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Water Bath Canning

Water bath canning is one of the easiest ways to preserve high-acid foods like fruits, jams, jellies, pickles, and many tomato recipes. In this section you’ll find reliable recipes and step-by-step tutorials designed to help you safely preserve seasonal produce.

These guides focus on simple techniques, tested processing methods, and approachable recipes that work in real kitchens. Whether you're making homemade jam, pickling vegetables, or preserving summer fruit for the pantry, water bath canning makes it easy to enjoy seasonal flavors all year long.

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Jams, Jellies + Fruit Butters
Pickle Recipes
  • Homemade apple butter in a glass jar with a spoon, surrounded by fresh apples and canning jars on a rustic wooden table.
    Easy Apple Butter Recipe for Canning (Stovetop, Crockpot, Instant Pot)
  • Jar of homemade spiced pear chutney with a spoonful lifted above, showing tender pears, raisins, and warm spices, with fresh lemon slices and another jar blurred in the background.
    Spiced Pear Chutney Canning Recipe
  • Homemade apple pie jam in canning jars with fresh apples, cinnamon sticks, and warm spices on the counter.
    Apple Pie Jam (Easy Canning Recipe for Fall)
  • Glass jar filled with homemade Christmas jam made from cranberries, strawberries, and oranges, surrounded by fresh fruit and a cinnamon stick on a dark rustic surface.
    Homemade Christmas Jam Recipe (Cranberry, Strawberry & Orange)
  • Crunchy homemade dill pickles in mason jars with garlic, dill, and pickling spices on a kitchen counter.
    Easy Homemade Dill Pickles (refrigerator or canned)
  • Homemade canned peach pie filling in Ball mason jars made with fresh peaches, Clear Jel, cinnamon, and vanilla using a safe water bath canning recipe.
    Canning Peach Pie Filling
  • Jars of homemade canned peaches in light syrup beside a fresh peach and handwritten recipe card after water bath canning.
    How to Can Peaches (Easy Hot Pack Method)
  • Wooden pantry shelves filled with homemade canned tomatoes, green beans, jams, and preserves in mason jars.
    The Ultimate Guide to Home Canning & Preserving
  • Glass mason jars filled with canned peach sweet tea surrounded by fresh peaches and a linen cloth
    Canning Peach Sweet Tea
  • Homemade zucchini relish preserved in canning jars with fresh zucchini on the side.
    Sweet Zucchini Relish (So Good You’ll Eat It with a Spoon)
  • A spoonful of deep purple bourbon vanilla blackberry jam dripping into a glass mason jar, with fresh lemon slices and blackberries in the foreground
    No-Pectin Blackberry Jam with Bourbon and Vanilla (Small Batch Canning Recipe)
  • Close-up of homemade vanilla bourbon peach butter in a glass jar with a spoon on top, perfect for canning or spreading on toast.
    Vanilla Bourbon Peach Butter (Easy Recipe for Canning or Freezing)
  • Jar of roasted peach salsa with fresh peaches, tomatoes, red onion, garlic, and jalapeño on a dark surface.
    Roasted Peach Salsa Recipe
  • jar of homemade pickled ramps with fresh wild ramps on a dark wooden surface
    Easy Pickled Ramps Recipe (How to Preserve Wild Leeks)
  • Canning diced tomatoes like those pictured here is easy!
    Canning Diced Tomatoes Water Bath or Pressure Canned
  • Fork lifting golden pickled daikon radish from glass jar with turmeric brine
    Golden Honey Pickled Daikon Radish (Sweet & Spicy Refrigerator Pickles)
  • Jars of pickled carrots sitting on a counter surrounded by pickling spice.
    Easy Honey Pickled Carrots
  • Jars of pickled brussels sprouts on a counter.
    Pickled Brussels Sprouts (Frog Balls)
  • A close-up of a jar filled with silky, golden lemon curd, with a wooden spoon resting on top, dripping with the rich, smooth curd. A second jar, fresh lemons, and eggs blur softly in the background, creating a warm, moody, and inviting kitchen scene.
    Perfect Homemade Lemon Curd Recipe for Easy Canning
  • A rustic glass jar filled with homemade strawberry preserves, sweetened with honey and infused with vanilla. A black spoon rests in the jam, surrounded by jars of honey and sliced strawberries on a dark wooden surface with moody, warm lighting.
    Strawberry Preserves with Honey + Vanilla
  • Homemade strawberry syrup in a mason jar surrounded by fresh strawberries, ready for canning
    How to Make Strawberry Syrup for Canning (No Corn Syrup, No Red Dye)
  • Homemade vanilla cardamom pear butter in glass jars with fresh pears, vanilla beans, and lemon slices on a rustic wooden counter.
    Vanilla Cardamom Pear Butter (Easy, No-Pectin Canning Recipe)
  • Homemade fruit cocktail canned in light syrup using the water bath canning method
    Homemade Fruit Cocktail for Canning (No Corn Syrup, Just Real Fruit)
  • Two jars filled with homemade pickled green tomatoes packed in brine with visible pickling spices, set against a rustic gray background.
    Easy Pickled Green Tomatoes (quick or canning)
  • Tomatillo salsa in jars surrounded by fresh peppers and tomatillos.
    Canning Tomatillo Salsa (Easy Roasted Salsa Verde)
  • Jars of bread and butter pickles on a table with fresh cucumbers.
    Bread and Butter Pickles
  • Jars of pickled peppers with fresh peppers and garlic on a counter
    Quick and Easy Pickled Peppers
  • Jars of homemade pickled cranberries with fresh ginger and spices on a wooden surface, perfect for holiday canning and gifting.
    Pickled Cranberries (Sweet, Tart & Perfect for the Holidays)
  • Pickled green beans in canning jars on a counter
    The Best Pickled Green Beans Recipe (Dilly Beans)
  • Homemade canned salsa in Ball mason jars with green bell peppers and tomatoes on a dark countertop
    Canning Salsa That Tastes Like Summer (Easy + Safe Recipe)
  • Jars of home canned pizza sauce on a counter surrounded by fresh herbs, garlic, and tomatoes.
    Canning Pizza Sauce from Fresh Tomatoes
  • Jars of pickled garlic on a counter surrounded by spices and fresh dill.
    Easy Pickled Garlic Recipe | Canning or Quick Pickle
  • Jars of homemade cranberry sauce ready for canning with fresh cranberries, cloves, and cinnamon on the counter.
    Canning Cranberry Sauce (Jellied or Whole Berry)
  • Ladling homemade peach bourbon jelly into a glass Weck jar with fresh peaches and bourbon in the background.
    Homemade Peach Jelly (for Canning or Freezer)
  • Homemade canned apple slices in quart jars with fresh apples on a dark background.
    Canning Apples: How to Make Homemade Apple Slices in Syrup
  • Homemade canned applesauce in mason jars with fresh apples and a spoonful of sauce
    Canning Applesauce Made Easy: The Best Homemade Recipe for Fall
  • Quart jar of homemade canned apple pie filling surrounded by fresh apples and cinnamon sticks on a rustic wooden table.
    How to Can Apple Pie Filling (Easy Homemade Recipe)
  • Close-up of a mason jar filled with homemade brandied cherries, rich red fruit soaked in syrup, with fresh cherries scattered around on a rustic surface—perfect garnish for cocktails or desserts.
    Brandied Cherries (The Easy, Boozy Preserved Cherry You Didn’t Know You Needed)
  • Close-up of homemade raspberry jam in glass jars with fresh raspberries and a halved lime on a dark linen background.
    Homemade Raspberry Jam: A Simple, No-Pectin Recipe
  • Blueberry jelly in jars surrounded by fresh blueberries
    Blueberry Jelly That Tastes Like Summer (Easy, Low Sugar & Canning Safe)

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