Frozen Peaches with Orange Juice

When I saw boxes of canning peaches for sale at the grocery store last week, I decided to freeze a little sunshine for us  later this winter.  Last year when we were at a friends house for lunch she served us peaches frozen in orange juice concentrate... over ice cream I think.  They were delicious!  

I started with a box of 60 canning peaches.

I also bought 4 canisters of orange juice concentrate.  

I put the orange juice concentrate in a bowl.  I didn't add any water. 

Then to remove the peach skins before freezing,  I got a pot of water boiling. 

I put three peaches in it at a time for 1 minute and then put them in a bowl of ice water to cool them off.  

Next I sliced up the peaches .  

Then I put them in the orange juice and stirred them around until well coated. 

After the peach slices were coated in orange juice concentrate I ladled them out into freezer bags, letting most but not all of the orange juice drain off.  

I put them in freezer bags and with enough orange juice to be able to squeeze out all air pockets.  Then I laid them flat to freeze.  I did 3 peaches at a time because that is about how many I think my family would use at a time, but you could do whatever you like.  

If you like sweeter peaches I think you could add some sugar and use less orange juice, but I like the natural tanginess that the peaches with orange juice make.   

So, if you are looking to save some sunshine for the long winter approaching, give this a try :)

*insert photo of peaches and ice cream here*

Enjoy :)