Canning Recipes | Wholefully https://wholefully.com/seasonal-recipes/canning-recipes/ Fresh Family Meals - Made for Everyday Life Thu, 18 Jul 2024 20:30:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wholefully.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/favicon-150x150.png Canning Recipes | Wholefully https://wholefully.com/seasonal-recipes/canning-recipes/ 32 32 Simple Blueberry Jam Recipe https://wholefully.com/blueberry-jam-recipe/ https://wholefully.com/blueberry-jam-recipe/#respond Mon, 15 Jul 2024 06:40:00 +0000 https://wholefully.com/?p=77995 Looking for an easy, tasty homemade blueberry jam recipe? This simple recipe calls for only a few ingredients and will have you enjoying summer fruit all year.
A long spoon scoops up fruit jam from a half-pint jar, fresh fruit and more jars around it.
Every year, we put up jars and jars of jam and preserves. Jam is one of the best places for new canners to start—there aren't a ton of ingredients or a lot of prep work, they come together quickly, and taste far better than what you'd find at the grocery store. This blueberry jam recipe has been a go-to  in my family for years, and I'm excited to share it with you today. Let's make some blueberry jam! Read the post »]]> https://wholefully.com/blueberry-jam-recipe/feed/ 0 How To Make Canned Pickled Beets https://wholefully.com/pickled-beets/ https://wholefully.com/pickled-beets/#respond Mon, 24 Jun 2024 05:18:00 +0000 https://wholefully.com/?p=78106 Making homemade pickled beets is a great way to preserve the flavors of fresh beets! Follow our step-by-step guide on how to make canned pickled beets at home.
Two slices of pickled beets are speared onto the end of a fork held above an open jar of homemade pickles.
This pickled beet recipe is tasty enough to turn even the staunchest of beet-haters into a fan. This heirloom canning recipe has been passed down in my family for generations (and we've verified it to make sure it is up to modern canning safety standards), so you can trust that it's a winner! Plus, pickles are some of the easiest recipes to kick off a canning journey. Let's get pickling! Read the post »]]> https://wholefully.com/pickled-beets/feed/ 0 Strawberry-Rhubarb Jam https://wholefully.com/strawberry-rhubarb-jam/ https://wholefully.com/strawberry-rhubarb-jam/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2024 14:39:58 +0000 http://backtoherroots.com/?p=23861 Strawberries are the first cannable produce to come off in our area, and it's normally the first time I pull out my canner for the year. I canned a number of wonderful strawberry recipes this year, but none of them hold a candle to the wonderful Strawberry-Rhubarb Jam recipe directly from the pages of the canning bible—the Ball Blue Book Guide to Preserving. This jam is pretty much life-changing. It's sweet, tangy, fruity. I know some people love the smooth, clear results you get with making jelly, but this jam is packed full of rhubarb chunks and strawberry pieces. I love that you can actually see the fruit when you spread it onto an English muffin. This jam makes my breakfast happy. Get the recipe -->]]> https://wholefully.com/strawberry-rhubarb-jam/feed/ 9 The Best Homemade Dill Pickles https://wholefully.com/dill-pickle-recipe/ https://wholefully.com/dill-pickle-recipe/#respond Tue, 28 May 2024 06:27:00 +0000 https://wholefully.com/?p=77809 Learn how to make delicious homemade dill pickles with this easy canning recipe. Perfect for snacking or adding to sandwiches, these pickles are a must-try for pickle lovers.
Pickle brine pours into a jar of pickling cucumbers, garlic cloves, and fresh dill.
Whether it's in crunchy slices on top of burgers or as a tangy spear on the plate next to your sandwich—it's hard to beat a great dill pickle! Homemade pickles are shockingly easy to make, and this dill pickle recipe is the perfect pickle for newbies to kick-off their canning journey. Dill pickles are packed with complex, crunchy, tangy flavor, but they are deceptive simple to make! You'll just need a handful of ingredients and some basic canning tools to get started. Fear not, we'll guide you through every step of the way—from selecting the perfect cucumbers to crafting the ideal brine. So roll up your sleeves, grab your jars, and let's get pickling. Read the post »]]> https://wholefully.com/dill-pickle-recipe/feed/ 0 How to Freeze Strawberries https://wholefully.com/how-to-freeze-strawberries/ https://wholefully.com/how-to-freeze-strawberries/#respond Tue, 23 Apr 2024 13:13:54 +0000 https://wholefully.com/?p=52178 Preserve the flavors of summer by learning how to freeze strawberries! It's an easy task that takes just a few minutes, and the frozen berries can be used in hundreds of ways. Make strawberry crisp, turn them into jam, put them in your smoothies—the possibilities are endless! Each May, I pick around 100 pounds of fresh, red, ripe strawberries. While a lot of those beautiful berries go straight into my family’s mouths, I do manage to save some of them for freezing as well. Strawberries are one of my favorite fruits to freeze because freezing preserves the flavor so well, and frozen strawberries are stupendously versatile! We love using frozen strawberries in jams, smoothies, crisps, pies, and oatmeal. Frozen strawberries are a wonderful way to bring a little bit of summer to wintertime! Overhead of fresh strawberries in a ceramic punnet with fresh berries spilling out.

How do you freeze strawberries without them getting mushy?

Let’s be honest, no matter what you do, frozen strawberries are never going to have the same texture after defrosting as they would if they were fresh. But you can help the strawberries keep their shape and avoid mushiness if you follow a few simple rules:
  • Avoid using overripe strawberries—if they are dark red and already super-soft before going into the freezer, they will be mushy when you defrost them.
  • Freeze your strawberries in a single layer on a baking sheet before moving them to containers. Big clumps of frozen berries will defrost unevenly, making them more prone to mush.
  • Wash your strawberries before freezing. This will remove any potential mold or bacteria that would help your strawberries break down faster.
Read the post »]]> https://wholefully.com/how-to-freeze-strawberries/feed/ 0 The Ultimate Guide to Canning Tomato Sauce https://wholefully.com/canning-tomato-sauce/ https://wholefully.com/canning-tomato-sauce/#comments Fri, 15 Sep 2023 16:23:33 +0000 https://wholefully.com/?p=55967 Preserve summer's tomatoes and enjoy them all year by canning tomato sauce. Learn how to safely can your tomatoes in this complete guide. A single jar of canned tomato sauce stands surrounded by fresh tomatoes and basil. As summer reaches its peak, gardeners around the country begin to patrol their tomato plots. They’re looking for that telltale rosy red hue that signals a tomato harvest is just around the corner! There’s nothing quite like a fresh tomato off the vine, but we’re often left with more tomatoes than we know what to do with. Thankfully, this basic canned tomato sauce is a simple way to preserve your tomato harvest well into the winter months. The simplicity of this basic tomato sauce is what makes it super versatile. You can add some green peppers, garlic, and mushrooms to turn it into a pasta sauce, or add some spices and use it as the perfect pizza sauce for your homemade pizzas. It can be the base of a good pot of chili or you can turn it into the best enchilada sauce you've ever tasted. Let's dive into canning! Overhead of two full jars of sauce with fresh ingredients around.

What's the difference between tomato sauce, spaghetti sauce, and tomato puree?

There are a lot of different tomato-based sauces to keep track of! Here's where to use what:
  • Tomato Puree: This is a thick puree of either fresh or canned tomatoes that can be used in a lot of recipes in place of tomato paste.
  • Spaghetti Sauce: This is a ready-to-use sauce seasoned with herbs and aromatic veggies that's perfect tossed with some hot cooked pasta.
  • Tomato Sauce (this recipe!): This is similar to tomato puree, but it is designed to be canned safely to make it shelf stable. This basic sauce just has two ingredients—tomatoes and an acidifier—and it's a great base for spaghetti sauce, pizza sauce, chili, enchilada sauce, tomato soup, and lots of other delicious uses! Read the post »
]]> https://wholefully.com/canning-tomato-sauce/feed/ 6 How To Dehydrate Apples: 3 Easy Methods To Try https://wholefully.com/how-to-dehydrate-apples/ https://wholefully.com/how-to-dehydrate-apples/#comments Tue, 05 Sep 2023 20:42:25 +0000 https://wholefully.com/?p=56333 Dehydrating apples is a great way to preserve fruit all year long. We'll show you 3 easy methods for dehydrating apples. Heading out to an orchard to pick apples is a must-do for our family each fall! I always make sure to grab way more apples than my family could ever eat fresh, and that's because apples are a darling of food preservation! There are lots of ways to stash your apple bounty for later enjoyment, but one of my faves is dehydrating! Dried apples are tasty, easy-to-make and super versatile. Learning how to dehydrate apples is super simple. You can use an oven, a dehydrator, or even the power of the sun. Dehydrating apples allows you to preserve them through the long winter months and into the spring. Dehydrated apples are crisp, sweet, and delicious. Let's get drying! Close up on dehydrated apple rings.

What type of apple is best for dehydrating?

It all comes down to availability and taste. Honestly, every apple can be dehydrated, so whatever you have on hand will work perfectly! If you prefer an apple that’s tart, then you can’t go wrong with a McIntosh or Granny Smith. However, if you have a sweet tooth, Fuji, Honeycrisp, Red Delicious, and Gala are all great options.

Do I need to remove the skin of my apples?

This all comes down to personal preference. Your apples will dehydrate well with or without the skin. If you prefer to have no skin, just take a vegetable peeler and peel it off before dehydrating. We personally prefer to leave the skin on because the color is beautiful, the skin is full of nutrients, and—let's be honest—it saves us a step! Read the post »]]> https://wholefully.com/how-to-dehydrate-apples/feed/ 2 Canning Peaches: A Beginner’s Guide (Slices and Halves) https://wholefully.com/canning-peaches-slices-halves/ https://wholefully.com/canning-peaches-slices-halves/#respond Fri, 25 Aug 2023 17:50:47 +0000 https://wholefully.com/?p=55923 Canning peaches is a great way to put delicious, homemade peaches on your table in the middle of winter. Follow our step-by-step guide to canning peaches here. Canning peaches is a must-do each summer in my house. Having jars of sunny yellow peaches on my shelves brings me so much joy! Peaches are one of the very best fruits for canning (right up there with canning applesauce). We use canned peaches all year long in our house. You'll find us using them in school lunchboxes, in yogurt bowls, on top of pancakes, and even tossed on top of a bowl of ice cream. Traditionally, peaches are canned using a heavy syrup made thick and sweet with granulated sugar. You can do that (and we'll show you how), but it is also perfectly safe to can peaches in light syrup, juice, water, and even using unrefined sweeteners. We'll cover all this in our tutorial below. Let's get canning! Overhead of fruit slices in a jar with a canning lid and band beside it.

What are the best peaches for canning?

Not just any peach will do for canning. Here's what you should look for when shopping for canning peaches:
  • Ripe, but still somewhat firm peaches. Ripe peaches are the easiest to peel and have the best flavor and texture. Peaches that are overly ripe are difficult to work with and can lose their texture during processing.
  • Yellow peaches, not white. Only yellow peaches are acidic enough to be water bath canned safely—white peaches can have a higher pH level, or be too alkaline, so they aren't considered safe to can.
  • Freestone peaches. There are three kinds of peaches—freestone, clingstone and semi-freestone. Their name tells you basically everything you need to know! In clingstone peaches, the flesh "clings" to the pit. Freestone peaches, the flesh is separate from the flesh. Any kind works for canning, but it is much easier to work with freestone or semi-freestone peaches. It's worth seeking out freestone peaches, especially if you are planning on doing a large batch of peach canning.
Read the post »]]> https://wholefully.com/canning-peaches-slices-halves/feed/ 0 Gingered Pear Preserves Recipe https://wholefully.com/gingered-pear-preserves-recipe/ https://wholefully.com/gingered-pear-preserves-recipe/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2022 06:00:05 +0000 https://wholefully.com/?p=65966 Ginger pear preserves are a flavorful, unique topping for toast, yogurt, pancakes, and oatmeal. They are a great addition to the fall canning season! An open jar of preserves stands with a wooden spoon dipped into it. These Gingered Pear Preserves are a must-make for us each year. I've been canning this recipe from the makers of Ball® home canning products since I first started canning in my first apartment kitchen 15 years ago! This sweet and tangy jam is perfect on top of toast, slathered on fancy grilled cheese, or given away as a thoughtful holiday gift. This recipe only has four ingredients (all of which you can get at your regular supermarket), making it a supremely easy beginner canning recipe. Follow the directions, and you can't mess this up! Let's get canning. Read the post »]]> https://wholefully.com/gingered-pear-preserves-recipe/feed/ 5 Red Onion and Port Jam https://wholefully.com/port-red-onion-jam/ https://wholefully.com/port-red-onion-jam/#respond Wed, 31 Aug 2022 06:00:05 +0000 https://wholefully.com/?p=65183 This onion jam combines sweet and tangy flavors to make a homemade condiment. It’s a tasty addition to hamburgers, cheese plates, and grilled meats. A jar of pink-hued red onion and port jam with a wooden spoon in it stands next to a plate with a cheeseburger topped with onion jam. This tangy, spicy, and sweet jam is a little weird (in the best kind of way), and it shines when paired with rich foods like full-fat cheese and red meat. We serve this jam as a condiment on burgers or nestled into a cheese board. This jam also works beautifully on top of softened cream cheese (just like our pepper jelly recipe) for an easy-as-can-be appetizer. Like all canned jam recipes, this canning recipe is easy-to-follow and beginner friendly. This tested and approved recipe comes directly from the makers of Ball® home canning products, so you can be sure that it's safe for you and your family. Let's get canning! Read the post »]]> https://wholefully.com/port-red-onion-jam/feed/ 0