What can I do with figs?

[Dace]

I have a fig tree that is producing and I have no idea what to do with figs!

I just picked 3 ripe ones....any ideas?

 

[urban dreamer]

Eat em! Or make pie, or jelly, or dry them to snack on, I love figs! I made a strawberry/fig jelly this past weekend!

 

[2dream]

Fig preserves, (and if you happen to have some frozen strawberries throw them in and make strawberry/fig preserves). Freeze them and feed them to the kids as a snak.
My grandchildren love frozen figs on a stick.
Dehydrate them, chop them up, mix in some nuts, m & m's, and make your own trail mix. Fig muffins made with dehydrated figs.
Fresh fig preserves on pancakes.

Anything you can do with any other fruit you can pretty much do with the figs.

 

[Dace]

Hmmm...I am not even sure if I like them! Guess I better give one a try :/

Thanks ladies

 

[Shiloh Acres]

We used to pick tons every summer when I was growing up. We ate a few raw or frozen, but my grandma made fig preserves out of almost all of them.

I have kind of a love/hate relationship with figs. Some ways I don't care for them at ALL but others taste really good to me. So if you think you don't like them, maybe try another way. If you have a tree producing them.

They should grow here. Even though they are not my favorites, I may plant a couple anyway. Seems like the fruit I can grow is somewhat limited (at least compared to supermarket selection I'm used to LOL) so I think I mY just take advantage of what works here.

 

[sufficientforme]

Send them to me

Here are the two recipes I have set aside if I can ever find any

FROG JAM

4 cups of Figs
2 cups of Raspberries
cup fresh Oranges juice
1 TSP of minced Ginger
1 pinch of clove seasoning (optional)
2 cups of white sugar
1 pouch of liquid pectin
1 TSP of lemon Juice
Directions
1. In a blender mix and mash all the fruits together.
2.Allow to sit for 30 minutes
3.Place fruit mixture in a large pot
4.Mix in the liquid pectin with the sugar.
5.Bring the mixture to a rolling boil over high heat.
6.Stir continuously
7.When thick lower the heat to a low heat for 45 minutes
8.Add a pinch of clove and continue to boil for 1 minute.
9.Remove from the heat.
10. Continue to stir for five minutes
11.Remove from heat and skim foam from surface
12.Ladle mixture into sterilized pint jars leaving 1/4 inch of headspace.
13.Wipe the jar rim with a clean cloth and attach lid.
14.Seal and water process for 10 minutes.
Someone said this recipe did not set so it may need some adjustments, I have not made it yet. I think possibly stirring in another pouch of liquid pectin in step 10 would probably solve the issue since the liquid pectin is usually added after the cooking process.

and

http://www.pickyourown.org/figs_canning.htm
http://www.pickyourown.org/figjam.htm

and use year round.

 

[kcsunshine]

I have my grandmother's recipe for making old fashioned stack cake using dried apples. I just had a thought that a fig filling would make it somewhat like a fig newton, just softer. I'm so glad I planted a fig this year. Can't wait to try this out.

I used to make preserves using jello and figs, but I've since lost the recipe.

Oops, that didn't help you at all did it?

 

[FarmerDenise]

Try eating them at different stages of ripeness.
I dehydrated a few that I got from a friend last year and they came out great. They are so sweet, I thought they'd make a good substitue for sugar in many recipes. I didn't have enought to try that out though. I ate all my dried ones in my homemade trailmix.

 

[DrakeMaiden]

Fig bars (like Fig Newtons)?

 

[Marshmallow Man]

You can use the leaves for underwear.