Spiced Peach Butter

startnover's Note:

This smells amazing while it cooks! It serves two purposes really, yummy to eat and a great room scent!

• Total Time: 3 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients:

Yield: 7 cups

• 8 cups sliced peaches
• 1 teaspoon clove
• 4 cups sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 4 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 cup red cinnamon candies (heaping)

Directions:

1. Place peaches in blender and pulse till smooth (if you like it a little chunky, just don't pulse as much).
2. Place peaches and all other ingredients in a heavy bottom pot.
3. Cook on medium to low heat for about 3 hours , the thicker you want it the longer you cook it.
4. This can then be processed in a water bath for 5 minutes.
5. The amount you end up with is determined by how much you cook it down. I get approximately 6-1/2-7 cups of butter.

Reviews

[Chef #963853]

I had some yucky textured peaches that I wanted to do something with. I made this pretty close to as written--I never measure anything exactly--and it turned out sooo yummy. The second time I made it, I cut back a little on the spices, but that is just personal preference. It makes the house smell wonderful.

[mlhuston]

AWESOME and very very yummy!!! Thanks for a great recipe. I cooked mine in a crock pot on high for 3 hours and it was perfect.

[lizbits]

I used a recipe like this one last summer when we had a boutiful crop of peaches and gave this out as christmas gifts- and ended up losing the recipe. So glad I found it on here! Oh man, did everyone LOVE this! The house smells so incredibly good while this is cooking, it is so pretty in a decorative jelly jar with a ribbon around it- that blushing pink color is great! Fantastic on warm rolls or biscuits. Thanks so much for posting!