Fig Preserves

Dib's's Note:

This recipe is posted by request.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 25 mins
• Prep Time: 25 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Yield: 3 half pi ...

• 2 lbs figs, unpeeled
• 3 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 lemon, sliced thin

Directions:

1. Wash figs gently in cold water.
2. Place in a large bowl, fill with cool water and soak for 20 minutes.
3. Make a syrup by boiling the sugar and water together in a large saucepan.
4. When syrup is clear and just thick, around 15 minutes add figs and lemon slices.
5. Bring to a boil over high heat.
6. Boil hard 1 minute.
7. Lower heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
8. Remove from heat.
9. Carefully pour into a blender and pulse to grind figs and lemon slices.
10. You may want to cook down for 10 or 15 more minutes to desired thickness.
11. Ladle into clean hot sterile jars and process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes.

Reviews

[KitchenGossip]

Delicious! I didn't follow the recipe exactly, instead, melding suggestions from other readers. I cut the figs in half and used lemon juice only so that I wouldn't have to process the figs. It turned out beautifully. Had it on toast with cream cheese, and will use it for a pork loin stuffed with goat cheese and fig preserves.

[Chef #793359]

This is a perfect southern fig preserves recipe although instead of water I used the juice from the lemon. I left mine whole too. I just love mashing the whole figs into a hot buttered biscuit. Thanks for the recipe.

[beachy10815_11229180]

I have three fig trees in the yard that had a great supply of figs this year. I used this receipe and used the reviews to perfect it. It was delicious. Great receipe and easy to use. I like it better without the vanilla. Use 2 cups of sugar and less water. I also cut up the figs into quarters and cook about 1 1/2 hours on a low simmer. Yummy stuff!!!