Homemade Small Batch Fresh Fig Preserves
Delicious fresh figs turn into wonderful fig preserve in a few easy simple steps.
Equipment
- 6-7 glass canning jars 8 oz
Ingredients
- 4 lbs figs
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1 1/2 tbsp coconut or cane sugar
- 1 tbsp Vanilla Extract
- 1/2 lemon fresh juice of half a lemon
Instructions
- Cut all the figs up in quarters and place in your pot on medium heat
- add all your ingredients and stir very well combining all the flavors. Cover and place on low flame, Stirring gently every ten minutes. Keep lid on.
- Place all your jars and lids in a stock pot. fill with water to cover them. Bring to boil for ten minutes. Allow to sit in hot water until the figs are ready to preserve.
- After you have been stirring and waiting about 50 minutes for figs to cook, begin to mash with a whisk or a potato masher until all figs are melted into the rest. I love pieces of fig fruit in my preserve but mostly it will be chunky consistency. Mash till desired smoothness. Once completely cooked you can take it a step further If you prefer smooth Jam you can place in food processor until a smoother consistency is achieved.
- With a clean tong remove each bottle and lids and place them on clean paper towels. Remove Cooked preserve from stove top and ladle the preserves into each jar leaving a 1/4 inch at the top. Cover and give it a nice firm turn to close.
- In the stock pot gently add the glass jars. I like to use two kitchen towels to weave between the bottles to prevent the glass bottles from moving or tapping each other or the sides of the pan. Ensuring no cracked jars. Once the jars are secure fill the pot with lukewarm water one inch over the top of jars, being sure all are submerged underwater. Bring to boil. Check your state and town altitude to find out what boil time is required for canning in your area. Each state has a canning recommendations website. Where I am I need to boil for 10 to 15 minutes. Then turn off your heat and remove from stove. Leave Jars in Pot and allow to cool over night or 24 hours. Remove from water then place on clean dish towel upside down for a day. They are now ready to store in a cool dark pantry area.
Notes
Please note at the end when all jars are filled, if the last jar can not be filled all the way to the top leaving 1/4 inch, either get a smaller canning jar or only save in fridge. You will not be able to preserve a half filled jar. Use it and store it in fridge within a week or so. or make a delicious fig tart.