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Homemade Fig Jam With Fresh Figs (Without Pectin)

fig jam in a jar on a wooden coaster
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5 from 5 reviews

This fig jam is so good! The brown sugar gives it a richness that you can’t get with regular sugar. It’s perfect with toast, goat cheese and biscuits.

  • Author: Becky Schmieg
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 1 cup 1x
  • Category: Condiment
  • Cuisine: American, Mediterranean

Ingredients

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  • 1 lb fresh black figs (chopped)
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp water
  • juice of one lemon

Instructions

  1. Place all ingredients in a saucepan, stir and allow this to sit for 15 minutes.
    figs, brown sugar, water and lemon juice in a saucepan
  2. Cook the mixture over medium heat until boiling. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for an additional 20 minutes, until thickened and the liquid drips off the back of a spoon in heavy drops.
    a wooden spoon with jam dripping into a pot
  3. Allow the jam to cool for 15 minutes before using an immersion blender to smooth out jam.
    an immersion blender in a pot of fig jam
  4. Add jam to a clean, airtight jar and store in the fridge for up to two months.
    fresh fig jam in a glass jar

Find it online: https://www.figjar.com/fig-jam/