{"id":16017,"date":"2012-10-31T09:11:12","date_gmt":"2012-10-31T15:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=16017"},"modified":"2012-10-31T09:11:12","modified_gmt":"2012-10-31T15:11:12","slug":"figgy-bourbon-refrigerator-jam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2012\/10\/figgy-bourbon-refrigerator-jam\/","title":{"rendered":"Figgy Bourbon Refrigerator Jam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/fig.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-16019\" title=\"Figs\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/fig-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/fig-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/fig-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/fig.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>This is the recipe that got Scott to love figs. I have always had eyes for figs, even those silly Fig Newtons.<\/p>\n<p>And once I had fresh figs sauteed in a little butter and sugar, I thought that was heaven.<\/p>\n<p>Figs are in season now and I purchased a little pint of them to have for dessert one evening.<\/p>\n<p>Scott wasn&#8217;t impressed. \u00a0He would eat them, he said, but figs weren&#8217;t something he would get excited about or look forward to.<\/p>\n<p>Oh really?<\/p>\n<p>The glove was thrown down. \u00a0I accepted this challenge and thought about how to make figs exciting for him.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Andrea&#8217;s Figgy Bourbon\u00a0Refrigerator\u00a0Jam<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>12oz or One Pint of Fresh Figs<\/li>\n<li>3\/4C Water, Plus another 1\/4C<\/li>\n<li>1\/4C Bourbon of your Choice<\/li>\n<li>2tsp Vanilla Extract<\/li>\n<li>2TBSP Dark Brown Sugar<\/li>\n<li>1\/4tsp Ground Cinnamon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Split the figs in half and cut off the stem. \u00a0To a small sauce pan add, 3\/4C water, figs, brown sugar, and cinnamon.<\/p>\n<p>Bring to a simmer and simmer until the figs are tender and cooked through, about 10 minutes. \u00a0Remove from heat and place contents in a blender. \u00a0Add the other 1\/4C water and blend until smooth.<\/p>\n<p>The jam will be thick.<\/p>\n<p>Scoop the contents out of the blender and back into the sauce pan. \u00a0Add in the vanilla and the bourbon and stir. \u00a0Heat pan over a medium-low heat just to thicken everything up a little more. \u00a0About 2-3 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Remove from heat and pour into a glass container to cool. \u00a0You can either eat immediately or cover in an airtight container and keep in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/figgy_jam.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16018\" title=\"Figgy Bourbon Refrigerator Jam\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/figgy_jam-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/figgy_jam-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/figgy_jam.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The bourbon flavor is\u00a0prominent\u00a0in this jam so you best like bourbon when you make it! It&#8217;s slightly sweet from the added brown sugar and has a nice vanilla background to it.<\/p>\n<p>No canning involved since it&#8217;s refrigerator jam, it&#8217;s simple and super quick to make!<\/p>\n<p>Guess who is excited about figs now? \u00a0Someone couldn&#8217;t keep his hands off this jam and demanded we get more figs at the store.<\/p>\n<p>Figs 1, Scott 0. \u00a0WIN!<\/p>\n<p>Other ideas for the jam:<\/p>\n<p>You can eat it straight up on crackers or biscuits. \u00a0Or pair with a lovely extra sharp cheddar.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe a little brie and prosciutto?<\/p>\n<p>Or heck, drizzle a little on top of some vanilla ice cream!<\/p>\n<p>However you choose to eat it, I&#8217;m pretty sure it will be tasty.<\/p>\n<p><em>Have fun guys, and remember always play with your food! \u00a0Enjoy!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the recipe that got Scott to love figs. I have always had eyes for figs, even those silly Fig Newtons. And once I had fresh figs sauteed in a little butter and sugar, I thought that was heaven. Figs are in season now and I purchased a little pint of them to have [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[73,8],"tags":[37,75],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4KYWa-4al","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16017"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16017"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16017\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}