Overwhelmed with fresh figs

[Anonymous]

Excellent on pizza. Fig syrup for margaritas. Jam. Smoothies.

[Anonymous]

You’ll figure it out

[Anonymous]

My neighbor posted on the neighborhood Facebook page that her trees were overflowing and invited people to come and take as much as they wanted during a specific timeframe on a Saturday. People took her up on it and she told me she was going to do this from now on every year, not just because it got rid of so many but because she met people she never met before and it as fun to sit outside and greet everyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Excellent on pizza. Fig syrup for margaritas. Jam. Smoothies.

Thank you, I would never have thought of them for pizza toppings or as syrup!

[Anonymous]

So lucky!!!!

[Anonymous]

I make a crostini brushed with olive oil, with a slice of manchego and a roasted fig on top. You could drizzle with honey too.

[Anonymous]

Fig recipes from Southern Living:

https://www.southernliving.com/food/entertaining/fig-recipes

[Anonymous]

We had a tree when I was a kid and my mom used to pack them in jars with a simple syrup. It turned the syrup into a delicious fig syrup, great on pancakes, and the figs themselves became these delicious sweet candies items bursting with sweet syrup when you bit into them. You could use them on pork or in oatmeal or with cheese or whatever. So good. I miss those. I think it was easier than making jam.

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Anonymous wrote:We had a tree when I was a kid and my mom used to pack them in jars with a simple syrup. It turned the syrup into a delicious fig syrup, great on pancakes, and the figs themselves became these delicious sweet candies items bursting with sweet syrup when you bit into them. You could use them on pork or in oatmeal or with cheese or whatever. So good. I miss those. I think it was easier than making jam.

I ended up doing the even lazier version of this - I'm attempting a cheong with a few pounds of them, which just required putting them in a sterile jar with the equal weight of sugar and then keeping an eye on it and putting it in the fridge when I saw signs of fermentation. I love the idea of using the syrup on pancakes! Thanks for sharing!