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A rich, fruity spread with a floral hint that’s subtle, elegant, and just unexpected enough to make you pause mid-bite. It’s like summer in a jar, with deep berry flavor lifted by the calming notes of lavender!
This delicious Ball® Apple Pie Filling recipe is a favorite of mine. It delivers just the right amount of sweetness, fragrant flavors, and creaminess.
How to can
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Fall is the perfect time to make delicious treats with all the wonderful fall produce, including apples, pears, oranges, raspberries, cranberries, and more. And when you preserve these recipes with canning, you can enjoy them until Christmas and beyond. They even make for great gifts! Below is a round-up of seven of my favorite canning recipes, perfect for the upcoming holidays!
Canning vegetables and fruits can be very dangerous if done incorrectly, especially so for vegetables. Find all the tips on how to correctly can vegetables and fruits, along with some delicious recipe suggestions.
Even the most experienced canner or attention-to-detail person can sometimes come across canning problems or have questions and concerns. Do not despair, friend! When it comes to canning, there is a solution for most fears, problems, and concerns. Let's explore some of the most common ones with solutions!
The only guide you need to learn how to can food perfectly every single time with Ball® home canning, with a delicious beginner’s recipe!
The only guide you need on Ball canning. With 10 easy steps and a delicious recipe to get you started!
Jams, butters, fillings
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In this roundup, I’m sharing some of my favorite pear recipes — each one perfect for savoring the flavors of the season and adding a touch of warmth to your fall and holiday table. Whether you’re craving a comforting Pear and Ginger Skillet Crisp, a jar of Cranberry Orange Pear Jam to gift or enjoy, or a show-stopping Poached Pear Caramel Cake for your next gathering, these pear-fect recipes celebrate pears in all their cozy, golden glory!
This fig jam canning recipe is very easy and only requires 5 main ingredients. The result is a rich, sweet jam with a deep purple-reddish hue that's as beautiful as it is delicious!
Peaches are the quintessential summer fruit—bursting with sweetness, vibrant in color, and versatile enough to enhance many dishes. From breakfast to dessert and even savory delights, I know you will love these peach recipes as much as the Thurmon household!
Canning strawberries allows us to savor the essence of summer's sweetness year-round! In this recipe round-up, I’m sharing three strawberry canning recipes guaranteed to put a smile on your face and brighten your pantry.
This Cranberry Orange Pear Jam not only looks like Christmas but also captures the season's essence in every spoonful! With sweet and tangy notes, this homemade jam takes the best of the season's harvest—luscious cranberries, juicy pears, and zesty oranges—and transforms them into the perfect combination of flavors
This low-sugar Raspberry Freezer Jam recipe from Ball® Canning is a favorite of ours! It's also an easy one for the whole family to get involved in. And who doesn’t love a good jam on a piece of toast or a scone?
With just a few simple ingredients, this honey-spiced peaches canning recipe savors these succulent fruits' natural sweetness with the perfect blend of honey and spices. Your tastebuds will dance with delight! Cinnamon, clove, and allspice aromas will fill your kitchen, and the luscious peaches will transform into sweet jewels covered in golden-hued syrup.
Oh, I just love a good homemade jam! Jams pair perfectly with a fresh scone, muffin, bagel, or crunchy toast. Especially when you crave something sweet! This mixed berry agave jam has only 4 ingredients and is so easy to make. By using agave syrup, this jam recipe allows all the juicy fruit flavor to burst through with just a hint of sweetness.
This orange flower and pistachio marmalade is sweet with floral notes and goes so well with toast, muffins, and desserts. It also makes the perfect gift for loved ones this Valentine’s day or any other special occasion.
A favorite holiday treat I like to make - luscious raspberry and chocolate jam. The combination of raspberries and chocolate brings all the holiday flavors and reminds me of Christmas evening and cozy moments.
What can be better than apple pie in the fall? Well, dare I say apple cranberry pie?! When these two iconic fall fruits are mixed together, it is like a fall explosion in your mouth!
This delicious Ball® Apple Pie Filling recipe is a favorite of mine. It delivers just the right amount of sweetness, fragrant flavors, and creaminess.
My favorite way of making sugar-free strawberry jam is with water-bath-canning. It is quick, easy, and delicious! This is the perfect strawberry jam canning recipe that is sweet and juicy yet sugar-free, and great if you are a first-time canner!
When I think about fall, I think about the warm, spicy, earthy aromas of nutmeg, cloves, pumpkin spice, chai, and apple cinnamon! And when making my favorite Ball® apple butter sauce recipe, these fall smells are exactly what float through our home! Your family will be in heaven!
SAUCE and salsa
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Peaches are the quintessential summer fruit—bursting with sweetness, vibrant in color, and versatile enough to enhance many dishes. From breakfast to dessert and even savory delights, I know you will love these peach recipes as much as the Thurmon household!
This yummy spiced tomato jam captures the essence of summer and takes it to a whole new level of deliciousness. Imagine the rich, sun-ripened tomatoes mixed with aromatic spices to create a sweet and savory jam that also has a little kick to it.
A perfect balance between contrasting flavors – sweet and spicy – this sauce will take your enchiladas (and other dishes!) from blah to super yummy!
Using succulent peaches with the cozy sweetness of brown sugar and a fiery habanero pepper makes this salsa oh-so-delicious! Roasting tomatoes, peaches, peppers, and onions gives it a lovely charred flavor that reminds you of hot summer days and barbeques with friends.
With its fresh and fruity taste, just the right amount of heat, and beautiful red, orange, and yellow hues, this pineapple mango salsa resembles all that summer offers and is oh-so-delicious!
Salsa is a real classic and such a wonderful, versatile condiment to have in the house. This Corn and Cherry Tomato Salsa is sure to brighten up your day with ripe cherry tomatoes and fresh corn kernels mixed with jalapenos and zesty lime juice.
Learn how to can tomato sauce in 10 super easy steps with a canning tomato sauce recipe that is fresh, full of flavor, and perfect for any beginner to master the art of canning!
One of my favorite chili sauce recipes to make using the last of our summer harvest. It goes delicious with hot dogs, burgers, wraps, tacos, corn chips, and much more!
The only guide you need on Ball® home canning. With 10 easy steps and a delicious recipe to get you started!
This delicious sweet and sour onion relish is one you are going to love, trust me! It’s both sweet and sour, which I love, making it the perfect side to a main dish or even as an appetizer with some delicious bread.
The only guide you need to learn how to can food perfectly every single time with Ball® home canning, with a delicious beginner’s recipe!
Deliciously roasted tomatillos, garlic, and onion make the base of this summer fresh Ball® salsa recipe. This roasted salsa verde is perfectly tangy and smoky with a bit of a kick. It’s delicious on your enchiladas, chips, or any tortilla-based meal!
pickling
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I'm excited to share with you my go-to recipe for homemade pickled red onions! With just a handful of simple ingredients – like vibrant red onions, aromatic herbs, maple syrup, and balsamic vinegar – it’s very easy to make and so tasty.
These pickled jalapeños are the perfect fit for tacos, nachos, or any favorite sandwich that needs spicing up! I also love just snacking on them straight out of the jar. They make the perfect picnic or cookout treat!
There is just something magical about preserving food. It is fun; you feel like you've accomplished something; you have food preserved for out-of-season, and it's something you can gift to others as well. Here is my favorite low-sodium dill pickle canning recipe along with a few other summer canning favorites.
This delicious sweet and sour onion relish is one you are going to love, trust me! It’s both sweet and sour, which I love, making it the perfect side to a main dish or even as an appetizer with some delicious bread.
There’s nothing quite like biting into a crisp, delicious, dill pickle! Cucumbers are usually aboundant here in the summer and this is the perfect way to preserve and enjoy them all year long! Keep reading for the recipe plus all my tips on which cucumbers varieties are my favorite and more!
Picking fresh jalapeños and then preserving them to make this slightly spicy and sweet candied jalapeño recipe is quite a delicious treat! Read more for the exact steps to make this delicious candied jalapeños canning recipe!
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To celebrate this seasonal fruit, I’ve rounded up a few of my favorite orange-inspired recipes, each one perfect for cozy December days and joyful holiday gatherings.