What to do with ripe figs

Not sure what to do with an overabundance of fresh fruit? Try this easy homemade jam, made with ripe summer figs. Perfect for spreading on a PB&J or pairing with cheese and charcuterie, there's no fancy canning equipment required. Make it on the stove, stick it in the fridge, and enjoy. Get the recipe now on Foodal.

Fresh Fig Bread. Delicious and healthy quick bread recipe.

These fig cookies are so yummy. Combine creamy fig jam or very ripe figs with brown sugar, honey and coconut oil and you have these amazing cookies! With only 7 ingredients and 10 minutes to bake, they're also super quick and easy. They're deliciously chewy and doughy inside and have a great flavor from the figs that makes this the perfect fig cookie recipe.

Figs are baked into an almond batter for this rustic cake to have with coffee or tea. With figs, ripeness is everything. A ripe fig (the object of your desire) is soft, yielding, beginning to crack, nearly wrinkled. When you cut into it, the flesh is bright and juicy and the taste is ethereal.

Discover when figs are in season and when they're at their juiciest and sweetest. Learn about the fascinating process of fig pollination, how to tell when figs are ripe, and whether you can get fresh figs year-round. Find out when fig season begins and ends, and the best time of year to buy figs for the tastiest fruit. Plus, get tips on how to ensure you're getting the best quality figs, whether from a farmer's market or your own garden.

Fig jam is easy to make with just 3 ingredients, and it's perfect for canning (or as a refrigerator jam). Bursting with sweetness, figs are a special addition to any homemade jam, whether these delicious

A simple and delicious fig salad recipe made with crumbled feta cheese, toasted walnuts and tossed with a dijon vinaigrette. This easy side salad is the perfect way to enjoy ripe fresh figs!

When is Fig Season? To me, figs have always signaled the beginning of my favorite season: Fall. Growing up in the Midwest, it was as if Mother Nature rewarded our survival of the searing heat of August with her most sensuous fruit, the fig. But my fall=fig perception is a result of geographic undesirability. In reality, figs are in season during late summer and fresh figs didn't reach markets in America's heartland until September, if they arrived at all. Actually, California’s Fresh Fig…

This moist, sweet & flavorful fig bread (fig cake) recipe is a Fall favorite! It's loaded with fresh figs, walnuts, and spiced with cardamom!