Ruby Port Fig Jam

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Ruby port fig jam is a delicious, savory condiment. It’s wonderful spread on toast or scones. Best of all, it’s a freezer jam recipe – no canning involved!

Mission figs

Mission figs.

I’m definitely not a raw fig lover. I hadn’t really thought much about fig anything, until my neighbor made some fig jam several years ago, and served it with brie at our book club meeting. I was one of the best things I’d ever tasted. She had it on a cheeseboard.

ruby port fig jam on a spoon

Ruby Port Fig Jam

My tastebuds have never looked back. I became obsessed with fig jam and brie. All I could think was how good it would taste with just a sliver of prosciutto.

ruby port fig jam close up

The next day, I went on a search for fig jam. I think I went to 3 stores before I found a jar at a family run urban farm just a few miles from my house. I sandwiched some of that delicious jam in between some brie and prosciutto and added grilled onions; that was absolute perfection! Last year, I was given a small fig tree. I planted it, then forgot about it, until this year, when it started producing figs. I was so excited that I took all 8 of the figs, and made exactly one jar of fig jam. Fig trees grow quickly making them a great addition to your backyard, if you live in the right climate. Ruby port fig jam is a delicious, savory condiment. It's wonderful spread on toast or scones. Best of all, it's a freezer jam recipe - no canning involved! Then a friend gave me a large bag of figs, so I had to make a full batch of this ruby port fig jam!

figs and sugar in a pot

Gently cook sugar and figs until mixture is thick and shiny.

This ruby port fig jam is simple, just cook the sugar and the figs until it sets, then finish it with just a touch of ruby port and lemon juice.

cooking jam

Cook for about 20 minutes.

Since I don’t trust my canning skills, and the recipe only made 4 jars of jam, this is refrigerator jam. Unless you are a master canner, I would suggest keeping the jam in the fridge. jam on a spoon

A jar of this ruby port fig jam with some crackers and cheese would make a lovely hostess gift too!

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Ruby port fig jam is a delicious, savory condiment. It's wonderful spread on toast or scones. Best of all, it's a freezer jam recipe - no canning involved!
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Ruby Port Fig Jam
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
40 mins
 
Recipe from Food Network
Course: Condiment
Author: Cynthia McCloud Woodman
Ingredients
  • 1 pound chopped fresh figs
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 vanilla bean
  • 2 Tablespoons ruby port
  • 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
  • pinch of salt
Instructions
  1. Bring figs, sugar, the seeds from 1/2 vanilla bean and salt to a boil in a saucepan over medium heat and stir until the sugar melts.
  2. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until a drop of the mixture sets on a chilled plate, about 20 minutes.
  3. Remove from the heat. Stir in lemon juice and ruby port.
  4. Fill sterilized jars, leaving a 1/2-inch headspace, then seal and process for 15 minutes.
  5. Jam can also be stored in sterilized jars in the refrigerator for up to 6 months.

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Comments

  1. mimi says

    I’ve never played with fresh figs because I can’t get them where I live. But I do a lot with dried figs. I love your jam – especially love the addition of the port!

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  8. Anita says

    It took me a while to figure out what figs were all about too, until I had some fig jam on a charcuterie platter…might have been some cheese on there too. Revelation!

    Reply

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