How to make Fig Jam - Homemade Jam Recipe

If you love homemade jam and you’ve got some fresh figs handy, then this easy fig jam recipe is just what you need. Whether you buy fresh figs at the store or have access to a handy dandy fig tree in your neighborhood, this jam recipe is the perfect way to use up a bunch of figs. Fig jam is particularly good on biscuits and toast, and even as a warm topping on ice cream.
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Easy Fig Jam with Just 3 Ingredients
About 40 medium-sized FRESH FIGS
½ cup SUGAR
¼ cup HONEY
How to make Quick Fig Jam
This recipe will work with all kinds of fruit (blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, etc.), but Mama Redbuck has a fig tree in her backyard, so she mostly uses figs when making this quick jam. If you don’t have fresh fruit handy in the neighborhood where you live, just buy fresh fruit at the market.
Buy figs that are a little soft, color can be a good indication, but not always, sometimes even the greener figs can be soft enough, so give figs a squeeze to test for squishiness. Once picked, figs don’t last very long, maybe 2 days when ripe. You can keep fresh figs in the fridge, but they won’t keep for very long after becoming soft, only a couple of days, so making a jam is an easy way to extend their life another 7-10 days. My mom seals extra fig jam in bags and freezes it for future use.
Wash figs and remove the stem.
Quarter and then chop the figs as desired. We like a rustic, chunky jam.
Heat a medium-sized saucepan on low heat.
Add figs, sugar, and honey and bring the pot to a simmer, stirring regularly.
As the pot bubbles away, the figs will release a lot of water.
Let the pot simmer until the mixture reaches your desired “jamminess”, this might take 10 to 20 minutes depending on how wet the figs are and how thick you like your jam.
The jam will thicken even more off of the heat, so don’t overcook the fruit; you want a spreadable jam, not a clunky fig paste.
If the jam becomes overly thick, you can always add a wee little bit of water back into the pot.
Remove the Jam from the heat and allow to cool before adding into a container.
The jam will keep in the fridge for about a week to 10 days, although a pint of jam
Disappears fairly quickly around our home, especially if we make some biscuits.
Give this easy fig jam recipe a try and let me and Mama Redbuck know what you think.

[@ChefBuckRecipes]

When it comes to figs, Mama is a lot faster than the squirrels :^) ...hope everybody has a great weekend!

[@svetamcdowell]

You go, Mama! Thanks for sharing your precious mom with us, Buck!

[@ChefBuckRecipes]

thanks for watching....I wish I could get my mama in every video :^)

[@target3776]

Why you didn't help her!!!??!!!

[@katygomez8620]

😂😂

[@deeh5048]

What a sweet video! I bought some fresh figs from a neighbor and I have more that I can consume! I want to make some jam, so here I am! Also, she sold me a 1’ tall cutting from her tree last fall. I planted it and it’s almost 5’ tall now. No fruit yet, but maybe this fall. I think I’ll call my tree MeeMaw!

[@sabrinabellarina7999]

I was born and raised in the South, and fig jam is one of the things I miss the most. We strung old aluminum pans (the kind pie crusts come in) and ran a bit of rope to the house. When the birds and squirrels got to stealing the fruit we could reach out the back door and pull that rope. The pans would flutter and twinkle, and the varmints would scatter. Wasn't fool proof but it did slow them down. Love figs straight from the tree, too.

[@BlessedAngel07]

Your mama is such an angel. Love this video and the jam looks amazing!

[@ChefBuckRecipes]

thanks...she's the best cook I know

[@Pyper70]

What a sweetheart. Reminds me of my mom.. rest her soul. LUCKILY she planted two fig trees in the yard 14yrs ago. 😁

[@markgupton1313]

Was over at a neighbors yesterday standing under the shade of a fig tree full of figs. She told me I could have all I wanted that she had gotten all she would use. I'd never done anything with figs before and am not crazy about eating them right of the tree. Checked notifications and saw this. Guess I'll be out in 100 degree SC heat picking figs. Thanks Buck. And I mean that.

[@ChefBuckRecipes]

My mama makes quite a bit of jam, seals it and throws it in the freezer...she'd have a lot of wasted figs, otherwise. I for one love to eat figs right off the tree, which is a taste I acquired only in the past few years. For years and years I couldn't get over my association of figs with the dreaded Fig Newton, arguably the least satisfying of all cookies (I decided this at a very young age).

[@gardini100]

Fig Jam and some real" cheese that smells " wallnuts bits on a crostini and some red in the glass is pure magic ,,have a great weekend i sure will :)

[@lactobacillusprime]

Great recipe. Very similar to how I make my jams. It's always good to make jam. We've quite a fair bit of fruits from the garden and end up making a ton of different jams each year. Lovely to tie us over for the winter - and great during the summor. I myself am quite fond of a small bowl of lactose free yoghurt with a bit of Jam in it stirred. As a small desert. Nom nom nom.

[@ChefBuckRecipes]

My mom ends up freezing most of her jam, especially for years like this when she gets so many figs...I can eat a lot, but only so much in a day!

[@jushave2say]

I can't even tell you how excited I was to see this video pop up! I just bought me 2 different variety of fig trees this past week. Not sure how long it will take for me to get enough figs to make fig jam but I will be saving this video for future fig jam making. Yours and Mama Redbuck's recipes has never failed me. :)

[@ChefBuckRecipes]

good luck with your future fig harvests!

[@MsKatrinaSL]

I love you meemaw! Next time try adding a little lemon or lime to enhance the flavor of the fig. The acidity is very tasty and breaks up the sweetness a bit and preserves it longer ❤️ especially when making large batches of fig jam/preserves

[@ArifaNawaz-uz5rs]

Hi me from Pakistan.I have a lot of fig trees in my yard but now by watching this video I would love to try this recepi to enjoy my figs.thanks

[@TuckerSP2011]

I always enjoy your mom's cooking! I love her fig tree!

[@ChefBuckRecipes]

thanks for watching...I'm a lucky duck when I can get my mom on video

[@KODArunner]

Years ago, while living in the West Valley, LA. CA. I ha a large Fig tree growing, but the squirrels weren't the problem, I was. I was always eating the ripe Figs before anyone could pick and make anything with them . . . LOL.

[@maem7636]

Richard Frazee, " LoL 😂 ! "

[@sammiemaggard6069]

I just made this !! So easy and delicious. I too don't like a lot of sugar so I used way more honey and less refined sugar . I'm excited to play with this recipe.

[@JLopezz]

Thank you for sharing both the receipe, the wonderful picking experience and the presence of such sweet woman. So glad I found this tutorial, as I just picked fresh figs from my own fig trees today!

[@CrystalElise917]

I love this woman! And her backyard is beautiful!

[@americanhottopics7373]

MeeMaw reminds me of my grandmother! Thank you for sharing!!

[@annadavis6361]

Can’t wait to make this with my 23 figs from my potted tree. 🤸🏾‍♀️👍🏽thank you!

[@MrDarshD]

Awesome recipe, Chef Buck. Those figs look so fresh and sweet. The way Chef Mama described everything and taught us was very cool. Thank you so much for sharing this with us :) Have a nice weekend!!

[@ChefBuckRecipes]

thanks...it was a beautiful day for being in the yard...I feel just a little bit sorry for the squirrels (just a little)

[@MrDarshD]

@@ChefBuckRecipes Yes, Chef. The outdoors looked beautiful in this video. I feel bad for squirrels too! I think squirrels will like the Fig jam as well.

[@melissa7093]

Just made this right now, can’t wait to try in the morning😁

[@lisakeefer4258]

Oh my my , my mouth is watering for some fig jelly. Thank you

[@ilovevideosandsex]

Followed this step by step and Mama’s fig jam really is the best! Thanks

[@creartsyivy]

We just bought a home on 4 and a half acres with several big beautiful fig trees and I can't wait to try out this recipe! Your mom is so adorable, I love her! 😊 ❤️ Can you also can this jam to preserve it longer? Thank you so much for this sweet video and recipe!!

[@AlmostHomestead]

What a gem of a video with your mama. I loved it. I have a young fig tree and i can't wait to get a real harvest from it. I bought two pounds of figs last night and I can't decide if I want to make this fig jam or caramelized figs!! I think I'd better buy some more before they are out of season!! Thank you for sharing your sweet mama, and for the recipe :)

[@linbourner2594]

Hi from Australia. I have made fig jam using several different recipes. all not so good. Used this recipe today, so simple and worked a treat. and its yummy. thanx for sharing. Linda B

[@thevirtualgodmother]

The figs are beautiful. Jam looks yummy. Now I want a fig tree. Thanks for sharing. 😊

[@rachelcarson7019]

LYving Deliciously me too! 🤤

[@demetriuspowell29]

Go get one they're pretty cheap unless you want one that's already mature

[@cynthialeyva5122]

Finally had enough figs this year to try the recipe! It was fantastic!

[@lindaparker6102]

Love fresh figs, wash them & eat them ! Then preserve them ! Bake with them, OMG DELICIOUS !! Fig jam came out, what appears to be perfect !!

[@Dinnerwiththeavilas]

I love how easy and simple this looks. I’m going to make some. My dads tree has a bunch of Figs.

[@Lalondeist]

Thanks for the video. I wasn't 100% on what I can do with figs asside frome eating as-is. I love fresh figs, but generally we don't have any where I live. I just got a celeste fig tree for my patio in the frozen wastes of Northern Wisconsin. I can't wait for the harvest next summer to try this out!

[@erukaseven]

The alarm beeping made me smile. Thank you for sharing this by the way.

[@chrisnlannie]

Perfect timing, I just picked some and was lost as to what to do with them.. as always thank you and mama great job...🐿

[@ChefBuckRecipes]

fig jam is what my mama always does with figs.

[@april1024me]

Thank you for sharing definitely making this tomorrow with the figs I got from my tree in my backyard ❤

[@luizesramos]

Thank you Mima! Trying out the recipe now. ❤

[@jayhalley2642]

Huge Mama fan. CB” you pick the figs , I’ll get a beer’

[@ChefBuckRecipes]

I'd just be in her way :^)

[@mattengnell2460]

Love all your videos . Very cool you did one with your mom . Hope all is well and lots more videos coming .

[@ChefBuckRecipes]

thanks...I have several vids of my mom cooking and they're definitely my favorites...they're nice for me to watch when I'm far away

[@alexandrameub5602]

Thank you mama! First year harvesting figs and I can't wait to make my first jam

[@LindaBaley]

Thank you for sharing your sweet momma with us all - I am going to try this tonight! With any luck, I too will have fig jam on my toast tomorrow

[@JMacklin724]

Omg. This video made me so happy. My little mamaw had a fig tree and we used to do the exact same thing. Oh the memories this brought back. Thank you for this.

[@soojunglee425]

I'm planting a fig tree now.

[@ChefBuckRecipes]

if we ever have a yard again, I bet planting a fig tree will be one of the first things my wife does...we had a fig tree in our old yard, but it never got as large and fruitful as my moms tree

[@martadefranco6072]

Fresh figs from the garden the jam looks delicious I wish we could grow figs in Canada the fig tree can’t stand the cold weather

[@ms.m256]

Love your mama shes so sweet 💕! We have 2 fig trees and they are ripening quick! I need to try this recipe for sure 👍 😋 thank you for sharing 🙏 😋

[@queeneywarren681]

Thank you, looking good.

[@FlowerPower-bl7qp]

Thank you! I finally found someone with the same fig tree. We got to beat the deer. The tree in our yard is large and old still produces. I didn't know what to do with all the figs. (Not complaining never had one fresh 'till the other day. awesome fruit)

[@newhomemech]

I appreciated this so much ! How sweet

[@amethystsamia]

Mama Redbuck is the best!

[@ChefBuckRecipes]

yes...although the squirrels might disagree

[@besosfromHANNA]

She’s so cute. I had it playing while I was boiling it. And so right it didn’t come out too sweet at all. Thank you!

[@Christina-mn7np]

You've just got yourself a new subscriber. Hello from the UK 👋🇬🇧

[@SophiaPetrillosBuddy]

I bet this would make some good stuffed french toast

[@ChefBuckRecipes]

I bet it would...stuffed french toast is one of my favorites

[@awakeningfaith2290]

Thanks for the video! Very helpful

[@mariannelawrence5176]

I'm going to try to make the jam today! Thank you Mema❣️

[@susanrobinson408]

Mama Redbuck!!! I have missed you! Tell your son to help you get your own channel! I'll be your first subbie!!

[@ChefBuckRecipes]

I'd love to see that! I know my mama mostly goes on youtube to figure out how to fix her lawnmower

[@d.l.sosnik2135]

Good Job, MeeMaw ! That looks yummy !

[@ChefBuckRecipes]

it's a good excuse for me to eat more bread, for sure

[@shahidanazeasydailyrcipes10]

Really nice, thank you for the recipe

[@Hotbottumz]

Love watching your videos. There always so soothing and homey feeling 😊

[@lindavazquez589]

Aw now I really miss my mom. Thanks for sharing.

[@verniemax]

YUM! That jam looks so good!!! YUM!! Always GREAT seeing Meemaw!!

[@ChefBuckRecipes]

thanks for watching!

[@rupert5390]

Man what a great recipe thanks I'm gonna make some jars of memas jam - thanks for sharing Mr Buck.

[@ChefBuckRecipes]

simple and tasty!--thanks for checking meemaw's jam out

[@deputys45]

Loved this video thank you for sharing I have some fresh figs I am going to try her recipe 😘👍She is so sweet

[@HomeCentsWithNell]

Great video. That was quite a harvest! Thanks for sharing.

[@ChefBuckRecipes]

yeah....Mama's having a bumper fig crop this year--2 years in a row now!--usually she has a good fig year and then the trees don't do as well the following summer...she must be living right

[@monikita777]

She's such a sweetie!!! Bought figs to try this :)

[@Gilly714]

MAMA , is such a sweet sweet lady .. Thx Chef Buck and Thank you Mama for the crash course in jammin ....

[@torib734]

thank you for uploading this - perfect x

[@assamfoodforestnursery4010]

Wow very active mama n lovely fig tree....thanks for sharing mama's recepe

[@aturtlethatisred]

Thank you! Very helpful

[@m.p.3460]

Well I got squirrels and I got figs 🤣 my figs are just coming out and I can’t wait to actually make some jam 😋😋

[@leticiaguerrero9909]

Hoy la preparé y de verdad que me quedó deliciosa 😋

[@fernip0w286]

Thank you for the technique making them right now! 🙂

[@sharoncorrea7594]

Looks awesome 👏

[@panchito3948]

I just made this recipe with my white figs came out so delicious thank you

[@tamsondarland8951]

Absolutely Fantastic ❣️ So sweet to have a family treasured recipe. Yum 😋 ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@ChefBuckRecipes]

it's a pretty easy way to use up a bunch of figs, for sure

[@tamsondarland8951]

@@ChefBuckRecipes Thank you and God Bless You for Sharing Recipe. Love figs. ♥️Tamson

[@donnastormer9652]

The recipe was exactly what I was looking for but I have a suggestion for the cameraman, you’re Mema would have really appreciated you helping pick figs instead of running and getting a beer and when she suggested getting buttermilk she would’ve been proud of you if you would’ve said sure I’ll run down and do that right now instead of saying oh I’ll have toast tomorrow. Filming for KZbin is fun there’s no doubt about it , but please serve your grandmother she deserves it!

[@toneenorman2135]

I wish someone would talk to my son like that! He needs to respect his mama more better:(

[@mnguyetnguyen-xf2vq]

Thank you for sharing ❤❤❤

[@JesusPerez8]

Saving this video so I can come back and watch it in 14 years

[@faithwisdom788]

Thanks for sharing the recipe.

[@ChefBuckRecipes]

thanks for watching!

[@sabanapatel1]

Thank you for this recipe, I bought fresh figs to make fig rolls only to realise you need dry ones so fig jam it is!

[@crazyfathamsta2701]

It's a fine line between squirrels and humans and Mama Redbuck knows that for sure. My parents have several suet feeders and my dad made homemade suet. The feeder is right outside my window and the squirrels love it more than the birds lol

[@ChefBuckRecipes]

my mom and dad used to have suet feeders, too...I guess that was mostly my dad's thing 'cause we don't have them anymore...mama throws seed down for the squirrels now, mostly to distract them from the bird feeders

[@49ERSiBleed]

Your mom is a doll.

[@thesimplelifeofaafamily2507]

Good looking fig, fig really tasty, we have couple of fig varieties in our garden too

[@dahlialilly]

She is so cute!! Glad I came across this video. I will be using this recipe Thank you!

[@julieshaffer7140]

Very nice. I am going to try to make some today. I don't have 40 figs ripe but I have enough to make a little that I can use with baked brie.

[@sharronpettis1486]

I love it without spices like some people use or lemon!! Just the fig taste!!!

[@Norbutsering1993]

I tried your recipe....Not as good looking as yours but tastes real good

[@gordjohnson70]

Great video.

[@ChefBuckRecipes]

thanks for watching!

[@pacospete4299]

Ordered a fig sprout off the interweb planted it in april 2018 ,that fall it was 6 ft. tall . It's now sept. 2019 and it is 10 ft. tall with 50+ figs ready to harvest ............

[@cassandrajackson-white377]

very nice

[@cars1963]

Squirrels are greedy lil suckers no matter how much you set aside to feed them. I still like them tho. That jam looked so delicious and so easy to make. Mama Redbuck is da bomb 💣.

[@ChefBuckRecipes]

mama always throws some sunflower seed on the ground for the squirrel's, but she's stingy with the figs!

[@nxku1747]

My mom did the same fig jam it looks the same as this one but without watching a video lol

[@msr1116]

I came across a simple fruit sauce of pureed strawberries mixed with fig jam for ice cream or for pound cake. I also saw fig jam spread on rustic Italian bread slices with arugula, prosciutto and asiago.

[@MANNY100123]

Never had fig jam before... I love figs though!

[@ChefBuckRecipes]

mama gets so many figs off of her tree, she has to figure out something simple to do with them....I love to eat figs right off the tree, but they don't keep for very long as whole fruit

[@mariannelawrence5176]

How can you not love her❣️Wish I had a mema like her, I never had one☹️

[@sophiereza6540]

very nice vlog i will try it at home.

[@ChefBuckRecipes]

thanks!--hope you like it

[@robert12345893]

The cutest! God bless

[@Dzikr_Family]

super kereeen mas bro... 👍🏻👍🏻

[@prachibankar1848]

Great video! What variety of fig is this? And the USDA zone please? I have two fig shrubs in the pots but want to put them in ground but I am scared winter will get them!

[@lety3170]

Gracias por Compartir

[@ChefBuckRecipes]

gracias por ver la receta

[@sherizazzetti1824]

Wow thanks now I know what I can do with all my figs.

[@andyn333]

I have to beat the squirrels and birds, sometimes my neighbor 😂

[@mariakrav7747]

I love this jam! Hope jimin does too :))

[@iv3477]

Isn't that the cricket from Pinnochio?

[@normavalenzuela8113]

What a lovely Mama you have.

[@marshabalderrama8903]

Mommy is a cutie. I will cut the recipe in half because I only grew 20 figs that are ready.