Peaches or Strawberries / Freezing Using Pectin

By Hklbrries

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

Details

Adapted from uga.edu

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.