Orange Fig Preserves
If you're lucky enough to get your hands on fresh figs this summer, whip up these Orange Fig Preserves to savor the sweetness of the season year round. Perfect for smothering on a breakfast biscuit on your lunchtime toast, these preserves are a brilliant and tasty way to utilize an abundance of figs.
Servings 30 servings
Calories 151kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups water
- ¾ cup orange juice freshly squeezed
- 3 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 5 lb. fresh figs
- ½ Valencia orange sliced
Instructions
- Bring water, orange juice and sugar to a boil in a large pot or a Dutch oven. You want the liquid to become clear before adding the figs.
- Quarter figs while water/OJ/sugar are coming to a boil.
- Drop in the figs to the pot and cook until sauce is thick and gooey. (About 30 minutes.)
- Add orange with peel on and stir in.
- Spoon into sterilized jars, then place in a water bath for 15 minutes.
- Pull cans out of water bath, and they are good to go!
Notes
Makes 12 four oz. cans.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 151kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 1g | Sodium: 2mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 36g
