Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Wash the figs in cold water and trim off the stems. Remove any blemishes from the fruit.1 Pound figs
- Slice the figs in half and then in quarters and place in a large pot.
- Sprinkle the salt and granular sugar over the figs and allow to rest for 30 minutes to get the best results for extracting the juice from the fresh fruit.¼ Teaspoon salt, 1 Cup Sugar
- Add the lemon juice, lemon rind and water to the pot.2 Tablespoon Lemon Juice, 1 Cup Water
- Heat the fig preserves ingredients in the pot on the stovetop over medium heat. Stirring constantly, until the sugar dissolves.
- Reduce the heat to low and reduce the jam for about 45 minutes to 1 hour (or until the syrup is thick and holds a channel when a spoon is pulled through it.)
- Remove the lemon rind from the pot.
- If the figs are particularly large, use a wooden spoon or a potato masher to break apart the big chunks of figs.
- Spoon into jars, allow to cool and store in the refrigerator.
Nutrition
Nutrition Discolure
Nutritional facts are estimates and are provided as a courtesy to the reader. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. Nutritional values are calculated via a third party. Changing ingredients, amounts or cooking technique will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.
