I have canned, picked, preserved, and made my own jams and jellies for years thanks to a mom and aunts who grew up on a farm, lived through the depression, and carried on the tradition. There have been many, many years where I trotted down to Farmer’s Market for a couple of flats of strawberries and spent an afternoon creating a sticky, but wonderfully perfumed, kitchen.
Those days might be over.
I haven’t canned anything in over 6 years, and it might be closer to a decade. There’s a variety of reasons why I haven’t and I won’t go in to them here. :::cough cough:::: started working:::cough cough::::
BUT fig jam, now that’s a totally different story. You can make small batches, as often as you want, in a short period of time, any time you want. At least with this recipe, you can.
I prefer to use dried figs.
To me, dried figs give fig jam a deeper flavor. It’s sweet and rich with nuances and depths that jam made from fresh figs just doesn’t have. It’s the difference between caramelizing vegetables and just steaming them. I don’t think fresh figs would hold up to the chipotle, either. And, trust me here, spicy smoky chipotle and sweet syrupy dried figs are poetry in flavor form.
I’d let it cool and then adjust the chipotle to taste by stirring in a little ground, dried chipotle.
Homemade dried fig jam is great on toast or croissants. It’s wonderful spooned over a schmear of chevre on a cracker. It even makes a great ham glaze. If you are having one of those days you can eat it off the spoon, I won’t tell. I understand.
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I use the little four ounce quilted jam jars. They work great and fig jam makes wonderful gifts!
Homemade Chipotle Fig Jam
Ingredients
- 12 ounces dried Black Mission Figs
- 2 cups water
- 2 dried chipotles, , cut in half with seeds removed
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/8 teaspoon of chipotle powder if needed after jam cools.
Instructions
- Chop the figs finely in a food processor.
- Set aside.
- Mix the the water, honey, chipotle, and lemon juice in a saucepan.
- Add the chopped figs and bring to a simmer.
- Simmer for about 5 to 10 minutes, or until it is as thick as you like.
- Remove the chipotle peppers.
- Let cool.
- Taste and cautiously add chipotle as desired.
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I love this idea since I no longer have access to fresh figs. I was wondering if you had any ideas to can/process this jam ?
Cindy, it’s so quick to make I don’t can it. It will keep for a couple of weeks in the fridge..I imagine you could also freeze it. Sorry I can’t be more help with that.
What a wonderful way to use figs. I love fig jam and this tastes so delicious.
Thank you!
Love the sound of this. I imagine it would be a nice accompaniment to cheeses too. Delish!
Yes it is!
I love the heat the chipotle will bring to this sweet fig. I’d love it on toast with a slice of white cheddar…extra sharp.
YUM that is perfect Michelle!
Love fig jam with cream cheese. And adding the chipotle means it’s almost like a new, and even better tasting cousin of hot pepper jelly:)
We’ve never made fig jam, this sounds delicious, I like the added kick from the chipotle and those little mason jars are so cute, perfect for gift giving!
I used to LOVE canning, but have not done much lately – but jam is easily one of our faves, my kids eat it by the jar-ful. and I love that you added a bit of kick
I have sampled some fig jams, but never made my own – and I am LOVING your version with chipotles! What a lovely tradition to have carried on for so many years – and it shows in your jam making skills even though you haven’t done it in awhile!
Thank you! It is delicious with the heat from the chipotle!
Sweet and spicy – yes please! Of course chipotles are the best! 🙂
Absolutely!