How To Freeze Peaches

When you don’t have the time or it’s just too hot to can your beautiful peaches, freeze instead! It’s fast and oh so easy. Learn how to freeze peaches and put up 20+ lbs. of peaches for the winter the easiest, healthiest way.

Summer is such a wonderful time of year! Enjoying more daylight hours, swimming to cool off, grilling outdoors, camping, and all the summer vibes. The fruit that’s in season is out of this world. When it’s too hot to think, let alone eat, a juicy watermelon hits the spot.

That warm, hot sun brings about another of our family’s favorite fruits: soft, sweet peaches. Peaches and cream is an absolute must around here. Although, truth be told, it’s not my fave. I’m not a huge dairy fan. But ice cream — hold up! I’m the queen of dairy then. 😉

We don’t grow our own peaches (yet), so I like to buy them from the local farms of our great Pacific Northwest. Buying in bulk gets us the best deal and a decent amount to put up for storage to enjoy throughout the fall and winter months.

Video How to Freeze Peaches

How we like to eat those frozen peaches

There’s nothing like eating fresh peaches, for sure. But those only last while the season is present. That’s why it’s common practice to preserve, can, dehydrate, and freeze.

Something about waking up on a crisp, fall morning and baking a warm, peach sourdough skillet for breakfast feels nostalgic and heartwarming. Or cuddling up on the couch while watching soft snowflakes fall with a serving of peach crisp. Count me in!

Peach pie, peaches and cream oatmeal, peach overnight oats, peach granola, to name a few. I guess you could go crazy with ideas.

The easy way to preserve large quantities: FREEZE!

I’m all about maximizing my time and effort. So freezing produce for long-term use is my kind of preserving.

Canning peaches definitely has its place and time. There’s a homestead feeling I get knowing that I’ve supplied my family with enough food to last through to the next growing season when my gaze falls upon beautiful rows of glass jars filled with various colored gems. Yeah, I tend to romanticize a little, but that’s OK. Keeps things entertaining. 😉

Instructions to freeze peaches

1. Clean peaches thoroughly. I like to do this by giving them a vinegar bath of about 1:3 parts vinegar to water.
2. Rinse peaches with clean water.
3. Remove the stone pit by cutting around the middle of the peach from stem to tip. I always buy freestone peaches because their pits are so easy to remove.
4. Slice, dice, or cut peaches to desired size.
5. As peaches are cut, place in a bowl of new vinegar water. Again, about a ratio of 1:3 vinegar to water. This prevents the fruit from browning.
6. After all the fruits is cut, drain off the vinegar water and place in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet.
7. Pop in the freezer for 4 hours or until frozen.
8. Distribute frozen fruit into zip bags in desired amounts for freezer storage. I usually put about 4-6 cups into a gallon zip bag. This is a good amount for making cobblers, pies, or breakfast bakes for my family of 5.

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Do you like to preserve the harvest?

What is your favorite way to eat peaches? Do you store peaches for use through the long, winter months? Tell me about it!