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Home » Canning » How To Make Homemade Fig Preserves

How To Make Homemade Fig Preserves

Published: Feb 17, 2014 · Modified: Mar 27, 2024 by Arlene Mobley · This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

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I have been wanting to make homemade fig preserves for many years. So today I am going to share How to make homemade fig preserves with you.

Half pint jar of homemade fig preserves.

My obsession with making fig jam or homemade fig preserves started over 10 years ago when I bought a self-pollinating brown turkey fig tree

Homemade Fig Preserves recipe via flouronmyface.com

If you have ever planted a fruit tree you know it takes a few years for the fruit tree to mature enough to bear fruit.

Well, let's just say someone came a little too close to the base of my fig tree a couple of times too many with a lawnmower or weed eater.

The fig tree has been gone awhile now but I still have dreams of growing my own figs one day.

Fresh Figs are only available in the grocery stores for a very short time here in Florida and they are usually very expensive.

Last summer I got lucky and caught some brown turkey figs on sale and snatched a couple of containers up.

Since it was an impulse buy I had no idea how many figs I would need so I bought a couple of containers and hoped I had enough to make a batch of fig preserves.

fresh brown turkey figs make a delicious Fig Preserves. Get canning with those plump sweet fresh figs via flouronmyface.com
Fresh Brown Turkey Figs

I love the way this homemade Fig Preserves recipe turned out.

It tastes great on toast and on a bagel with cream cheese. I can also see using it as a filling for cakes or a strudel.

Homemade Fig Preserves recipe from flouronmyface.com

Enjoy the recipe Summer will be here before you know it and when it's fig season you will be looking for the perfect homemade fig preserve recipe!

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I love to use beautiful canning jar labels when I make my jam, jellies, and preserves.

You can purchase this beautiful Fig Preserves Canning Label for your jars. Homemade jams make great gifts.

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Half pint jar of homemade fig preserves.

How To Make Homemade Fig Preserves

Arlene Mobley - Flour On My Face
If you can get your hands on fresh figs you will want to read this How To Make Fig Preserves recipe so you can take advantage of fresh fig season. This Preserves recipe was made with fresh Brown Turkey Figs but you can use whichever type of fresh figs you have. Make fig jam or fresh fig preserves so you can enjoy the flavor of fresh figs all year long. Making preserves from fresh figs is a great way to extend fig season through the winter months.
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Prep Time 25 minutes mins
Cook Time 45 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 10 minutes mins
Course Condiment
Cuisine American
Servings 7 Half Pints
Calories 58 kcal

Ingredients  

  • 6 cups brown turkey figs ( stem trimmed and roughly chopped)
  • 7 cups sugar
  • ½ cup water
  • ¼ cup bottled lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest ((optional))
  • 1 teaspoon margarine or butter (to cut down on foaming (optional))
  • 3 ounce packet Certo liquid pectin
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Instructions 

  • Wash, trim stems and slice figs into 4th.
  • Add first six ingredients to a large pot and let sit about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Meanwhile boil jars.
  • Put flat lids in a small pot of water and boil then turn off the heat.
  • On medium heat bring ingredients to a full rolling boil.
  • Boil for about 10 minutes.
  • Stir in packet of liquid pectin.
  • Continue stirring until ingredients come to a full boil. Stop stirring and boil for exactly one minute.
  • Remove pot from hot burner.
  • Allow preserves to settle.
  • Skim foam off top.
  • Fill jars.
  • Process 20 minutes in a hot water bath.

Recipe Expert Tips

  • Use any variety of fresh figs to make preserves.

Nutrition

Serving: 1TablespoonsCalories: 58kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 1mgPotassium: 30mgFiber: 1gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 19IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 5mgIron: 1mg
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  1. Allyson @ Southern Sunflowers

    August 15, 2022 at 7:59 pm

    Your labels for the canning jars are cute. I featured you at last week's #HomeMattersParty. Hope you can drop by and take a look!

    Reply
  2. Crystal Green

    August 06, 2022 at 8:31 pm

    This sounds like a good recipe. I absolutely love fig preserves and have no clue how to make them. I believe I'd totally ruin it even with this easy-to-follow directions. I will stick with finding someone who sells it. 🙂 However, that's becoming harder and harder to do anymore.

    Reply
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