This is a life saver!! We planted figs two years ago and this was the first year they produced. And HOLY MOL:Y did they produce!! So glad I found your recipe!!!
Figs don't joke around once they get established. We had so many this year - even the neighbors didn't want anymore, haha. Thanks for the comment Patti!
Thank you for the comment and for letting me know Terri! I had sooo many figs as well and all I could think to do was make jam and give most of it anyway. Happy holidays to you!
I never eat figs nor make jam out of them either, BUT i'm showing support for your channel because you show continual integrity and your content is high quality 😊. God bless you, Friend ❤
Hello Karine! I swear you must be one of my friends or family posting incognito :). Thank you for all the lovely comments and support and for making me want to be a better person! Blessings back to you friend.
Thank you for the comment Licey! Good luck with your figs. I'm gonna link a couple more fig recipes but I don't have videos for them yet: eatsimplefood.com/roast-figs-with-honey-glaze-and-whip-cream/ , eatsimplefood.com/salami-fig-parmesan-panzanella-salad/ , eatsimplefood.com/peach-fig-arugula-salad/ - Good luck with your batch of figs! - Beckie
@@EatSimpleFoods I absolutely love figs. Today I saw a tree with huge Mulberries on them😄😱 oh my word. Tomorrow I'm going there to get a cutting from that tree.
@@EatSimpleFoods lol I actually went to go get a cutting from that tree I saw. The berries are amazing. Huge, sweet. My hands was stained a bit lol and my daughters mouth was purple🤣🤣 I love these fruit that you can't really buy in store. It's nostalgic because like you said. It reminds me of the surrounding neighborhoods including mine, that had all of these trees, mulberry, figs, bush Cherries, loquats, Pomegranates. When I was playing with friends and we would leave home with our bicycles then we won't be home until Sundown. Lol we would then get these fruits from peoples trees. So it's something I never forgot and now I'm growing all of those trees. I haven't really gotten fruit from any of them yet beside from one mulberry tree I have but they were small berries. So I can't wait until the rest of my trees start producing these amazing nostalgic fruits. My daughter is already getting the feel for it and she loves these trees.
@@musaadfelton3909 I love that - it's so fun to grow fruit trees and shrubs. Those stained mulberry hands and mouth memories last forever! Your doing the work now to get the fruit later!
Mostly, for as long as any jar of opened jam or jelly would last in the fridge for anyone. For us at at least 3 months but maybe even longer. Thank you for the comment @musaadfelton3909 - Beckie
Hi Teddy boy. Yes! Honey is a little sweeter than sugar, so I would start off with 25-30% less honey. Then add honey to taste. You may also need to cook it a little longer and/or start out with ½ cup water instead of 1 cup since honey is liquid. Thanks - Beckie
Wow I love it Although I did use less figs because I had less and smaller I did use the same amount of lemons and used the amount of sugar I wanted and it turned out amazing
Wish you would do a recipe for plain spaghetti sauce using canned tomato products. I need to cut down salt so I try to make it instead of using jarred but it always comes out bland and sour from the citric acid in canned tomatoes.
Hi Robert - thank you for the comment! Try the simple sauce in this recipe: eatsimplefood.com/stuffed-chicken-cacciatore/ or in the sauce in this recipe: eatsimplefood.com/sage-sausage-meatballs-puttanesca-creamy-polenta - Both use canned crushed tomatoes. The first one is simpler. In the meantime, I will put a simple sauce on my list :). Cheers, Beckie
@@108doublestitches - yes the second one has all the salty ingredients like capers, olives, anchovies. But that sodium in the nutritional is also for the Parmesan cheese (which has a lot of salt), the salt in the crushed tomatoes and also the salt in the meatballs. I would buy no salt added canned tomato products. I have used lots of different brands - I do like Muir Glen, but I really like using any canned San Marzano roma tomatoes. The whole canned tomatoes are the most flavorful in my opinion, and then I just smash them in my hands over a pot. Hope that helps :)
Hi Arthur - thank you for the question. Simple syrup is generally a one to one ratio, but can also be a higher sugar to water ratio too. The sugar ratio doesn't really matter for the recipe as long as it's sweet enough for your own tastebuds. In addition to being a sweetener, sugar also acts as a preservative as well. More sugar will make the jam stay good longer. Thanks again! Beckie
Thanks for the comment @DcenUCLA and you make a good point. Ripe figs definitely contain less milky sap than under-ripe figs. Having said that - on our trees - I still occasionally see a little milk on the stems of ripe, soft figs that are busting out of their skin. But, it's true - some of these figs were not fully ripe, but they were good enough for jam. At our house, it's a game of "beat the crows" to the figs :)
I have so many figs and this is amazing Literally the best jam I've ever had so easy so simple so good
Love hearing it phreakout93 - thank you for letting me know and leaving a comment - Beckie
This is a life saver!! We planted figs two years ago and this was the first year they produced. And HOLY MOL:Y did they produce!! So glad I found your recipe!!!
Figs don't joke around once they get established. We had so many this year - even the neighbors didn't want anymore, haha. Thanks for the comment Patti!
Thank you for this video. My husband grew up eating figs. I try to keep fig preserves,and fig newtons in stock. This is such an important video.
Thank you for leaving a comment @Donald :). I didn't grow up eating figs but now we have three fig trees. I'll have to learn fig newtons next year!
Great job
Thank YOU soooooo much for this fantastic recipe!! I have tons of figs & this was so easy & painless!!! HapppY Holidays :)
Thank you for the comment and for letting me know Terri! I had sooo many figs as well and all I could think to do was make jam and give most of it anyway. Happy holidays to you!
I never eat figs nor make jam out of them either, BUT i'm showing support for your channel because you show continual integrity and your content is high quality 😊. God bless you, Friend ❤
Hello Karine! I swear you must be one of my friends or family posting incognito :). Thank you for all the lovely comments and support and for making me want to be a better person! Blessings back to you friend.
@@EatSimpleFoods 😊
I bought some figs and I was looking for some ways of eating it and definitely I’m going to make this. Thank you 🌸
Thank you for the comment Licey! Good luck with your figs. I'm gonna link a couple more fig recipes but I don't have videos for them yet: eatsimplefood.com/roast-figs-with-honey-glaze-and-whip-cream/ , eatsimplefood.com/salami-fig-parmesan-panzanella-salad/ , eatsimplefood.com/peach-fig-arugula-salad/ - Good luck with your batch of figs! - Beckie
Our tree never had more than twenty figs until last year. Now we get a hundred. Needed a recipe, thanks
goodness, next year you may have a couple hundred! Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment Rono. - Beckie
Now i cannot wait for my fig trees to start growing figs
They are so versatile and delicious @musaadfelton
@@EatSimpleFoods I absolutely love figs. Today I saw a tree with huge Mulberries on them😄😱 oh my word. Tomorrow I'm going there to get a cutting from that tree.
@@musaadfelton3909 my grandma had a mulberry tree. We ate the heck out of them growing up
@@EatSimpleFoods lol I actually went to go get a cutting from that tree I saw. The berries are amazing. Huge, sweet. My hands was stained a bit lol and my daughters mouth was purple🤣🤣 I love these fruit that you can't really buy in store. It's nostalgic because like you said. It reminds me of the surrounding neighborhoods including mine, that had all of these trees, mulberry, figs, bush Cherries, loquats, Pomegranates. When I was playing with friends and we would leave home with our bicycles then we won't be home until Sundown. Lol we would then get these fruits from peoples trees. So it's something I never forgot and now I'm growing all of those trees. I haven't really gotten fruit from any of them yet beside from one mulberry tree I have but they were small berries. So I can't wait until the rest of my trees start producing these amazing nostalgic fruits. My daughter is already getting the feel for it and she loves these trees.
@@musaadfelton3909 I love that - it's so fun to grow fruit trees and shrubs. Those stained mulberry hands and mouth memories last forever! Your doing the work now to get the fruit later!
May i ask. How long will this be preserved for if kept in the fridge? Thanks.
Mostly, for as long as any jar of opened jam or jelly would last in the fridge for anyone. For us at at least 3 months but maybe even longer. Thank you for the comment @musaadfelton3909 - Beckie
@@EatSimpleFoods awesome. Thank you for the response
Could one use honey instead of sugar?
Hi Teddy boy. Yes! Honey is a little sweeter than sugar, so I would start off with 25-30% less honey. Then add honey to taste. You may also need to cook it a little longer and/or start out with ½ cup water instead of 1 cup since honey is liquid. Thanks - Beckie
And I not supposed to stir it when it's unmasked sitting for the 20 minutes?
I really want to stir it because it makes my brain feel good
Yes stir it and make your brain feel good @thexwhats2989!
Good can't wait to try it today
Wow I love it
Although I did use less figs because I had less and smaller I did use the same amount of lemons and used the amount of sugar I wanted and it turned out amazing
@@thexwhats2989 I just saw this comment - thank you for letting me know @thexwhats2989 ! - Beckie
If the birds don't get them first🥲
For real - have to beat the crows in our yard!
Wish you would do a recipe for plain spaghetti sauce using canned tomato products. I need to cut down salt so I try to make it instead of using jarred but it always comes out bland and sour from the citric acid in canned tomatoes.
Hi Robert - thank you for the comment! Try the simple sauce in this recipe: eatsimplefood.com/stuffed-chicken-cacciatore/ or in the sauce in this recipe: eatsimplefood.com/sage-sausage-meatballs-puttanesca-creamy-polenta - Both use canned crushed tomatoes. The first one is simpler. In the meantime, I will put a simple sauce on my list :). Cheers, Beckie
@@EatSimpleFoods2nd one sounds wonderful but high in sodium, I will try the 1st one. Do you have a brand of canned tomato you favor?
@@108doublestitches - yes the second one has all the salty ingredients like capers, olives, anchovies. But that sodium in the nutritional is also for the Parmesan cheese (which has a lot of salt), the salt in the crushed tomatoes and also the salt in the meatballs. I would buy no salt added canned tomato products. I have used lots of different brands - I do like Muir Glen, but I really like using any canned San Marzano roma tomatoes. The whole canned tomatoes are the most flavorful in my opinion, and then I just smash them in my hands over a pot. Hope that helps :)
Robert, I use Spike, it's a veg sal seasoning. Check it out.
@@tinarodriguez9120 Is it called Spike Vege Sal Salt Free Seasoning? I only see it online.
I sure hope this recipe goes good with goat cheese
Goat cheese is the perfect ingredient to go with figs. Thanks for the comment Texwhats :)
Why 2 cups of sugar instead of 1/2 to 1 cup
Hi Arthur - thank you for the question. Simple syrup is generally a one to one ratio, but can also be a higher sugar to water ratio too. The sugar ratio doesn't really matter for the recipe as long as it's sweet enough for your own tastebuds. In addition to being a sweetener, sugar also acts as a preservative as well. More sugar will make the jam stay good longer. Thanks again! Beckie
@@EatSimpleFoods thanks
Some of those figs you picked weren't ripe. They should be soft and no sap should come out. But I enjoyed the video, a lot of good tips.
Thanks for the comment @DcenUCLA and you make a good point. Ripe figs definitely contain less milky sap than under-ripe figs. Having said that - on our trees - I still occasionally see a little milk on the stems of ripe, soft figs that are busting out of their skin. But, it's true - some of these figs were not fully ripe, but they were good enough for jam. At our house, it's a game of "beat the crows" to the figs :)