These easy recipes for figs will give you lots of delicious options for when figs are in season. Fig season is short and this list keeps getting longer so come back as it is updated.
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- 🌸 When are figs in season?
- Nutritional Value of Figs
- Recipes With Figs
- 1. Fig Preserves
- Greek Yogurt Topped with Fresh Figs
- 2. Preserved Figs
- 3. Fall Fig and Chicken Sandwich
- 4. Drying Figs
- 5. Sheet-Pan Chicken With Figs
- 6. Bacon Wrapped Figs
- 7. Honey-Fried Figs
- 8. Fresh Fig Salad
- 9. Amaretto baked figs
- 10. California Fig-Cranberry Sauce with Oranges and Port
- 11. Fig Mead: Honey Fig Wine
- 12. Spiced Chocolate & Dried Fig Cake
- 13. Fig, Rosemary, & Goat Cheese Tartines
- 14. Chewy Oatmeal Fig Cookies Recipe
- 15. Fig upside down cake
- 16. Fresh Figs with Ricotta and Honey
- 17. Fig Coffee Cake
- 18. Fig Cake
- 19. Fresh Fig & Ricotta Cake
- 20. Roasted Figs
- 21. Savory Fruit Salad Recipe
- 22. Fig and Rosemary Sticky Glazed Roast Chicken
- 23. Vegan Savory Fig & Walnut Stuffing Slice
- 24. Figs with Walnuts and Honey
- 25. Roasted Sweet Potato and Fig Kale Salad
- 26. Chocolate Covered Fig Bars (P | V)
- 27. Fresh Figs with Goat Cheese and Prosciutto
- 28. Balsamic Fig Chicken (with whole figs!)
- 29. Roasted Fig Tart with Honey and Mascarpone
- 30. Walnut Fig Cookies
- 31. Baked Brie Recipe (3 Flavorful Ways)
- 32. Spiced Fig Preserve Cake
- 33. Fig Glazed Pork Tenderloin
- 34. Fig Cupcakes with Honey Cream Cheese Frosting
- 35. No-Bake Gluten-Free Fig Newtons
- Final Thoughts
- 🍱 More Recipes To Explore
- Fig Recipes
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🌸 When are figs in season?
Of course, it totally depends on where you live, but where I’m from, figs are in season late summer into fall. Now I’m no gardener so I had to do a bit of research to tell you this next part. If you’re interested in growing your own figs, they say it’s best to plant them in the spring and as potted plants.
The big fig season is short and lasts for the months of August through October, depending on your location. But the first or "breba" season is the first few weeks in June and those figs grow on the 'old wood' or the branches that survived the winter. The second, and usually larger harvest, or "new wood" season typically runs from August through October.
Nutritional Value of Figs
Dried figs seem to offer a higher concentration of energy, minerals, and vitamins. And fresh figs contain an antioxidant value that is comparable to apples.
Figs are also a good source of a variety of vitamins such as A, K, E, and the B-complex group. Lastly, dried figs are excellent sources of minerals like calcium, copper, potassium, manganese, iron, and zinc.
Now that we know the benefits, let’s look at a few must-try recipes!
Recipes With Figs
Indulge in the sweet, luscious taste of figs with these delicious recipes! From fresh fig salad with balsamic vinaigrette to fig and goat cheese crostini, there's a fig recipe for everyone to savor. Try your hand at making fig jam or whip up a batch of fig and almond butter energy bites for a healthy snack.
With these recipes, you'll be able to enjoy the unique flavor of figs in a variety of dishes, perfect for any occasion. So get ready to satisfy your fig cravings and impress your taste buds with these amazing recipes!
Similar to other fruits of this nature, figs are sweet and filled with lots of tiny little seeds. It can be eaten when ripe or dried. Although we call it a fruit, it’s actually not.
1. Fig Preserves
Greek Yogurt Topped with Fresh Figs
We are a sous vide yogurt eating family and have it several times a week. Typically we’d top it with my keto granola. Now that figs are in season, I’m definitely going to be adding fresh figs to our yogurt.
2. Preserved Figs
3. Fall Fig and Chicken Sandwich
Although this recipe calls for fancy ciabatta bread, I’ll most likely go for any bread I have on hand. The other ingredients are pretty classic to a homemade chicken salad. I’m pretty excited about making these. The added sweet flavors of the figs seem like it will be a hit with my kiddos (versus the purple grapes).
4. Drying Figs
5. Sheet-Pan Chicken With Figs
This recipe had me at sheet pan. Anytime I can add all the ingredients in or onto one dish, I’m sold. Chicken drum sticks, dried figs, and a few handfuls of arugula are the highlight of this dish. I may substitute the drum sticks for chicken thighs or make two separate pans with both kinds of meat cuts. Adding this recipe to the sheet pan salmon and veggies my daughter LOVES.
6. Bacon Wrapped Figs
Calling for just bacon and figs, I can’t pass this combination up. This seems like the perfect brunch and/or potluck type of meal. Regardless, it’s going on my all-things-fig try list.
7. Honey-Fried Figs
A recipe I found said to combine honey, butter, and figs in a pan, cook until soft, and serve hot. Another recipe that sounds so yummy! The Spruce Eats suggests putting this yummy goodness on top of ice cream or topped with a dollop of yogurt or whipped cream.
8. Fresh Fig Salad
Fresh figs seem to be a go-to salad topper. We typically go for mixed salad greens, but I also like my fair share of kale. Perhaps the hubby would like the kale if it were topped with figs?? I don’t know, but it’s worth a try!
9. Amaretto baked figs
Roasting fruit or a vegetable will always bring out the sweetness. Baking figs will enhance the already sweet fruit.
10. California Fig-Cranberry Sauce with Oranges and Port
11. Fig Mead: Honey Fig Wine
12. Spiced Chocolate & Dried Fig Cake
13. Fig, Rosemary, & Goat Cheese Tartines
14. Chewy Oatmeal Fig Cookies Recipe
15. Fig upside down cake
16. Fresh Figs with Ricotta and Honey
17. Fig Coffee Cake
18. Fig Cake
19. Fresh Fig & Ricotta Cake
Place the butter and granulated sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat on medium speed for 3…
20. Roasted Figs
21. Savory Fruit Salad Recipe
22. Fig and Rosemary Sticky Glazed Roast Chicken
23. Vegan Savory Fig & Walnut Stuffing Slice
24. Figs with Walnuts and Honey
25. Roasted Sweet Potato and Fig Kale Salad
26. Chocolate Covered Fig Bars (P | V)
27. Fresh Figs with Goat Cheese and Prosciutto
28. Balsamic Fig Chicken (with whole figs!)
29. Roasted Fig Tart with Honey and Mascarpone
30. Walnut Fig Cookies
31. Baked Brie Recipe (3 Flavorful Ways)
32. Spiced Fig Preserve Cake
33. Fig Glazed Pork Tenderloin
34. Fig Cupcakes with Honey Cream Cheese Frosting
35. No-Bake Gluten-Free Fig Newtons
Final Thoughts
Although fall typically ushers in soup and all things pumpkin spice season, I’m gonna be adding figs to my shopping list and meal plan. Apparently, they’re only in for a short amount of time, so I gotta jump on it! I’d love to know if you’ve cooked with figs before. If so, what are some of your favorite recipes? Let me know in the comments below!
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Fig Recipes
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