I make fig jam at least once every year. My father’s fig tree is loaded with figs every August, and it’s the perfect opportunity. These last couple of years, I’ve been using this very simple recipe that needs next to nothing and is eaten pleasantly by both little and big hands, and reminds us of how much magic nature gives us with her fruit. Let’s get into it, then.
What we are going to need
- Figs! That’s it. Alright, almost it. We’ll also need water and lemons. Riper figs are better, the riper they are, the sweeter, and the sweeter the figs, the sweeter our fig jam.
- Lemons.
Optional
- Flax seeds. Ground flax seeds help the mixture thicken and it’s the perfect superfood to be combined with the king of the fruits. If your flax seeds are unprocessed, you’ll need to ground them in a coffee grinder, because you won’t be able to break them open with anything else, like a food processor or a mortar and pestle.
- Sweetener. If your figs are sweet, and figs are generally quite sweet, then you won’t need any. If you’re used to much sweeter flavors, then you’ll want this jam to be sweeter as well, and that’s why I’m giving you alternatives. You can use honey for children over the age of one year old, maple syrup, or coconut sugar. Choose whichever sweetener you like and adjust the quantity to your liking.
Tips
- It’s not a problem for some skin to remain on the figs as long as you’ve washed it thoroughly. Often, to save some time, I choose the ripest figs, whose skin is harder, and peel only them and not the rest.
- As long as the jars are sterilized in the oven, and you keep to the procedures I outline below in the recipe, then the jam can be opened even three months after it’s made and still be good to eat. Essentially, in the way outlined below, you create a vacuum and there’s no degradation. Last year, with great disbelief, I opened one to find that the fig jam had been preserved perfectly, even though there was no sugar, which helps by acting as a preservative.
- When kept in the fridge, it’s good to consume a few days after opening, and that’s why I suggest you use more and smaller jars than one single large one.
- The quantities given below make about 1 kilogram of fig jam, and that filled the 4 little jars you see in my pictures.
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Peel the figs as best as you can, though it’s not a problem if the figs have some skin on them, and cut them in half.
Put the figs and the water in a large pot.
Put the pot over high heat until it starts boiling.
When it does, lower the heat to medium and boil for 30 minutes, mixing often.
5 minutes before you remove from the heat, add the lemon juice and the sweetener, if you do add any.
Mix until homogenous, and then puree the jam with an immersion blender.
Store in a glass jar which has been sterilized, along with their lids, at 150°C for half an hour.
While the jam is still warm, move it to the hot jar, close it, and turn it upside down until it’s completely cool.
Ingredients
Directions
Peel the figs as best as you can, though it’s not a problem if the figs have some skin on them, and cut them in half.
Put the figs and the water in a large pot.
Put the pot over high heat until it starts boiling.
When it does, lower the heat to medium and boil for 30 minutes, mixing often.
5 minutes before you remove from the heat, add the lemon juice and the sweetener, if you do add any.
Mix until homogenous, and then puree the jam with an immersion blender.
Store in a glass jar which has been sterilized, along with their lids, at 150°C for half an hour.
While the jam is still warm, move it to the hot jar, close it, and turn it upside down until it’s completely cool.
Notes
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