars

• Place hot filling immediately into hot pint or quart sized jars leaving a 1 inch headspace
• Try to remove any large bubbles with a debubbler or a small plastic spatula
• Wipe down rims. Add lid and ring to jar.
• Place in a water bath canner partially filled with simmering water
• Repeat with remaining jars

Process the Jars

• Once all jars are in the canner, add additional hot water if needed. The water level should be 1-2 inches above the top of the jars.
• Place a lid on the canner and turn the heat up to high Once the water comes to a full, rolling boil start your timer.
• Process both pints and quarts for 30 minutes adding additional time for your elevation (see chart below)
• When the time is up, turn off the heat but keep the lid on the pot and keep the jars in the pot for 5 minutes. Remove the lid and keep the jars in for another 5 minutes. This will help prevent siphoning.
• Remove jars and place on a baking rack until jars are fully cool approximately 12-24 hours. When fully cool, remove bands and check seals. Wash outside of jars and label jars with content and date.
• Store in a cool dark place for up to 1-2 years

Notes

• Have all ingredients and equipment set out before you get started with this recipe
• Read through the entire recipe before beginning so you are familiar with the process
• Always plan enough time when canning. Add additional time for water to boil. You don't want to run out of time in the middle of any canning project.
• Filling may be canned in quarts or pint sized jars. The processing time is the same for both jars. 

Adjust your processing time according to elevation:

 

• 1,001- 3,000 ft. - add 5 minutes
• 3,001- 6,000 ft. - add 10 minutes
• 6,001- 8,000 ft. - add 15 minutes
• 8,001-10,000 ft. - add 20 minutes

Nutritional Disclaimer:

Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and should only be construed as an estimate rather than a guarantee. To obtain the most precise nutritional information in a provided recipe, you should calculate the nutritional information with the exact ingredients you are using when preparing the recipe using your preferred nutrition calculator.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cupCalories: 262kcalCarbohydrates: 66gProtein: 2gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gSodium: 30mgPotassium: 267mgFiber: 3gSugar: 53gVitamin A: 663IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 13mgIron: 1mg

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Resources -

• Pacific Northwest Extension Publishing - WSU, OSU, U of I
• National Center for Home Food Preservation