Fig Syrup for Coffee and Cocktails
Try making Fig Syrup this fall to add sweet figgy flavor to coffee, cocktails and more! Made with a handful of figs, sugar and water. It’s easy to make and you get a bonus recipe out of it.
It’s about time I shared some more fig recipes around here! Kicking off fig season with one of my favorite things to make– simple syrup! Simple syrups are so easy to make and the possibilities are literally endless. This fig syrup is made with fresh figs, sugar and water! It’s great for adding to lattes or cocktails. Let’s make it!
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Ingredients for fig syrup
- Fresh figs
- Sugar
- Water
That’s it! A lot of recipes for fig syrup call for dried figs. I like using fresh. It takes less time to cook and I love the fig jam byproduct of making this syrup. The only downside is most people (myself included!) aren’t able to find fresh figs year round. That just makes this syrup more special!
How to make it
Ok lets talk about how to make fig syrup!
Start by cutting fresh figs in half and place them in a pot with the sugar and water. Stir and start cooking the mixture over medium heat.
Allow the syrup ingredients to cook for about 5 minutes, or until it starts to boil. Then break up the figs as much as you can with spoon. Cook for an additional 5-8 minutes. Turn heat down to maintain a gentle boil.
Then remove the mixture from the heat and allow it to cool for at least 10 minutes. Then strain it through a fine mesh sieve to remove all the fig pulp and seeds.
Use the back of a spoon to gently press the mixture through the sieve. A few seeds might make their way through the sieve because of the pressure applied to move the syrup through. If a few seeds don’t bother you, feel free to do nothing. If it does, just rinse the sieve and then pour it back through again. This time, you won’t need to apply pressure and the seeds will stay on the right side of the sieve!
Store the syrup in a jar or one of these cute little syrup bottles and enjoy for up to two weeks. Make sure to store the syrup in the fridge!
Annd remember I said you get a bonus recipe? Well here it is! Save all that sweet fig mush that is in your strainer and just use it like jam! It’s pretty sweet but is delicious on hearty bread with butter or you can even spread it on a sheet of puff pastry, dot with creamy goat cheese and bake!
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Fig Syrup
This simple and delicious fig syrup is a great way to prolong the life of figs and also a very tasty way. It's great for sweetening coffee drinks and cocktails. You could also add some to club soda for a quick fig soda.
- Prep Time: 3 minutes
- Cook Time: 13 minutes
- Total Time: 16 minutes
- Yield: 1 cup syrup 1x
- Category: syrup
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 7 fresh black figs
- 1 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup water
Instructions
- Cut the figs in half and remove stems. Place them in a pot with sugar and water and stir.
- Cook over medium heat until boiling and sugar is dissolved. About 5 minutes. Break up the figs with a spoon and continue to cook for another 5-8 minutes. Reduce heat to maintain a gentle boil.
- Remove from heat and allow it to cool for at least 10 minutes. Then strain through a mesh sieve. Gently press the mixture through using the back of a spoon.
- Some seeds may make it through the sieve. If they do, you can run the syrup back through the sieve again to remove.
- Store syrup in a jar in the fridge and enjoy for up to two weeks.
- As mentioned in the post above – feel free to save the fig pulp from the strainer and use it like jam. Spread it on toast with butter or even spread on a sheet of puff pastry with goat cheese and bake for a no-fuss appetizer!
