No-sugar-needed Peach Jam

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups chopped peaches (about 3 pounds fully ripe peaches)
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 (1 3/4 ounce) box lower sugar pectin or 1 (1 3/4 ounce) box no sugar needed fruit pectin
• 1/2 cup splenda granular, no calorie sweetener

Recipe

• 1 bring boiling-water canner, half full with water, to a simmer.
• 2 wash jars and screw bands in hot soapy water; rinse with warm water.
• 3 pour boiling water over flat lids in saucepan off the heat.
• 4 let stand in hot water until ready to use. drain jars well before filling.
• 5 peel, pit and finely chop or grind peaches. measure exactly 3 cups prepared peaches into 6- or 8-quart saucepot.
• 6 stir in water.
• 7 gradually add pectin, stirring until well blended.
• 8 bring mixture to full rolling boil (a boil that doesn't stop bubbling when stirred) on high heat, stirring constantly. boil exactly 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• 9 remove from heat.
• 10 stir in splenda® granular.
• 11 skim off any foam with metal spoon.
• 12 ladle immediately into prepared jars, filling to within 1/8 inch of tops. wipe jar rims and threads.
• 13 cover with 2-piece lids.
• 14 screw bands tightly.
• 15 place jars on elevated rack in canner. lower rack into canner. (water must cover jars by 1 to 2 inches. add boiling water, if necessary.).
• 16 cover; bring water to gentle boil.
• 17 process 10 minutes.
• 18 remove jars and place upright on towel to cool completely.
• 19 after jars cool, check seals by pressing middle of lid with finger. (if lid springs back, lid is not sealed and refrigeration is necessary.).
• 20 added info 3/10/07.
• 21 great substitute:
• 22 prepare as directed, substituting 1 thawed can (12 oz.) frozen grape juice or apple juice concentrate for the 3/4 cup water.
• 23 makes about 4 (1-cup) jars or 64 servings, 1 tablespoons each.
• 24 nutrition information per serving with grape juice:
• 25 20 calories,
• 26 4g carbohydrate,
• 27 4g sugars.
• 28 nutrition information per serving with apple juice:
• 29 15 calories,
• 30 3g carbohydrate,
• 31 3g sugars.
• 32 inversion method:
• 33 to use inversion instead of boiling water bath method, turn jars upside-down after bands have been screwed tightly.
• 34 after 5 minutes, turn upright.
• 35 avoid improper lid seal by filling jars immediately with hot fruit mixture.