Description
Learn how to make delicious homemade fig preserves with this easy-to-follow recipe. Perfect for spreading on toast, biscuits, or using as a sweet topping.
Ingredients
Scale
Figs:
- 6 cups brown turkey figs (stem trimmed and roughly chopped)
Sugar Mixture:
- 7 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup bottled lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest (optional)
- 1 teaspoon margarine or butter (to cut down on foaming, optional)
Pectin:
- 3-ounce packet Certo liquid pectin
Instructions
- Prep: Wash, trim stems, and slice figs into quarters.
- Combine: In a large pot, combine the first six ingredients and let sit for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Boil: Boil jars in hot water.
- Heat: Boil flat lids in a small pot of water, then turn off the heat.
- Boil: Over medium heat, bring the ingredients to a full rolling boil. Boil for about 10 minutes.
- Stir in Pectin: Stir in the packet of liquid pectin.
- Boil: Continue stirring until the mixture comes to a full boil. Stop stirring and boil for exactly one minute.
- Remove from Heat: Remove the pot from the burner.
- Settle: Allow the preserves to settle, then skim off any foam from the top.
- Fill Jars: Fill jars with the preserves.
- Hot Water Bath: Process the jars in a hot water bath for 20 minutes.
Notes
- Make sure to use ripe figs for the best flavor.
- Adjust the sugar amount based on your preference for sweetness.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Preserves
- Method: Boiling, Canning
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tablespoon
- Calories: 50
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 5mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 13g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: Homemade, Fig Preserves, Canning, Sweet Spread