Canning and Preserving recipe collection

No-cook strawberry freezer jam captures peak summer strawberry flavor with liquid pectin, sugar, and lemon juice. Ready in 20 minutes with no boiling and no canning equipment.

I always have the ingredients on hand to make these. Plus, they are "healthy" because they have oatmeal!

When you taste homemade marmalade once, you will never want any store-bought. Made marmalade today, and it was absolutely delicious; tasted fresh, slightly bitter and not super sweet, just the right balance of the fruits and sugar.

Old-fashioned peach conserve with whole oranges, sugar, and maraschino cherries cooked down to a chunky, citrusy marmalade. Spread on toast or scones for a sun-bright burst of summer.

Pineapple apricot jam made from just 3 ingredients: dried apricots, crushed pineapple, and sugar. No pectin needed. Slow-simmered until thick and spreadable.

Make your own poultry (chicken) seasoning from scratch using ingredient that are likely already in your pantry.

Tangy, sweet Japanese-style pickled carrots, thinly sliced or julienned, ready in hours. Perfect as a side for sushi, rice bowls, grilled meats or for wraps.

Rangpur lime marmalade preserves whole rangpur limes and lemons in a small-batch sugar syrup over two overnight rests, sealed in jars with paraffin. Old-fashioned canning recipe.

A sweet and sour topping of carmelized red onions that is perfect to dress up a burger.

Red tomato marmalade simmers fresh tomatoes with cider vinegar, sugar, salt, and pickling spices into a tart-sweet preserve. Old-fashioned condiment that pairs beautifully with ham, cheese, or sandwiches.

Red tomato preserves made the old-fashioned way: whole peeled tomatoes steeped overnight in sugar, then simmered with thinly sliced lemon until the syrup runs clear and thick. A vintage canning classic.

Sugar-free refrigerator grape jelly made with unsweetened grape juice, unflavored gelatin, and lemon juice. No pectin, no canning, no special equipment. Ready in 35 minutes, keeps for 2 weeks.

Old-fashioned rhubarb and fig jam, sugared overnight then boiled down with chopped candied peel for a deep, jammy preserve. Yields about 9 pints, perfect for canning season and homemade gifts.

Blueberry jam infused with Sambuca licorice liqueur and lemon zest, sealed with whole coffee beans in each jar. Italian-inspired homemade preserves with a gentle anise note.

Fig strawberry preserves use mashed fresh figs, sugar, and strawberry Jello for an old-fashioned three-ingredient preserve. Tastes like both fruits at once.

Tart, aromatic marmalade made from bitter Seville-style oranges. Tender peel strips suspended in jewel-bright jelly that's perfect on morning toast or stirred into tea.