6 cups peeled diced peaches
3/4 cup white sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
Toss the peaches, sugar and vanilla extract together in a glass baking dish.
Roast in the oven at 350 degrees F stirring occasionally until the jam reduces and the juice almost completely boils off.
Watch it closely toward the end of the cooking time because the sugars will be very concentrated and will more easily burn.
Cooking time will vary depending upon the water content of the peaches and the depth of the baking dish. Allow up to 90 minutes for the jam to cook fully.
This is a small batch jam but it can be scaled upward if you wish to make more. Let the consistency and taste of the of the jam be your guide to when larger batches are ready.
Larger pans will take a longer time and it is important to scrape the sides of the pan and stir every half hour or so.
The jam can be preserved in mason jars using a water bath as instructed by the jar manufacturer.
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