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Aug 24 2012

Homemade Peach Pie filling – eat it now or can it for later!

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Peach season is upon and lemme tell you sumptin’ people… I LOOOOOOOOOVE fresh peaches!  I’ve had this recipe for a century and make fresh peach pie filling every summer.  Now you can either jar/can it when it’s done OR you can use it right away.

Trust me, when it’s butt-crack cold outside (assuming you live where it gets butt-crack cold in the winter), nothing speaks ‘summer’ like a warm, fresh peach pie.

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  • Yield: 2 quarts or 7 quarts

Ingredients

For 2 quarts of Filling

  • 7 cups sliced peaches
  • 2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup Cook-Type  ClearJel plus 2 tablespoons
  • 1 1/2 cups cold water or peach juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup lemon juice
  • 2 qt jars/lids/rings

For 7 quarts of Filling

  • 6 qts of sliced peaches (about 7–8 pounds of peaches)
  • 7 cups sugar
  • 2 cups Cook-Type ClearJel plus 3 tablespoons
  • 5 1/4 cups cold water or peach juice
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 3/4 cup lemon juice
  • 7 qt jars/lids rings
  • Plus an additional 1/4 cup lemon juice or Fruit-Fresh pectin

Instructions

  1. Make an ‘X’ at the bottom of each peach.  Place into boiling water for 30-60 seconds. Remove and place into ice-cold water. Remove skins. Cut up the peaches
  2. To keep from turning brown mix in 1/4 cup lemon juice or Fruit-Fresh. Stir to coat.
  3. Combine the water, sugar, ClearJel, and cinnamon in a large pot.
  4. Stir and cook over medium-high heat until the mixture thickens and begins to bubble. Add the lemon juice and boil the sauce for 1 minute more, stirring constantly.
  5. Add in the drained peach slices and cook for 3 minutes.
  6. Fill the jars within 1” from the top. Put the filled jars in the canner and cover them with at least 1” water.
  7. Boil for 30 minutes. Remove the jars and allow them to sit on the counter for 24 hours undisturbed. After 24 hours check the seals to ensure they are fully sealed. Store for up to a year or 2 in a cool, dark place.

Notes

ClearJel is not the same as SureJel – read THIS article that explains the difference and what will happen when you try to substitute one for the other.

My local stores do not carry ClearJel  so I order it off of Amazon.

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299 responses

  1. Tina
    September 20, 2021

    Is the 30 minute processing time for sea level?

    Reply
    1. TKWAdmin
      September 20, 2021

      I lived in Pittsburgh and these were the instructions we used. I’m not super familiar with high-altitude cooking/baking.

      Best Kitchen Wishes!

      Reply
  2. Linda
    September 11, 2021

    I just made the Homemade Peach Pie Filling (2 quarts). They have 10 more minutes of processing! Can’t wait to see the two quart jars out of the canner. Beautiful going in. My only mistake was not using cold enough water for step 7-combining the COLD water with sugar ClearJel and cinnamon. Because it was not cold enough when I added the ClearJel, it lumped a little. I ultimately was able to whisk it all out, so all good! All parts of the recipe were right on! Perfect amounts of everything. Great detail in the recipe. Incredible tasting! I’m new to canning and loving it all. I highly recommend the recipe! My only question is how many pies is this expected to make (does it take two quarts to make one pie?)

    Reply
    1. TKWAdmin
      September 12, 2021

      Thank you for the kind words!

      It honestly depends on how deep/big your pie pan is. A 9″ deep-dish pie will take about 4 cups of pie filling.

      Best Kitchen Wishes!

      Reply
  3. Linda
    September 11, 2021

    I just made the Homemade Peach Pie Filling (2 quarts). They have 10 more minutes of processing! Can’t wait to see the two quart jars out of the canner. Beautiful going in. My only mistake was not using cold enough water for step 7-combining the COLD water with sugar ClearJel and cinnamon. Because it was not cold enough when I added the ClearJel, it lumped a little. I ultimately was able to whisk it all out, so all good! All parts of the recipe were right on! Perfect amounts of everything. Great detail in the recipe. Incredible tasting! I’m new to canning and loving it all. I highly recommend the recipe! My only question is how many pies is this expected to make (does it take two quarts for 1-nine-inch pie? Or is each quart expected to make one pie?

    Reply
    1. TKWAdmin
      September 12, 2021

      It honestly depends on how deep/big your pie pan is. A 9″ deep-dish pie will take about 4 cups of pie filling.

      Best Kitchen Wishes!

      Reply
  4. Sandy Shingleton
    September 4, 2021

    what’s the difference between liquid and dry Clear Jel. The stores around here don’t carry Clear Jel

    Reply
    1. TKWAdmin
      September 5, 2021

      So Clear Jel only comes in a powder, not a liquid. Did you perhaps mean a liquid fruit pectin? Pectin makes a jam or jelly “gel”. Clear Jel makes the ‘liquid’ substance in say peach pie filling.

      Best Kitchen Wishes!

      Reply
  5. Jennifer
    September 2, 2021

    How many quarts do you need to fill a pie? Thank you!

    Reply
    1. TKWAdmin
      September 5, 2021

      It depends on the size of your pie dish. For example, a 9″ deep dish pie will take about 4-4.5 cups of filling.

      Best Kitchen Wishes!

      Reply
  6. Cindi
    August 17, 2021

    Waiting for my pies to process. I used this recipe or one very similar a number of years ago, 11 quarts of peach pie. Delicious! Since I live at 5000 ft, I did have to adjust the processing time to 40 minutes instead of 30.
    This recipe is where I learned about clear gel, although I might check out the tapioca substitution.
    Thanks for clear directions

    Reply
  7. Susan
    August 17, 2021

    I did as you said but my glaze got chunky from the clear gel. What did I do wrong?

    Reply
    1. TKWAdmin
      August 18, 2021

      Oh I’ve never had that happen or even heard of it. So your thickener around your peaches is chunky rather than a thick glaze?

      I’m thinking *maybe* it was cooked too long (meaning it cooked far into the bubble stage) thus causing it to over-thicken as it cools.

      Best Kitchen Wishes!

      Reply
  8. Susanne Delisle
    August 5, 2021

    Hi! I’m diabetic and wondered if I could make this with Allulose and low sugar pectin. Thanks for the recipe, it looks amazing!

    Reply
    1. TKWAdmin
      August 5, 2021

      Hi Susanne!

      Someone asked that below. Sadly I’m not experienced in making sugar-free jams and jellies. I honestly wouldn’t even know where to start. Normally in baking, you can do a 1:1 substitute with certain sugar-free “sugars” that works great but I’ve never tried it sugar-free.

      Best Kitchen Wishes!

      Reply
  9. Joanne
    July 29, 2021

    Can I use 8 ounce jars? (For my mini pie plates.)

    Reply
    1. TKWAdmin
      July 29, 2021

      Hi! You can use whatever size you like. Just be sure to leave enough headspace at the top for canning.

      Best Kitchen Wishes!

      Reply
  10. Carolyn
    July 24, 2021

    What would you do to make this sugar free instead of 7 C white sugar?

    Reply
    1. TKWAdmin
      July 24, 2021

      Hi Carolyn,

      I’m not experienced in making sugar-free jams and jellies. I honestly wouldn’t even know where to start. Normally in baking, you can do a 1:1 substitute with certain sugar-free “sugars” that works great but I’ve never tried it sugar-free.

      Best Kitchen Wishes!

      Reply
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