Peaches or Strawberries / Freezing Using Pectin

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Here's a simple recipe for a low-sugar pectin syrup that works well for freezing peaches and strawberries.

Ingredients

  • 1 box of powdered pectin
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • Prepared peaches or strawberries

Preparation

Step 1

Combine powdered pectin with water in a saucepan, and stir and boil 1 minute. Stir in sugar and dissolve. Remove the pan from the heat and add cold water to make 2 cups of syrup. Chill. Put cleaned and prepared fruit in a 4- to 6-quart bowl; add enough pectin syrup to glaze the fruit with a thin film. Gently fold fruit to coat each piece with the syrup. Then package, seal and freeze promptly.