Fig Honey Butter
This fig honey butter is delicious and perfect to make if you have an abundance of figs in your garden! This recipe makes about 6-8 half pints of fig butter, depending on how many figs you use.
Servings 48 servings
Calories 46kcal
Ingredients
- 3-4 pounds fresh ripe figs
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1 Tbsp lemon zest
- 1 cup honey
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1/4 tsp ground allspice
- 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
- Cut the stems off the figs and quarter them. Put them in a pot with the water, lemon juice, and lemon zest.
- Bring the figs and water to a boil on medium high heat. As you are waiting for it to heat up, add the honey, spices, and salt, and stir to combine.
- After it has come to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Once it has reduced down to a slightly jammy consistency, use an immersion blender to blend it into a smooth butter.
- Continue cooking on low heat, stirring almost constantly, for about 10 more minutes, or until it has reached the desired consistency.
- Let the fig butter cool for a bit before putting in into jars or containers. Store in the refrigerator or freezer.
Notes
- This is not a canning recipe, so the fig butter will need to be stored in the refrigerator or freezer.
- You may be able to be water bath can this recipe, but please do research to make sure that you have the right acidity level first.
- This makes about 6-8 half pints of fig butter, depending on how many figs you used to start with.
Nutrition
Serving: 2Tbsp | Calories: 46kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 11g