You’re just THREE ingredients away from the easiest homemade fig jam of your life! Or, if you want to make this even easier on yourself, there’s an option to use just ONE ingredient! This fig jam is extremely versatile and the perfect topping for toast, pancakes, oatmeal, and more!
Happy Monday! How was your weekend? We got quite the major snow storm this past weekend. I was so thankful that I didn’t have to drive to work in the snow! My husband, Chris, somehow ENJOYS driving in the snow, but it’s stressful to me. Our church was even cancelled on Sunday due to the weather, so we had a relaxing day at home which was much needed. It was so nice to sleep in and have a slow morning. I spent quite a bit of time in the kitchen (no surprise there!) testing recipes and photographing them, as well as quite a bit of meal prep. It feel so good going into the work week stocked with healthy and delicious breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and snacks prepped and ready to go! I would link to the recipes…but realized that the breakfast was a recipe that somehow hasn’t made it to the blog yet. And the lunch, dinner, and snack meal-prep recipes were recipes I was testing for the blog…haha so you will see them eventually!
Remember that one time when I went to visit my friend and went to a Trader Joe’s?! If you remember this ridiculously creamy salad dressing, I had discovered FRESH figs and bought them for the first time. I purchased quite a large container, and I was so excited to make some recipes featuring them. I literally made this fig jam ALL the way back in September when I made those other recipes using figs, and I’m just now sharing it with you! I can’t say I forgot about this recipe, but I wanted to make sure I shared all the apple and pumpkin recipes with you during autumn and the fall baking season.
Fresh versus Dried Figs
Since fresh figs can be difficult to find, you can use dried figs in place of the fresh to make a fig paste/thick jam. It won’t have quite the same consistency, but it will still work GREAT in Thursday’s recipe. The photos represent the fresh fig jam, but I tested this jam with dried figs this past weekend and it turned out amazing. Since I don’t have fresh figs available near me year-round, I’ll be making this with dried figs in the future. Dried figs are easy to find in the dried fruit section at most grocery stores (often near the raisins).
Health Benefits of Figs
Figs are a great source of fiber. This jam also is naturally sweet with very little added sugar; just 1 tablespoon of honey for the entire batch!
Just like with this vinaigrette and this recipe, I highly recommend making this recipe now so you have it ready to use in an even more exciting recipe coming at you Thursday! Seriously cannot wait until then to share my next recipe which features this jam.
- Fresh Fig Jam:
- 2 cups diced fresh figs
- 1 tablespoon honey (or maple syrup)
- 1-2 tablespoons chia seeds
- Dried Fig Jam:
- 1 cup diced dried figs
- For the fresh fig jam: Combine figs and honey together in medium saucepan on stove. Cook over medium heat until mixture breaks down. Stir in chia seeds. Remove from heat and let cool slightly, then blend jam in blender for a more uniform consistency. Jam will thicken much more as it cools.
- For the dried fig jam: Make sure figs are plump and moist. if not, let soak in hot water for 5-10 minutes first. Then add dried figs to a high-speed blender (such as a Vitamix) or food processor until a paste forms. You may need to scrape down the sides a few times while blending.
I have never used fresh figs. Do you peel them or use them whole?
I used them whole; no need to peel them! And dried figs work great for the recipe coming later this week too! 🙂