Orange Fig Jam
Super easy fig jam flavored with a touch of orange makes a wonderful gift, if you're able to give it away!
Ingredients
- 4 ½ cups fresh figs (stems removed and cut into 1/2" pieces)
- 1 orange zest organic
- 1 lemon zest organic
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 oz Grand Marnier
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- Place the figs in a large pot the add the orange and lemon zest, sugar, Grand Marnier and pinch of salt. Stir and let stand at room temperature for one hour, stirring occasionally.
- After an hour, put the pot on medium high heat and bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
- Reduce heat to medium and continue to boil for approximately half an hour, stirring and mashing the figs with a potato masher, to crush the pieces. Remove from heat.
- Ladle into rinsed, hot clean jars (rinsed with boiling water), leaving about 1/4″ space at the top, clean the rim and cover with hot lids (also rinsed with boiling water) immediately.
- When cool, the lids will "POP" and become concave in the middle. If this does not happen, the seal is not good and you will have to store these jars in the fridge.
Notes
NOTE: when I make jam, I pour the boiling jam into sterilized, old jam jars. Once the jam cools, the middle of the lids will almost always "pop" meaning the jars have sealed (the center of the jar will also become concave). If they do not "pop", the jam will definitely spoil (and will be dangerous to ingest) if not refrigerated. I keep the unsealed jars in the fridge. My advice to you is to process the jam as per US food safety laws, or keep in the refrigerator.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Tbsp | Calories: 538kcal | Carbohydrates: 129g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 13mg | Potassium: 509mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 122g | Vitamin A: 313IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 81mg | Iron: 1mg
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