This is the one for you if you enjoy the spinach and artichoke dip from Applebee’s®. Enjoy with toast or chips after serving.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 20 mins |
| Additional Time: | 25 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr |
| Servings: | 18 |
| Yield: | 1 13-ounce jar |
Ingredients
- 2 cups fresh Black Mission figs, stemmed and halved
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ⅛ teaspoon ground white pepper
- 1 13-ounce jar with lid
Instructions
- Scoop the flesh from the figs with a spoon and discard the peels. Bring sugar and water to a boil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Stir in fig pulp, lime juice, cinnamon, ginger, and white pepper. Cook, stirring often, until a candy thermometer reads 210 degrees F (100 degrees C), about 20 minutes.
- While preserves are cooking, sterilize jar and lid in boiling water for at least 5 minutes. Pack the hot preserves into the sterilized jar to within 1/4 inch of the top. Top the jar with the sterilized lid and let cool before storing preserves in the refrigerator.
Reviews
This recipe is great! I did leave the skins on and just chopped them smaller as someone else suggested. So delicious.
*Incomplete review submitted. Here is the full review. I give this 5 stars because it is an excellent “go by” recipe. I used what I had on hand. I rehydrated dried figs and crystallized ginger in some water and port, and then made the preserves from there. It is excellent with sharp cheddar cheese. Next time, I might add some jalapeño.
Smells and tastes good, but turned out very thin and watery. I cooked it over 20 minutes and it reached the 100 Celsius but I should have let it simmered longer. Hope to use it as a sauce.
I read the other comments regarding the preserve to be bland. Accordingly, I left the skin/peel on and chopped the figs a bit finer. I did find it to be a bit bland so added 1/4 tsp. of ground cloves. Very nice. I used only 1/2 cup of sugar as well. It turned out beautifully. Love the recipe and will make it again!
I used green figs from my tree…and left the peel. So technically I changed it. But the flavor was wonderful. I love the small batch concept.
This was bland for us. I missed the flavor that comes from the peel. Texture wise it was perfect!
I used 1/2 less sugar in this recipe and it came out perfect.