Fig Jam Recipe ( Easy )
An easy homemade fig jam recipe, a divine marriage of sweet purple figs, tangy pomegranate and exotic Madagascar vanilla, sweetened with just a touch of wild honey.
Servings 6 cups
Ingredients
- 3-4 lb purple figs
- 12 oz pomegranate juice
- 1 Madagascar Vanilla bean
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1 large lime juiced + more as needed
- 3 tbsp wild honey or to taste
Instructions
- Rinse the figs well under cold water and cut them into quarters.
- Add al the figs to a heavy bottom pot and put in the pomegranate juice. Sprinkle with the sea salt and bring to a simmer.
- Using a sharp pairing knife scrape the vanilla seeds from inside the vanilla pod.
- Add both the vanilla seeds and the pod to the pot with the figs. Simmer everything together for about 45 minutes until reduced and thickened.
- Carefully scoop out about half of the fix and puree them in the food processor until smooth. Add the puree back to the pot with the remaining fig jam.
- Stir in the lime juice and sweeten to taste with the honey.
- As soon as the fig jam has reduced to your liking, remove from flame and allow it cool.
- Spoon into jars and refrigerate for up to one month.