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Best Small-Batch Bourbon Peach Butter – Easy Homemade Recipe

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This small-batch bourbon peach butter is a simple, rewarding recipe that transforms ripe peaches, bourbon, and vanilla into a velvety spread perfect for toast, yogurt, or glazing meat. No canning required, just an hour of your time.

Ingredients

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  • 2 pounds ripe peaches (about 5–6 medium peaches)
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons bourbon
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 vanilla bean or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Pinch of salt

Instructions

  1. Prepare the peaches: Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Fill a bowl with ice water. Score a small ‘X’ on the bottom of each peach. Drop peaches into boiling water for 30-45 seconds, then transfer to ice bath. Peel, halve, pit, and roughly chop. You should have about 4 cups.
  2. In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, combine chopped peaches, sugar, lemon juice, and salt. If using vanilla bean, split and scrape seeds into pot, add pod. Let sit for 10 minutes.
  3. Place pot over medium heat and bring to a gentle simmer. Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes until peaches soften and liquid becomes syrupy.
  4. Stir in bourbon and cook for another 5 minutes. If using vanilla extract, wait to add after blending.
  5. Remove vanilla bean pod (rinse and save for vanilla sugar). Use an immersion blender to puree until smooth. If using a regular blender, let cool 10 minutes first, then blend in batches.
  6. Return puree to pot. Cook over low heat, stirring frequently, for 15-25 minutes until butter thickens and mounds on a spoon. Test by placing a small spoonful on a cold plate; it should run slowly like honey.
  7. For silkiest texture, press through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl using the back of a spoon.
  8. Let cool for 15 minutes. Stir in vanilla extract if using. Transfer to a clean pint jar. Cool completely to room temperature before refrigerating.

Notes

Don’t walk away during the last 10 minutes of cooking to prevent scorching. Use a splatter screen if available. The cold plate test is the most reliable way to check consistency. Blend before thickening for smoothest texture. Season to taste at the end. The butter will thicken significantly as it cools.

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