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Fig Jam

Name: Fig Jam
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves : Makes three 1/2-pint jars
Ingredients: 2 pounds green or purple figs, stemmed and cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; 1/2 cup water

Active Time

30 MIN

Total Time

45 MIN

Yield

Serves : Makes three 1/2-pint jars

This supersimple fig jam recipe—just figs, sugar and lemon juice—can be easily upgraded with white port and rosemary for an extra special treat.

Ingredients

2 pounds green or purple figs, stemmed and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup water

How to Make It

Step 1

In a large, nonreactive saucepan, toss the fig pieces with the sugar and let stand, stirring occasionally, for about 15 minutes, until the sugar is mostly dissolved and the figs are juicy.

Step 2

Add the lemon juice and water and bring to a boil, stirring until the sugar is completely dissolved. Simmer the fig jam over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until the fruit is soft and the liquid runs off the side of a spoon in thick, heavy drops, about 20 minutes.

Step 3

Spoon the jam into three 1/2-pint jars, leaving 1/4 inch of space at the top. Close the jars and let cool to room temperature. Store the jam in the refrigerator for up to 3 months.

Notes

Variation: Substitute 1/2 cup of white port for the water and add one 4-inch sprig of rosemary with the lemon juice; discard the rosemary before jarring.

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Aggregate Rating value: 5

Review Count: 2383

Worst Rating: 0

Best Rating: 5

Author Name: Rosemarie Holguin

Review Body: I did my jam like it is and the only thing I changed was the amount of sugar I used half of what the recipe called for and it came out Great. Thank you for the recipe. I give it a 10 out of 10

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Date Published: 2017-08-22

Author Name: Barbara West

Review Body: Let me start off by saying that my fig tree does not always produce 2 lbs at one time. So I was doing this recipe on the fly with what I had on hand. I had no lemons so I used limes. Water sounded boring and without flavor, so I used a white sangria. Its summer, right. Loved this recipe, so simple. Next time reduce the liquid to 1/3, 1/4 cup because like other comments it takes about 30 minutes (Austin, TX) to get the liquid reduced.

Review Rating: 4

Date Published: 2017-06-27

Author Name: Claudia H Babic

Review Body: Skip the water. I left my figs with the sugar simmering in the fridge overnight. The day after they had release a lot of juice. I just cooked them in their own juice and it took 30 minutes to finish.

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Date Published: 2018-09-22

Author Name: GayleCarr

Review Body: Question: Is there any reason why this cannot be canned and stored in a cabinet like all of my other jams?

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Date Published: 2018-01-19

Author Name: Maya Bill Edwards

Review Body: when she says to let them figs and sugar sit...does that mean on the stove with heat?/

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Date Published: 2017-06-20

Author Name: Adi Buturovic

Review Body: Too much liquid. It never thickened. Maybe my figs were too fresh. 5 stars for how recipe looks and sounds, 1 star for the result. So I will go with 2.5. EDIT: Have to upgrade it somewhat, because it thickened after longer simmer. I believe the recipe should be modified for longer simmer. My jam turned very good. Upgrade to 4 stars. When the recipe is fixed for longer simmer, will give 5 stars. What bothers me with this site is, there are 2379 ratings, but only one comment, mine. Who is doing ratings?

Review Rating: 4

Date Published: 2017-06-19

Author Name: Karah Ray

Review Body: Agree on the long cook time! Too much water. 50 mins in and still waiting. Would use less water next time, or plan to watch jam cook for an hour. But the taste is great! Wish I would have read comments before.

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Date Published: 2017-06-28

Author Name: Karen Flanigan Burchfield

Review Body: Followed recipe as written, allowing to simmer until thick (Time probably depends on variety and ripeness). Simple and delicious. I will probably freeze some of the jars as I did not can them (water process).

Review Rating: 5

Date Published: 2017-07-23

Author Name: Marjorie

Review Body: Can i sub out sugar and use Truvia or Stevia instead?

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Date Published: 2018-01-19

Author Name: Revell9

Review Body: Not to beat a dead horse, but there's too much water in this recipe so it had to cook down forever. Plus, I added bourbon because.... bourbon. Which didn't help matters any. Also, my 5-year old was helping me, so there might have been a half cup of lemon juice in there. Anyway, the final product is exquisitely tasty and would make anyone's life a little happier.

Review Rating: 5

Date Published: 2017-08-18

Author Name: bppettie

Review Body: I followed the recipe exactly .... added 1 T Vanilla and 1.5 teaspoons Xanthan Gum Powder. The liquid amount was perfect... came out just exactly as predicted... and delicious.

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Date Published: 2018-07-10

Author Name: Fay Terrio

Review Body: I have a question, not a review yet. Do you think that some of this can be frozen? I want to keep it longer than 3 months.

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Date Published: 2017-07-07

Author Name: Mitra Rado

Review Body: It turned out perfect as directed. I didnt want to make 2 pounds as it is rare to have that much figs available, so i divided tge recipe exactly in half for one pound of figs and it came oit perfect. This recipe will be kept as one of the many treasures of life. Tastes amacing in top of short bread.

Review Rating: 5

Date Published: 2017-08-27

Author Name: Julie Nutter

Review Body: It seems a lot of people had a problem with the cooking time. Jam recipes should only use cooking times as guidelines. There's so much variation in water content of fruit, conductivity of the pan, and stove heat that it's impossible to gage doneness by time. There are lots of methods to test for doneness. Once you've made jam enough, you can tell by sight. It always takes me 30-40 minutes, often more for 4 pounds of fruit. Macerating the fruit overnight before cooking can cut the cooking time.

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Date Published: 2018-10-02

Author Name: Ric Carr

Review Body: Add a tiny bit of cinnamon and a dash of port

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Date Published: 2017-10-24

Author Name: Sunny Pam White

Review Body: can you freeze the finished product to give as gifts 6 months later?

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Date Published: 2019-08-06

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