Fresh fig receipes

[KEVIN & JOSIE]

Does anyone have any ideas for fresh figs? I have two trees now and they are very ripe and unsure as to what to do with them. Any receipes or advise would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

[CaptJohn]

Fig preserves! My grandfather used to make it all the time with the ones from his back yard if I didn't eat too many off the trees. Sure miss that! Don't see many anymore. You can have them all year if canned.

[jnieman]

Does anyone have any ideas for fresh figs? I have two trees now and they are very ripe and unsure as to what to do with them. Any receipes or advise would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

go to Allrecipes - Recipes and cooking confidence for home cooks everywhere (http://www.allrecipes.com). There are 78 fig recipes if you do a search for figs. There lots of reviews on each recipe.

[mac9]

Peel them, cut in half. Add a smear of neufchatel cheese and a pecan half. Voila!

[wendyquat]

Wait til Christmas and make a "figgy pudding"! LOL:pepper2:

[KathieI]

Can you bring some down here to TV??? I love figs.. Mac9 and I will have a feast.

Capt,,,, I buy fig jam all the time. I think I get it at Bob Evans restaurant. Its delicious.

[asianthree]

food network has some good ones

[Villages PL]

Does anyone have any ideas for fresh figs? I have two trees now and they are very ripe and unsure as to what to do with them. Any receipes or advise would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I recently bought 2 pounds of fresh figs at Publix because they had a sale: Buy one get one free! Ha! Six dollars a pound and you get one free. Oh well, that's another story.

I am enjoying them at breakfast by adding them to a small bowl of chopped fruit. Half a banana, peach, grapefruit etc.. And add a couple of figs cut up in bite size pieces. Figs can be eaten just the way they are.

If you get a recipe, the chances are it will call for something that will detract from the natual healthfulness of figs. Although, I can't see why anyone would want to add sugar because they are already sweet enough.

[jblum315]

Does anyone have any ideas for fresh figs? I have two trees now and they are very ripe and unsure as to what to do with them. Any receipes or advise would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I thought I did but it turned out to be dried figs, not fresh figs.
Google fresh figs, i'm sure you'll come up with some recipes/ideas

[applesoffh]

boil down some balsamic vinegar until it becomes syrupy. Slice your figs in half, and pour the balsamic reduction on the figs. Enjoy

barbecue halved figs...they become sweeter still, and are delicious

eat them just the way they are.

We always had a fig tree behind the house...in Queens, NY. How it managed to survive for more than 30 years is beyond me, but it produced fruit for all those years.

[GOJODO]

Grill and eat or just slice and snack or add to your Greek yogurt in the morning. YUM

[graciegirl]

I have never tasted a fresh fig. Do they grow in Ohio and I just didn't know about it?

[jblum315]

I have never tasted a fresh fig. Do they grow in Ohio and I just didn't know about it?

Fig trees very popular in Italian neighborhoods where I lived in NY. I think they make wine from figs

[Eve2278]

YUM...they are soft and sweet, great as an appetizer. I like to stuff them with goat cheese, pecans and bacon.

[KEVIN & JOSIE]

Can you bring some down here to TV??? I love figs.. Mac9 and I will have a feast.



I sure do wish I could! I would be more than happy to share them with you!

Thanks to all for all the suggestions. I have to agree that eating them fresh from the tree is the best way. Unfortunately, they all come at once and I'm the only one that really eats them. Kevin, my husband, may eat one or two. I've shared them with my neighbors and much to my surprise they don't like them either. GEEZ! :shrug: So, what I decided to do was search the sites everyone gave me, read the receipes everyone sent and I came up with my own concoction. I rinsed and removed the stems, cut in quarters and placed in a pot with a tiny amount of water and sugar and cooked them down for about 2 hours. I cooled them down, placed them in my blender on puree and now I have my own version of Fig "Butter". I just hope it freezes well for future use.

Thank you all for your advise. There are still many on the tree left so if you come up with any more idea's please send them to me. I appreciate all suggestions.

One day I hope to be in the Villages with my Fig Trees and then I will share them with you all. :mmmm: ................. Josie :icon_wink:

[KEVIN & JOSIE]

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Here is a picture of my latest batch of figs and my trees. Unfortunately, "Issac" is beating them up right now.

These are the first pictures we ever attached so hopefully it works.

This is my Mission Fig Tree (smaller upright bush on right with smaller fruit)

Turkey Fig Tree (larger bush on left with larger fruit)

[CaptJohn]

I wish you weren't so far from me or I'd offer to stop by and help you pick some. 1 for you, 2 for me. :laugh:

I sure miss fresh figs! The preserves in the store are usually from California and not as good as eastern ones.
Their peeling is tough.

[CFrance]

fig pizza: Gorgonzola, Fig and Pancetta Pizza Recipe - Pete Evans | Food & Wine (http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/gorgonzola-fig-and-pancetta-pizza)

[CaptJohn]

I went grocery shopping at Walmart today and found some fig preserves from a company in Georgia named Braswell (green label, small jar). They were excellent if anyone is interested.

[jblum315]

It's super easy to make fig preserves if you have the preserving equipment.

[CFrance]

I went grocery shopping at Walmart today and found some fig preserves from a company in Georgia named Braswell (green label, small jar). They were excellent if anyone is interested.

That stuff is really good dabbed on cheese, like good Irish cheddar.

I read in a food blog that the best way to eat a fresh fig is to cut in half lengthwise and smash the two halves together. Supposed to bring out the sweetness somehow. I never had a fresh fig, so I don't know.

[CFrance]

Grilled Fig and Orange Blossom Sundaes Recipe - CHOW (http://www.chow.com/recipes/30442-grilled-fig-and-orange-blossom-sundaes?tag=nl.e345&s_cid=e345)

I can't believe how many fig recipes I'm running into now that you've brought this up.

[CaptJohn]

I read in a food blog that the best way to eat a fresh fig is to cut in half lengthwise and smash the two halves together. Supposed to bring out the sweetness somehow. I never had a fresh fig, so I don't know.

I've never heard of that and I've been eating them all my life but there is nothing so good as a freshly plucked fig and just bite into it, maybe half at a time will do the same thing. My grandparents put coffee grounds on their fig trees for 40 years and they were the sweetest figs and the trees were always loaded with them.

[CFrance]

I've never heard of that and I've been eating them all my life but there is nothing so good as a freshly plucked fig and just bite into it, maybe half at a time will do the same thing. My grandparents put coffee grounds on their fig trees for 40 years and they were the sweetest figs and the trees were always loaded with them.

Can fig trees be grown in our zone at TV? Actually, what is our zone at TV?

[KEVIN & JOSIE]

Can fig trees be grown in our zone at TV? Actually, what is our zone at TV?

According to Wikipedia figs grow in zones 9 and higher. Florida according to the USDA Map USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/#)
is in zone 9a. Therefore they should grow better in The Villages than they do here in PA. :cold:

[asianthree]

I've never heard of that and I've been eating them all my life but there is nothing so good as a freshly plucked fig and just bite into it, maybe half at a time will do the same thing. My grandparents put coffee grounds on their fig trees for 40 years and they were the sweetest figs and the trees were always loaded with them.

i agree with coffe grounds my grandparents used them for everything, waste not in those days

[samhass]

I had a bumper crop of figs earlier. A second crop is halfway done right now.

[Opulence]

Just came across this minutes ago - hope you enjoy it - especially the receipe for the fig and burbon! I bet you can use a lot of figs with this drink receipe - invite the neighbors over too!

8 Fantastic Fig Recipes Slideshow | The Daily Meal (http://www.thedailymeal.com/8-fantastic-fig-recipes-slideshow)

Betty

[lanabanana73]

Figs are awesome in "green smoothies", as they add a sweetness to the drink. They have many health properties. You are so lucky to have such bounty!