Peach Habanero Jam

In the process of making freezer jam this year, I decided that I wanted to put up some jam that didn’t need to be frozen, and I had seen a recipe for peach habanero jam on Pinterest, so I decided to try that out.  I was curious about the combination of sweet and hot, and I have always loved (and hoarded) my jalapeno pepper jelly, so I had a feeling this was going to be a match made in heaven. 

I was right!recipe courtesy Singing For My Supper ; image courtesy Savoring Time in the Kitchen

I made two separate batches, one with the amount of habanero called for in the recipe, and one with a couple extra habaneros thrown in.  While The Messy Mister didn’t…um, appreciate…the heat of the hotter batch (he’s kind of wimpy in the heat department), I LOVED how the heat just built and built up to the point where I almost started to get concerned, then held out for a moment before starting to dissipate.  I found that when I tried the regular version on a bagel with cream cheese, the heat got a little lost (even though I could still taste the flavor of the habanero with the peach, I wanted more heat to balance the sweet), whereas the hotter version packed just the right amount of punch.  In the future, I’ll definitely be making the same two batches, and I will label them accordingly.  “Peach Habanero Jam, Too Hot For The Saucy Mister” and “Peach Habanero Jam, SUUUUUUUPER Hot, Just Like Saucy Mama” should suffice, I think.

Peach Freezer Jam

I try to make peach freezer jam every year.  I love freezer jam because I feel like the flavor of the fruit doesn’t get taken completely over by the flavor of the sugar the way it does in traditional jams (although, yes, there is an alarming amount of sugar in either!).  There is nothing like that amazing flavor of fresh peaches to keep you going through the dreary winter months.  We especially love it on top of sourdough waffles!  Last year, I didn’t get around to making any, and we were coming perilously close to running out in the freezer this spring, so I made sure I restocked our freezer FULL of peach freezer jam this year. 

 

(There’s nothing particularly amazing about this recipe; it’s simply the peach freezer jam recipe out of the Sure Jell pectin insert.  I just wanted it in a recipe card so I could quickly reference it in the future.)

    image courtesy Any Menu; recipe courtesy Sure Jell pectin package insert

Fresh Peach Dessert

I’m wrapping up what will probably be my final box of peaches for the season.  This latest box was the best yet.  These peaches are enormous!  They look almost more like mini pumpkins than peaches!  We’ve already had this fresh peach dessert a couple times this year, but the kids wanted to have it just one last time before the peaches were all gone. 

recipe adapted* from and image courtesy My Favorite Things To Eat

*I reduced the sugar in the crust portion of the original recipe.  I thought it was too sweet, and I prefer for the natural sweetness of the peaches to shine through. 

Peach Pie

This pie.  So delicious.  It is one of my favorite recipes to make during that late summer into early fall produce extravaganza.  

image courtesy Two Peas And Their Pod

I used to always use the Marie Callendar’s deep dish frozen pie crust to make this pie.  It is excellent this way.  Now that I’ve mastered the homemade pie crust, though, I have of course been using that recipe.  I am proud to say my crust is every bit as delicious and flaky as Marie’s, but without all the extra preservatives in hers! 

Peach Cobbler

This is my favorite time of the year.  I love the welcome relief of the changing temperatures and the stunning beauty of the changing leaves, but the main reason I love this time of year is the abundant FALL PRODUCE!  Tomatoes, cukes, zucchini, peppers, and – probably my favorite of all! – peaches.  I bought a case of peaches last week and made peach freezer jam out of them at 4 am one morning before the kids got up for school.  Then, when they got up, they got mad at me because I had used up all the peaches!  So I bought another case for them, just for baking, snacking, and freezing.  Last night, Messy Girl and I made this peach cobbler.  I love how easy it is and how it crisps up on top so nicely. 

image courtesy Magnolia Days

Next up, a peach pie for Messy Boy. 

I’m hoping I can bust through this case and work in one more case before they’re all gone.  I’m a glutton like that.  Blame it on fall produce!