Dried-Fig Jam

        I found myself with a box of dried figs and no recipe to use them in. Before this, the only way I had ever had figs, was in the form of the famous cookie. Haven’t eaten a fresh fig yet.

       There are lots of recipes for fresh-fig jam, but very few for dried figs. These days you can find dried figs everywhere. I did not get mine in a fancy place.

This is a simple and quick recipe. If you’re going to eat it in less than a week, skip the citric acid. 

Ingredients

4 ounces dried Figs

1/2 cup Water

¼ cup Sugar

1 tsp fresh Lemon juice

¼ tsp Citric Acid

Method

• Add the chopped figs and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil, simmer and let it cook covered for 25 minutes until the figs are soft. Remove from heat and keep aside until cool.

• In a blender container, pour the contents of the saucepan and blend it till pureed.

• Pour this back into the saucepan and add the sugar, lemon juice, citric acid and let it cook for about 15 more minutes on medium heat or until it reaches a jammy consistency.

• Pour this into a sterlised dried glass jar with a tight lid and let it cool completely. Refrigerate to store.