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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.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings: 30 servings
Calories: 151 kcal
Course: Condiments
Cuisine: American

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

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  1. 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.
  2. Quarter figs while water/OJ/sugar are coming to a boil.
  3. Drop in the figs to the pot and cook until sauce is thick and gooey. (About 30 minutes.)
  4. Add orange with peel on and stir in.
  5. Spoon into sterilized jars, then place in a water bath for 15 minutes.
  6. Pull cans out of water bath, and they are good to go!

Notes

  • Makes 12 four oz. cans.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1 serving Calories 151kcal (8%) Carbohydrates 39g (13%) Protein 1g (2%) Sodium 2mg (0%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 36g (72%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 30servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 151

% Daily Value*

Serving 1 serving
Calories 151kcal 8%
Carbohydrates 39g 13%
Protein 1g 2%
Sodium 2mg 0%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 36g 72%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.