Woahhhh….I finally feel like I’m resurfacing in the world!
I haven’t had the stomach flu for 10 years and….I won’t get into it. Let’s just say I’m more than a little glad my mom and dad were already scheduled to fly across the country to visit me. Now I’m sitting here sipping a cold ginger ale my feet propped up while my dad hangs all the pictures I’ve been too lazy to hang for the past eight months and I’m as happy as a little clam.
But back to these preserves! They are so, so good.
I actually found this recipe in an older issue of Bon Appetit and knew I had to make them as soon as possible. While I’m sorta clueless on sterilizing my own jars and such, I love the idea of canning and preserving. It’s very Laura Ingalls-eque, don’t you agree?
And the best part about these preserves is the addition of Earl Gray tea, my favorite black tea! It gives the preserves a slight floral taste, furthering the depth of flavor and making them absolutely addicting on anything from bagels to crackers to muffins.
So…while I’m attempting solid food again and soaking up every second with my folks, you should totally make this! It’s a fun way to keep summer going all year long.
Earl Gray Peach Preserves
makes 1 large jar
adapted from Bon Appetit
Ingredients:
2 1/2 lbs fresh peaches
1 1/4 cup sugar
juice of 1 lemon
3 earl gray teabags
Directions:
Bring a large pot of water to a boil on the stove. Drop peaches in and cook for 30 seconds. Remove with tongs and place on a paper towel-lined. When cool, peel peaches (peaches should peel very easily at this point) then slice into 1/4th inch slices.
Place peach slices in heavy bottomed pot and cover with sugar and lemon juice. Open up one bag of tea and sprinkle in the leaves. Add the other two tea bags whole. Bring to a simmer and cook for about 40 minutes until very thick.Remove teabags and either can preserves according to proper canning procedures (see here) or just ladle into tupperware and let cool.
Preserves will last in sterilized cans for a year…or in tupperware for about two weeks.
Time:
1 hour
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Wow, this looks so so good. I’ve also got to try my hand at real canning…I’d love to have homemade applesauce on hand.
Feel better…I’m finishing up a bout of food poisoning, so I’m with you at heart! =)
Dad’s. Are. The. Best!!
I LOVE earl gray..LOVE fruit preserves….and I’m pretty sure I’ll LOVE this
Yum! This sounds delicious. And, agreed, there is nothing better than parent’s love when you’re feeling ill.
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I’m glad you are feeling better. I’ve never made my own preserves, but I want to! Parents are the best
This look delicious! Love the addition of Earl Grey, I bet it tastes fabulous. Glad you’re starting to feel a bit better!
Ah this reminds me of grandparents house. The picture looks great.
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You can right click on the link and click open a new window/tab
This looks SOOO yummy! Earl Grey is also my favorite tea, I can’t wait to get some peaches at the market and give this a try. Do you think that you would be able to freezer them, like freezer jam? I make a ton of different freezer preserves.
Thanks For Sharing!
This looks easy and delicious…. YUM!
xoxo from Trinidad
Mmm. However do you come up with such genius things?! I love this.
Sounds yummy! I also know nothing about canning and making my own preserves, but the instructions seem simple enough!
Mmm tea, peaches and jelly all in one!? YAS
Boo! feel better girl, being sick stinks! Glad your parents are there to take care of cha. Great recipe as usual, the Earl Grey is an interesting add
Jenna this looks and sounds wonderful!
I love jams and chutneys and preserves…and wow with peaches AND the tea. Lovely.
Because I never measure things in “pounds” of produce, would you say that 2.5 lbs is about a half dozen peaches, give or take? More, less? Obviously this isn’t an exact science but any guesstimates?
I have 4 really ripe peaches on my countertop…that are calling for this recipe
This is genius. I always want to can and this looks like an easy recipe!
YUM! Glad you are feeling better!
Um, YUM!!! Now I want toast/bagel with preserves. These preserves. I might just have to make this.
Glad you are feeling better, Jenna! The stomach flu is the worst!
haha I love the idea of canning too. Along with making my own butter (I’ve done that!), and washing clothes by hand (done that too!), it brings me back to my roots a little more. Canning has always intimidated me so much though!
Oh my goodness that sounds divine.
Glad you’re feeling better!
And um, YES. Those preserves need to be traveling down into my belly.
Ehhhh to the stomach flu! I hardly ever get it either (I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve thrown up in my life!) and usually get a respiratory virus instead. So, the last time my mom had the stomach flu, I told her how glad I was I don’t get it. Big surprise when the next day I got it and was sick with it for 5 days (and we had to cancel Thanksgiving!)…
I love Earl Gray! I make shortbread cookies with them (but HELLO caffeine, the first time I made them I ate a whole bunch and couldn’t sleep all night).
Yum! This seems so simple. No excuse not to try preserving anymore!
Fabulous combination of flavours!
Glad you’re feeling a bit better and that your parents were there to look after you
Glad to hear you are feeling better! I love jam on crackers and this would be scrumptious on a few saltines. Yum! Thanks for another great recipe!
Early grey is my favorite tea too. Have you ever tried Lady Grey? It’s a little more subtle than Earl himself but still delicious.
What a creative recipe!!
So glad you are feeling better
I have never made my own preserves before but now I might have to! Thanks!
Love Earl Gray. Love peaches. LOVE cream cheese and jam together. Too bad I’m probably never going to make this. As easy as it sounds, I can’t see myself boiling that many peaches and then peeling them. I think you should just send me a jar!
Lol – too trueIt looks so perfect, but I can’t see me with that many peaches first of all! But y’know, I should just do it anyways – I could pleasantly surprise myself with something new
I hope you feel better soon!
So glad you are feeling better! I was planning on making peach butter tonight, but maybe it will be peach preserves instead!
Love tea & peaches…what an idea to put together!
First, I hope you are feeling better. I have been hearing many a tale of the stomach flue of late (from Michigan to California)…so it must be circulating across the whole country.
Second, this looks brilliant. Peaches and Earl Grey. Two of my favorite things. I will have to give it a whirl…hopefully the stone fruit will be more abundant next year than this season.
I would never think to add tea to preserves! Such a fun, glam twist.
I am so excited to make this! Earl Gray is my absolute favourite tea so I have a feeling I will love it!
I could eat these preserves all day long…they look heavenly!
I just had earl gray for the first time last night! Y to the U to the M!
Wow.. these look and sound so good! I love the idea of canning but the process of sterilizing/steaming jars does kind of scare me. mayyybe i’ll try this recipe first since it doesn’t seem overly challenging lol
I just love storing preserves (especially peach and apricot) in Ball jars! They are so retro and cute. Thanks for the post.
Looks delicious! I’m going to try this, always thought it would be difficult to make preserves, but it seems pretty user friendly!
Sounds delicious!!
Wow I have all these ingredients!! Earl Gray is by far my favorite tea!!!
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I just canned peaches this last weekend and have some left over!! I am so trying this!! It looks absolutely fantastic! I hope you get to feeling better and enjoy all the time with your parents!!
oh dear gawd. oh dear gawd. i need. I need this with goat cheese on a bagel.
Love this idea – looks tasty! My mother has SO many delicious canning recipes. My parents have a huge garden on their Nebraska farm – and I’m trying to learn how to can as well. I am planning on picking raspberry’s at a local farm this weekend. Do you have any good recipes for raspberry jam?
I am so in love with peaches right now. This would be great on whole wheat toast!
Oh…. I’ve never made any kind of preserves before. But if I did, that’s pretty much exactly how I’d eat it. Wholewheat bagels smothered in cream cheese and preserves. With a hot tea on the side.
this is really great and sounds so refreshing!
Bummer about the stomache bug, feel better!
i definitely will! this sounds like an amazing and unexpected pairing!
sounds SO good. makes me wanna give canning a whirl.
Earl gray tea smells and tastes like Fruit Loops to me. Weird? Yes. Tasty? Absolutely!
You are amazing! I’m so going to do this while husband is out of town. I’ll do the sterilized jar deal and hide the results until his birthday in October. He loves peaches and earl grey tea!
Ooh! I love the sound of this as it combines two of my favorite things. I have zero experience with canning, but this might be motivation to try it!
You used to post videos every once in a while and haven’t in quite a bit! Do it, do it!!
peaches are delicious! i’ve loved your website from the start jenna. you always have great posts! =)
I MADE THIS tonight!
It turned out great!
I bet this tastes even better with your parents around!
So happy you are together! Say hello to them for me!
Doting parents and delicious preserves?! I think you died and went to heaven.
No, wait. I don’t think stomach flu exists in heaven.
Looks delish!
looks ridiculously amazing!!
This sounds so yummy!
I made these last night
But, shhhhhhhh, don’t tell anyone…I used canned peaches!! Didn’t feel like leaving the house, and those two cans of peaches were dying to be used for something. And guess what? They turned out great! My hubby made 2 pb&j’s with the peach preserves and begged me to make more soon!
I’ve just made this recipe and the result is so…..delllliiicious !! Thanks for sharing this !!
Love preserves. And love this clever tea inclusion! Sweet.
I made this friday morning and it was fabulous. I used some peaches that I got at the farmers market that weren’t too sweet (weird) and this was the perfect use for them! So good and so yummy!
What a cool idea! Beautiful color, too.
I made this last week, too! Sooo delicious. But… it’s not in an old issue of BA. It’s in last month’s.
Totally made it. Totally blogged it. Totally loved it.
THANKS!
I made 4 batches of this in October. Wanted to say that this recipe turned out to be so versatile. I made the recipe as written. Then I altered it to make plain peach preserves (omit tea), vanilla peach preserves (omit tea/add vanilla extract), and spiced peach preserves (omit tea/add allspice, cinnamon, and nutmeg).
I properly canned them (a first time experience!) and as of right now we’re working on the plain version. All that remains is the spiced preserves and I plan to open that jar around New Year’s
All variations have turned out amazing and it was a very enjoyable first experience with making preserves and canning.
Thanks for such a simple and flexible recipe with wonderful results!