When apple season arrives, one of the easiest ways to enjoy apples later on is to can them. Learn how to easily preserve your own apple slices.
To Can Your Apple Slices You Will Need:
- apples
- apple peeler/corer/slicer tool or peeler and knife
- water
- ascorbic acid (or citric acid)
- large bowl
- pint or quart jars
- canner (hot water bath or Steam Canner)
- canning tools (tongs, ladle, etc.)
- simple syrup
- potholders
- towels or cooling rack
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Processing Times Based upon Elevation:
This chart shows you how long to process your jars based upon the elevation where you are.
| Jar Size | 0-1000 feet | 1001-3000 ft | 3001-6000 ft | above 6000 ft |
| pints | 20 minutes | 25 minutes | 30 minutes | 35 minutes |
| quarts | 20 minutes | 25 minutes | 30 minutes | 35 minutes |
Simple Syrup for Canning
The type of syrup you use is up to you, however I like to use a light syrup. I don’t want much added sugar, since I will be using these apples for other recipes later on.
To make this light simple syrup, combine 5 1/4 c water and 1 1/4 sugar.
Bring it to a gentle boil, stirring the sugar until it is dissolved. That’s all you need to do! This makes 6 1/2 cups of syrup to use for the apple canning recipe.
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