Name: Fig Preserves in Spiced Honey
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 pint figs, I used Black Mission Figs; 2 cups water; 1 cup honey; 1 orange, peel from the orange; 4 cinnamon sticks; 1 tsp whole cloves; 2 tbsp lemon juice

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Sharing a recipe and video showing how to make canned Figs in Spiced Honey….and a recipe for Spiced Fig Parfaits to use the canned figs – Perfect Fall/Winter Dessert

What do you do when… you purchased a pint of figs to make a dessert but then one thing leads to another and the dessert doesn’t get made and you have to go out of town and you don’t want the figs to go bad? Why you can them in a spiced honey syrup…of course!

This recipe for Canned Figs in Spiced Honey is a quick, small-batch preserve that elevates just about everything you pair it with. In fact, I’m also sharing my Spiced Fig Parfaits recipe made with these canned figs. This dessert just speaks of fall and winter…it can be made ahead of time and is SOOO easy.

When I started out canning, I would reserve a whole day in the kitchen for the process. But then, once I got my system down, I realized just how quickly I could get my preserving done, especially when small-batch preserving. I can put up a couple of jars of a preserve in about the same time I could bake a batch of cookies.

So when I found myself with a pint of Black Mission Figs that I needed to do something with before we needed to head out of town, putting up a small batch of Canned Figs in Spiced Honey was the perfect solution.

jars of figs in spiced honey on a cutting board

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Supplies I Use for Canned Figs in Spiced Honey:

While canning isn’t hard, it does require a few pieces of equipment to make the task much easier:

Kilner Jam Pan (I’m not sure this pan is available anymore, but this one on Amazon looks very similar.)
Wide Mouth Funnel
Weck Can Lifter or Ball Can Lifter
Magnetic Lid Lifter
Headspace Gauge
I use both Weck Jars and Ball Jars.
Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving

The Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving is my bible. Even if I think I could make the recipe in my sleep, I double-check myself against the Ball Book…that whole botulism thing. If you are new to canning, it should be your very first purchase. My cookbook library inventory recently expanded with the addition of The All New Ball Book Of Canning And Preserving: Over 350 of the Best Canned, Jammed, Pickled, and Preserved Recipes!

Now, before you start making these, I want to tell you one of my favorite useful lifehacks. Before measuring the honey, coat your measuring spoon with oil which will make the honey slide right out without leaving any residue on the spoon!

Fig Preserves in Spiced Honey

Yield: 2 pints

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Canning Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

You'll love this fig preserves recipe! We have a recipe and video showing how to can whole Figs in Spiced Honey....and a recipe for Spiced Fig Parfaits to use canned figs - Perfect Fall/Winter Dessert

Ingredients

1 pint figs, I used Black Mission Figs
2 cups water
1 cup honey
1 orange, peel from the orange
4 cinnamon sticks
1 tsp whole cloves
2 tbsp lemon juice

Instructions

Prepare canner, jars, and lids. See The Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving for guidance. Lay out a clean towel, along with a small bowl of white vinegar (to wipe off rims) and your canning supplies on a clean counter.
Gently wash figs in vinegar
Put honey, water, orange zest, cinnamon, and cloves in a pot. Bring to a boil and simmer for 3 minutes.
Add figs to the syrup and boil for 3 minutes.
Using a slotted spoon, pack the figs into prepared jars.
Divide cinnamon sticks and cloves between the two jars.
Add 1 tbsp lemon juice to each jar
Fill jars to 1/2" headspace with honey syrup
Wipe rims with vinegar and
Remove any air bubbles and adjust headspace.
Center lid on jar and screw band down until resistance is met, then increase to fingertip tight. Or, if using Weck Jar, place rubber gasket, glass lid and metal clips on the jar.
Place jars in canner, making sure they are completely covered with water by at least one inch.
Cover pot and bring to a boil
Boil for pints jars for full 45 minutes, or adjust for altitude via Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving. The time to bring your pot to a boil should not be counted in the minute boil time.
Once processing time is complete, remove the lid and wait for 5 minutes before taking the jars out of the pot.
Let rest, undisturbed, for 24 hours. Refrigerate any unsealed jars.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 377Total Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 15mgCarbohydrates: 101gFiber: 6gSugar: 93gProtein: 2g

OK…so this was a 2-for-1 recipe bonus day! Not only do you get the recipe for Canned Figs in Spiced Honey, but…this recipe for Fig Parfait coincidentally uses said canned figs! Go Fig-ure! (see what I did there?)

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