We received a 40 pound bag of carrots and decided we needed to can them. We tried using our Kitchen Aid with the slicing accessory, but it chopped the carrots thin, so we switched to our mandolin and that seemed to work much better, giving us chunky carrots. We also did sticks as well.
Choose the size you want to can or do multiple sizes.
We made 44 pints of carrots and shredded about 20 cups and froze it for use in cakes, cupcakes and muffins.
Ingredients
- Cleaned and Peeled Carrots
- Pint Jars
- Jar Lids
- Jar Bands
- Pressure Cooker
Instructions
- Boil the lids to sterilize (until the water boils).
- Peel the carrots.
- Cube, slice or leave the carrots whole..
- Fill the jars with carrots below the neck of the jar.
- Fill the jar with hot water up to the neck of the jar, leaving an 1 inch space between the water and lid.
- Place the lid and ring on the jar and tighten.
- Place the jars in the pressure cooker (about 11 pints fit in my pressure cooker you can double stack if you have a second rack t, making it 22 pints in a tall canner that you can can at one time)
- Ensure to put the pressure regulator on the pressure cooker to allow pressure to build.
- Let pressure build to 10 pounds.
- Once pressure is at 10 pounds, set a timer and allow to maintain this pressure for 35-40 minutes (we did 35 minutes).
- Turn off the heat.
- Wait for the pressure to go to zero.
- Remove the jars and place on the counter to cool.
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Twitter: MotherhoodLooms
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That is so awesome! It makes me want to attempt canning, myself.
Suzi Satterfield ( recently posted..Parenting Lessons Learned – Feeding Prunes
It is really easy Suzi, just need some time and patience.
Twitter: MamaBreak
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We love canning! You can save so much money, and it is much healthier than traditional “canned” goods.
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You definitely can save money and know exactly what is in your foods when you can them yourself.
Twitter: ismilefirst
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Yum! Your canned carrots look so good, I wish I was your neighbor so I could drop a friendly hint about sharing!
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I would definitely give you a jar if you were in the the area. Put some in a roast tonight too. Doesn’t get fresher than that!
we love these
the mexican restaurant that we also go have something like this and they are yummy
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You brought back childhood memories of my mother canning our garden veggies. We used to get to help, thank you, great post.
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Twitter: BudgetEarth
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Isn’t this fun! I have never tried canning but would love to learn!
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I have never canned anything, but I’ve always wanted to – I agree that it sounds fun
I hope you are inspired to try something new and can!
Twitter: sibabe64
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I think next summer I will have a full garden and I want to start canning tomaotes especially to make sauce, my daughter loved it but i only had one plant and not enough to can
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If you find a good sauce recipe, please share it. I havent’ found one I like. I made a small batch to test before canning a lot.
I love canned carrots they are the best tasting carrots.
I would agree Betty. They are very fresh tasting.
I grew up with a grandmother and mother who canned every summer but I have never seen them can carrots! What a great idea! Should have thought of that since they would can their own veggie soup which had carrots in it! Thanks!
It’s super simple to do Terri. I hope this inspires you to try it!
I want to learn how to do this!
Lana Bradstream recently posted..Shannybeebo
Lana, it’s pretty easy if you can believe it!
Twitter: upstatemissy
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I am going to bookmark this, I have always frozen carrots because I didn’t think home canned carrots would taste good until a friend gave me a jar. They were really very good.
THey are really good for sure Melissa. Happy Canning!
I have always wanted to try canning. You have inspired me to try.
I hope you enjoy it Heidi! It can be fun!