Peach BBQ Sauce Recipe with Canning Tips

A peach BBQ sauce recipe ties summer with finger lickin’ goodness. Canning this homemade BBQ sauce allows for summer to be enjoyed throughout the winter months. The bonus? Preparing this peach BBQ sauce is done using a slow cooker or roaster oven, freeing you up to move on to other pressing tasks at hand.

Peach BBQ Sauce Recipe and Other Peachy Items

Summer has one meaning, all things peach. There are a plethora of options when it comes to preserving peaches, including this homemade BBQ sauce.

Do not let me deprive you of other peachy goodness, definitely give the following recipes, beverage, and preserved items try. You’ll not regret it!

• Old Fashioned Peach Cobbler
• Peach Shrub | a drinking vinegar and cocktail mixer
• Canning Bourbon Peaches
• Canning Peach Jam with Honey
• Ginger Peach Conserve with Canning Tips

Preserving Cherries and Figs

With that said, do not discount cherries or figs. These fruits are a part of summer that should never be denied. Cherries, figs, and peaches, that’s what summer is about.

• Cherry salsa for canning and eating fresh
• Canning homemade cherry BBQ sauce
• Bourbon figs and preserving fig syrup

Enjoy these summertime canning recipes throughout the year.

Homemade Cherry Salsa Recipe for Canning

Canning Homemade Peach BBQ Sauce

The ability to preserve a delicious summertime fruit is one of the greatest joys to preserving foods. In addition to using this peach BBQ sauce as it states, add to pork to create a peachy pork fajitas.

Peach BBQ Sauce Recipe – Ingredients

• 12 cups Peaches, peeled and chopped
• 2 cups Bell Peppers, cored and chopped
• 2 cups yellow Onions, chopped
• 1 cup Brown Sugar
• 2 cups Apple Cider Vinegar
• 1/4 cup Honey
• 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tbsp smoked Paprika
• 2 tsp dry Mustard
• 1 tsp Salt
• Bourbon, optional

Peach BBQ Sauce Recipe – Equipment

To simplify life, and create better time management, this peach BBQ sauce recipe was made using a electric roaster oven. However, smaller batches can be made using a slow cooker.

• Slow Cooker or Electric Roaster Oven
• Immersion Blender
• Blanching Basket

Canning Tools

• Steam Canner or Hot Water Bath Canner
• Jar Funnel
• Air Bubble Remover
• 3 quart size Mason jars, 1 pint size Mason jar

Peach BBQ Sauce Recipe – Instructions

1. Blanch peaches for 30 to 40 seconds, remove and reserve skins.
2. Slice peaches directly into the slow cooker or roaster oven. Next, add all ingredients except the bourbon. Gently fold together the ingredients, set slow cooker or roaster oven to low.
3. Allow peaches to cook on low for 8 to 10 hours.
4. Using an immersion blender, blend the peach BBQ sauce until the desired consistency has been met.
5. The peach BBQ sauce can be used immediately or canned for later consumption.

Canning BBQ Sauce Instructions

1. Instructions on how to use a steam canner can be found here.
2. Using a jar funnel, fill jars leaving a 1/2-inch headspace from the top of the jar.
3. Prior to adding the lids and rings, add 1/2 tablespoon of bourbon to each jar. 
4.  Remove air bubbles, add additional BBQ sauce if needed.
5. Wipe rims of jars, add warmed lids. Add rings finger tight.
6. Process jars according to your altitude, see chart below.

Utilize the chart below for the appropriate process time based on your altitude.

Peach BBQ Sauce in a steam canner or hot water bath canner.
	Process Time at Altitudes of
Style of Pack	Jar Size	0 – 1,000 ft	1,001 – 3,000 ft	3,001 – 6,000 ft	Above 6,000 ft
Hot	Half-pints or Pints	20 min	25 min	30 min	35 min

Notes

1. For BBQ sauce which is runny, remove slow cooker or roaster oven lid and turn cooking setting to high. Allow the sauce to cook down, stirring often, until desired consistency is met.
2. Dehydrate reserved skins and grind to powder. The powder can be used to flavor oatmeal, pancakes, cakes, and pastries.

For additional tip, trick, and recipes on how to preserve foods grab a copy of my book, The Farm Girl's Guide to Preserving the Harvest. Whether you are a novice or a seasoned home food preserver, this book has something for everyone. Learn how to can, ferment, dry, cure, freeze, and store raw the harvest as a sustainable homesteader would.

Copies of The Farm Girl's Guide to Preserving the Harvest can be purchased online at the following sites, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Target, Walmart, Books a Million, and on my website. 

How to Use a Steam Canner Confidently

Printable Recipe Card – Homemade BBQ Sauce

To make things easier, enjoy this printable recipe card for your convenience!

Keep in mind, homemade BBQ sauce can be made using multiple fruit options as well as with rhubarb!

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