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Easy Food Preservation Recipes

These easy food preservation recipes are designed for any home, kitchen, or pantry. No farmhouse required!

From simple canned strawberry jam to fermented bell peppers to freeze-dried mashed potatoes, and beyond, these are beginner-friendly recipes.

Easy Canning Recipes

These pantry staple canning recipes include both water bath and pressure canning. All are beginner-friendly!

  • Jars of crushed tomatoes lined up on a counter
    How To Can Crushed Tomatoes
  • Jars of home-canned chicken broth on a counter with lids and canning tongs in the foreground
    How To Can Chicken Broth
  • Jars of home-canned pinto beans shown with a wood scoop of dried beans and a mixing bowl in the background
    Canning Pinto Beans: A Step-by-Step Guide
  • Candied jalapenos canning recipe example in ball jars
    Candied Jalapeños (Canning Recipe) – Simple & Delicious!
An overhead view of a jar filled with canned strawberry jam with fresh berries scattered along the side

Old-Fashioned Canned Strawberry Jam Recipe

Made with whole berries, it delivers sweet, strawberry-filled bites in every spoonful. Beginner-friendly and great for small pantries!

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Lacto-Fermentation Recipes

Fermented foods are packed with good-for-you probiotics. And lacto-fermentation is one of the easiest ways to preserve food!

  • A close up of fermented salsa in a bowl
    Fermented Salsa Recipe
  • A mason jar filled with homemade sauerkraut shown with a decorative towel
    How To Make Sauerkraut at Home
  • How to Make Lacto-Fermented Onions – Easy Recipe!
  • Lacto-Fermented Bell Peppers – Simple Recipe & Guide

Freeze-Dried Favorites

These are our favorite freeze-dried pantry staples.

  • A metal tray filled with crumbled freeze-dried mashed potatoes.
    How To Freeze Dry Mashed Potatoes – Easy Pantry Staple
  • Freeze dried onion powder in glass mason jar pouring into small dish with wood spoon
    How To Make Freeze-Dried Onion Powder From Scratch
  • How To Freeze Dry Fresh Herbs with a Harvest Right
  • How to Freeze Dry Strawberries (And How To Use Them)

More Food Preservation Recipes

  • Canning equipment displayed (jars and lids) with home-canned tomatoes, peaches, and a box of canning salt in the background
    Must-Have Canning Equipment for Beginners
  • A close up of dehydrated watermelon in a white bowl
    How To Dehydrate Watermelon (Watermelon Jerky Recipe)
  • A jar of canned strawberry jam with fresh berries and toast.
    Old-Fashioned Canned Strawberry Jam Recipe
  • Homemade bacon on a decorative plate
    Home-Cured Brown Sugar and Pepper Bacon Recipe
  • How to Freeze Dry Apples with a Home Freeze Dryer
  • Woman wearing an apron holding three jars of freeze dried eggs
    How to Freeze Dry Eggs at Home (with YouTube Video!)
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