Honey Vanilla Bean Peach Freezer Jam

I love peach season! Peaches are my all time favorite fruit and I have been so excited to have so many peaches this year! I don't have any canning equipment so I am finding new ways to preserve my peaches for year round eating.  Freezer jam is an obvious, easy and delicious choice. Besides Peach Raspberry freezer jam, this is my new favorite recipe! 

I love this recipe because unlike most freezer jams that are runny and syrupy, this one is thicker like regular canned jam.  I also love that the sugars are from natural sugar forms- 100% juice and honey! It always bothers me that there is SO MUCH SUGAR added to fruit to make jams, so I love that this one doesn't have all that extra gunk!
I hope you enjoy this as much as we have!

Honey Vanilla Bean Peach Freezer Jam

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Makes about 5 pints

1 ½ cups 100% apple juice

6 Tbsp Ball no-sugar needed pectin (or 2 1/75 oz packages)

6 cups diced and slightly mashed peaches

1 ½ cups raw natural honey, melted

2 vanilla beans

Peel, dice, and slightly mash peaches to create 6 cups.

Remove seeds from vanilla beans by slicing open bean and gently scraping out the seeds.

Add vanilla seeds to peaches and gently stir.

Heat the juice in a large pot at med-high heat until it comes to a boil.  

Whisk in the pectin and continue to whisk to dissolve while bringing to a hard boil.

Boil for 1 minute.

Add peaches/vanilla seeds, and honey.

Bring to a rolling boil and boil for 5 minutes, stirring often.

Remove from heat and let cool slightly.

Using a liquid measuring cup, pour into prepared containers, leaving ½ inch room at the top to allow for expansion during freezing.

Place lids on top and let sit at room temperature until completely cooled (12-24 hours).

Store in fridge for up to 1 month or in the freezer for up to 1 year.

Enjoy!