Fresh Fig Compote

My mom and dad have a huge fig tree in their backyard. Here is one of their many fig recipes they have collected over the years.

• Ready In: 27 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 6  tablespoons water
• 2  tablespoons  orange juice
• 1  teaspoon  grated orange zest
• 8  fresh figs, peeled and halved
• 3  tablespoons Curacao (not the blue kind)

Directions

1. In a saucepan over medium heat, add the sugar, water, orange juice, and orance zest; stir to combine.
2. Simmer for 5 minutes.
3. Add in the figs and cook for about 2 minutes or until soft, turn once.
4. Add curacao and stir to mix.
5. Cool and serve in sherbert dishes.