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Black Mission Fig Preserves
Prep
15 mins
Cook
20 mins
Servings
18
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
- 22 cups fresh black mission figs, stemmed and halved
- 11 cup white sugar
- 11 cup water
- 11 tablespoon lime juice
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ⅛ teaspoon ground white pepper⅛ teaspoon ground white pepper
- 11 13-ounce jar with lid
Instructions
- 1
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.
- 2
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.
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