Amazing No Fail Strawberry Fig Jam

November 1, 2016 Filed Under: Condiments, Fruit

Amazing No Fail Strawberry Fig Jam: easy jam recipe made with fresh figs and strawberry gelatin. No one needs to know how easy it is!

The first week of November marks National Fig Week so I thought it was about time to update and share my Great Grandmother's No Fail Strawberry Fig Jam.

strawberry jam on toast with text overlay "easy no fail strawberry fig jam".

How can I claim this jam is no fail? There is a secret ingredient... gelatin!

I heard my fellow traditional jam and jelly makers gasp in horror. Yes, it is a "cheater jam". But, it is quite delicious and no one has to know you didn't fuss and bother to get the right combination of ingredients and temperature to find the perfect jelling point.

Strawberry Fig Jam

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Ingredients

7 cups figs
7 cups sugar
½ cup lemon juice
2 packages 3 ounce size strawberry flavored gelatin

Instructions

Cut stems off figs and grind them up.
Put figs, sugar and lemon juice in medium size sauce pan and cook on medium heat for 15 minutes.
Add gelatin and stir together.
Put jam in sterilized half pint jars and seal in a water bath canner for 10 minutes.

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Comments

Jean | DelightfulRepast.com
November 01, 2016 at 6:50 am

Audrey, I've never heard of jam like this! Of course, I don't make fig jam. -- I can never get them in sufficient quantity. If ever I can, I'd love to make some jam. Thank you for hosting!
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- Audrey
  November 03, 2016 at 9:51 am
  
  I have also used the jello trick to make cherry lime marmalade that was delicious too.
Jean | DelightfulRepast.com
November 03, 2016 at 11:31 am

Audrey, I just added another link. I put up a post today that's not exactly about food, but it does contain links to three of my recipes, so I thought it might "pass." I'm hoping lots of fellow bloggers will comment on it.
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- Audrey
  November 03, 2016 at 8:05 pm
  
  I'll have to check it out. Thanks for sharing with us.
Angelo Bonito
July 06, 2021 at 6:09 pm

What am I missing? I was looking for the Fig Jam recipe and can't find it anywhere. Is there a link I am missing? I clicked on the photo too of the recipe and it brings me to the same page.
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- Audrey
  July 09, 2021 at 3:36 pm
  
  THANK YOU for commenting! I had no idea the recipe wasn't on the page. It should be all fixed now.
Elaine Thibodeaux
July 05, 2022 at 12:44 pm

Followed recipe to the letter. Now have 6 pints of strawberry fig syrup. Did not set. What did I do wrong?
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- Audrey
  July 05, 2022 at 1:05 pm
  
  Well that's odd, the gelatin should have made it set to resemble jam. To fix it, you can try another pack of gelatin, either strawberry or unflavored. Or you can use a pack of pectin.

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