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    35 Recipes For Figs

    Dated: February 1, 2022 Last Modified: February 24, 2023 by Sarah Mock Leave a Comment. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. This post contains affiliate links.

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    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?

    fresh fig on a branch

    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!

    Fig Preserves in a 4 ounce mason jar with fresh figs, crustini and a spoon of jam

    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

    Fig Preserves in a jar
    I’ve always wanted to make a jam and this one seems easy enough to make. Figs, sugar, lemon, vanilla, water, and a little cooking seems right up my alley! Not to mention, it only takes about 30 minutes! Even better for our busy, large, always-on-the-go family.
    Recipe by:Sarah Mock
    Total Time 59 mins
    18 Tablespoons
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    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

    preserved figs in syrup in a canning jar
    Preserved figs in spiced sugar syrup are a delicious way to enjoy whole fresh figs when the short fig season is long gone. Preserve whole figs and store in canning jars with the boiling water canner instructions.
    Recipe by:Sarah Mock
    Total Time 15 hrs 10 mins
    8 servings
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    3. Fall Fig and Chicken Sandwich

    I love the combo of sweet and savory sandwiches. One of my favorite fall sandwich recipes is based on the Chicken Charlie—a grilled chicken and pear 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).
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    4. Drying Figs

    dry figs in a bowl
    Drying figs in a dehydrator is the easiest way to preserve fresh figs. Also, learn about oven drying and sun drying methods of fig drying.
    Recipe by:Sarah Mock
    Total Time 8 hrs 5 mins
    20
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    5. Sheet-Pan Chicken With Figs

    This Sheet Pan Chicken recipe has several tricks up its sleeve that make it especially easy, inexpensive, & satisfying. Adding the Arugula makes it even better!

    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.
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    6. Bacon Wrapped Figs

    The perfect blend of sweet and salty, Bacon Wrapped Figs are a unique appetizer that’s sure to impress your guests! You can even prep them ahead of time and bake ’em later!

    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.
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    7. Honey-Fried Figs

    Turn fresh figs into a luxurious dessert with minimal effort and maximum impact using this easy recipe for 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.
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    8. Fresh Fig Salad

    Healthy, easy Italian fig salad recipe with prosciutto, arugula, and fennel. Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing tops this sweet and savory 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!
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    9. Amaretto baked figs

    Jammy figs are roasted with amaretto for a nutty sweetness. Serve with creamy mascarpone and crumbled amaretti biscuits for an elegant autumnal dessert.

    Roasting fruit or a vegetable will always bring out the sweetness. Baking figs will enhance the already sweet fruit.
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    10. California Fig-Cranberry Sauce with Oranges and Port

    Cook a cranberry sauce for Thanksgiving with pizzazz. Our orange cranberry sauce, studded with dried mission figs is the right companion to serve with turkey.
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    11. Fig Mead: Honey Fig Wine

    Honey fig wine is mighty fine. Sometimes it’s called fig mead. Wonder what does mead taste like? Learn how easy it is to make mead at home.
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    12. Spiced Chocolate & Dried Fig Cake

    This show-stopping cake recipe from Honey & Co is a nice change from the usual Christmas fruit cake. It’s a chocolatey, spiced, dense, fruit, nutty and topped off with a sticky chocolate glaze.
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    13. Fig, Rosemary, & Goat Cheese Tartines

    Figs are a rare indulgence here in the midwest. Their season is short, just late summer and early fall, and their delicate nature...
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    14. Chewy Oatmeal Fig Cookies Recipe

    These Chewy Oatmeal Fig Cookies are made with a deliciously chewy oatmeal cookie base bursting with pecans and dried figs - the best oatmeal cookies!
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    15. Fig upside down cake

    Figs and almond cake - a rich, dense yet airy cake made with plump figs. It is a perfect balance of subtle sweet and spicy from cinnamon.
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    16. Fresh Figs with Ricotta and Honey

    These fresh figs with ricotta and honey is made with fresh figs sprinkled with pistachios and mint after being stuffed with ricotta and dribbled with honey.
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    17. Fig Coffee Cake

    The perfect cake to have alongside a weekend morning with coffee and friends, this fig coffee cake is both light and deeply flavorful with fresh figs and yogurt.
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    18. Fig Cake

    Celebrate fresh fig season with this delicious moist and rustic fig cake! Perfectly jammy and ripe figs caramelize as they bake into the almond batter that’s super quick and easy to make!
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    19. Fresh Fig & Ricotta Cake

    Fresh Fig & Ricotta Cake from Barefoot Contessa. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Butter and flour a 9-inch round springform pan, tapping out the excess flour.
    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…
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    20. Roasted Figs

    Transform fresh figs into luscious roasted figs that make a perfect dessert!
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    21. Savory Fruit Salad Recipe

    I’ve never found fruit salads to be particularly appealing. They often turn up at picnics: a hodgepodge of fruit that has no business being in the same bowl,
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    22. Fig and Rosemary Sticky Glazed Roast Chicken

    This fig rosemary sticky glazed roast chicken is fast enough for a weeknight meal or your Thanksgiving turkey.
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    23. Vegan Savory Fig & Walnut Stuffing Slice

    A savory, flexible stuffing for more than the holidays. I’m often asked what I eat at Christmas or for Sunday lunch and for the last four-plus years the answer has been something along the lines of this. Similar to a traditional stuffing (although with a bit more to it), this is a reliable recipe th…
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    24. Figs with Walnuts and Honey

    These Figs with Walnuts and Honey are one of my favorite easy cold appetizer recipes.
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    25. Roasted Sweet Potato and Fig Kale Salad

    Roasted Sweet Potato Fig Kale Salad with maple walnuts, pumpkin seeds, dried cranberries and maple-cinnamon vinaigrette for a vegan salad.
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    26. Chocolate Covered Fig Bars (P | V)

    These no bake chocolate covered fig bars are Paleo, Vegan and only sweetened with figs. This easy recipe is a great candy bar alternative.
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    27. Fresh Figs with Goat Cheese and Prosciutto

    Fresh figs are magic and if you’re looking for a fancy appetizer that doesn’t take much time try these Fresh Figs with Goat Cheese and Prosciutto
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    28. Balsamic Fig Chicken (with whole figs!)

    Made with fresh figs and a quality balsamic vinegar, the autumnal, deep flavors of this balsamic fig chicken recipe are extremely delicious.
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    29. Roasted Fig Tart with Honey and Mascarpone

    Delicious recipe for Roasted Fig Tart with Honey, Goat cheese and Mascarpone....using fresh figs, lightly roasted and caramelized in the oven.
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    30. Walnut Fig Cookies

    Buttery and flaky fig cookies stuffed with dried figs, chopped walnuts, and cinnamon. The dough is so soft and easy to work with.
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    31. Baked Brie Recipe (3 Flavorful Ways)

    Skip the puff pastry and try one or all three of these super easy baked brie recipe ideas for your next party appetizer, and everyone will be saying cheese.
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    32. Spiced Fig Preserve Cake

    Pour a cup of coffee and slice into this Spiced Fig Preserve Cake; a sticky sweet spiced bundt cake packed with luscious fig preserves!
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    33. Fig Glazed Pork Tenderloin

    Fig Glazed Pork Tenderloin is the perfect combination of sweet and savory. Combine fig preserves, dijon mustard and balsamic vinegar for a delicious pork tenderloin or ham glaze
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    34. Fig Cupcakes with Honey Cream Cheese Frosting

    These fig cupcakes - made with fresh figs and topped with honey cream cheese frosting - are a unique and tasty fall dessert!
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    35. No-Bake Gluten-Free Fig Newtons

    These healthy gluten-free Fig Newtons are a wonderful adult and kid-friendly cookie recipe. They do not require any baking, are refined sugar-free
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    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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